Food Safety and Quality Manager

Flexible work policy – accommodating work-life balance Hastings, New Zealand location Global food company About the company: Our client is a global food company with iconic and emerging food and beverage brands around the world, they deliver the best taste, fun and Quality to every meal table they touch. “Around the world, our people are connected by a culture of ownership, agility, and endless curiosity. We also believe in being good humans, who are working to improve our company, communities, and planet. We’re proud of where we’ve been – and even more thrilled about where we’re headed – as we nourish the world and lead the future of food”. About the role: As a Food, Safety, and Quality Site Lead, your main responsibility will be supporting the business by ensuring the protection of our client’s brands by implementing and assessing risk management in the technical areas of Food Safety and Quality. What your day could look like: Development, implementation and maintenance of the factory Quality Management System and will assure that all products processed, packaged, stored, and distributed are manufactured in compliance with all Regulatory, Customer and our clients requirements. Deploy all new FSQ policies to site Strategic development and implementation of improvement plans to reduce risk of quality incidents at site. Manage serious incidents and issues on site relating to FSQ, ensure all learnings are implemented and progress tracked to completion. Manage and develop Quality team on site, using tools such as MBO, people coaching and talent management. Build effective teams and talent. Member of the Site Management Team, work with them to contribute to site decisions with technical knowledge. Involvement in capital project approval and implementation, support and facilitate supply chain projects as required. This role will also provide technical support to Operations, Maintenance, Sanitation, Logistics, Procurement, and Sales / Marketing and will represent the factory in interfacing with customers, local, state, and/or federal regulatory agencies. Ensure all routines and rituals relating to FSQ are implemented and maintained on site - including positive release, routine reporting and archiving of key FSQ data. About you: Sound leadership skills Good interpersonal skills – communication Decision-making ability on product Food Safety and Quality, with the ability to negotiate and advocate for your decisions. Experience with quality risk assessment Technical experience in the food industry Degree in Food Safety and Quality or a similar degree What’s in it for you? Competitive salary: $140,000 Flexible working policy: accommodating work-life balance Excellent, fun, collaborative team environment What's next? If this sounds like you and you would like to join an amazing team, don’t miss out and click “APPLY NOW!” You must be legally allowed to work in New Zealand. We will be reviewing applications as they are received and…
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