AddressAbout the company
Preshafood Pty Ltd, Australia's leading commercial manufacturer of HPP (High Pressure Processed) Preshafruit and Urban Remedy fruit and vegetable juice brands, seeks a Process and Quality Assurance Coordinator in an expanding manufacturing site in Derrimut, Melbourne, Victoria.
About the role
Reporting to the CEO, the primary responsibility of this role is to facilitate and drive the Quality department to ensure customers’ requirements and expectations are met and to support Production on day shift.
The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to the following:
- Coordinate quality matters and act as point of contact for day-to-day quality issues
- Ensure all quality matters and tests are performed in accordance to the test methods provided by customers
- Ensure factory compliance to GMP & HACCP and CFMSR requirements
- Coordinate & help in managing customer complaints including investigation of the root cause of non-conformity of in-coming materials, in-process products and finished products
- Investigate out of specification results, including packaging, raw materials, finished products or environmental results
- GMP monitoring of factory, warehouses and offices
- Coordinate & manage production checks within the factory
- Help Manage HACCP plan within operations
- Help Coordinate Pest control on site
- Carry out research and development work
- Conduct, lead and participate in audits internally and externally as required
- Provide project support to ensure compliance or improvement of the Quality Management System
- Review and update QMS documentation as required.
- Other as required from time to time
Skills & experience:
To be successful for this role, you will possess the following:
- Minimum Tertiary Qualification in Food or related discipline
- Have proven experience within a Food organisation in a related role
- Experience in internal audits and dealing with customer audits
- GMP &/or HACCP qualifications preferred
- Have the ability to manage a small team
- Possess a strong understanding of QA systems and processes within a food manufacturing environment
- Experience in implementing and delivering Quality Improvements
- Experience in production and related tasks
- Excellent analytical skills with experience in developing and maintaining QA procedures
- Having the ability to communicate with both internal and external stake holders
- Having excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and time management skills
- Ability to deal with everyday issues at a manufacturing level
- Possess excellent problem-solving skills.
