Qa Officer

About Grove Fruit Juice

Grove Fruit Juice is one of the largest Australian family-owned fresh fruit processors in Australia. We are Australian farming families crafting premium juice straight from our groves. Our brands include Grove Juice, Boost Juice, and Only Juice, as well as an extensive private label portfolio.

We are a vertically integrated manufacturing business which includes large-scale farm production, high-volume raw juice extraction and world class automated bottling systems. We take care of the entire juice making process – we plant, grow, harvest, select and squeeze it ourselves, preserving what’s good for our customers. We’re more than a juice company. We’re a values-based business with a broad purpose to inspire real change and have an overall beneficial impact on our community. As we grow, our contribution to society grows, providing lasting value to our community that’s well beyond our operations. We want to leave our people, our families, our community, and our land in a better place, as a result of our success.

Our philosophy is simple; we want to do right by our product, our people, our community and our land.

The Opportunity

We are in an exciting growth phase in our business, with a renewed focus on building and investing behind Australia’s favourite chilled juice brands.

As a result, we are looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Officer to provide assistance in meeting the requirements of the Food Safety Quality Management System (QMS); ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and customer standards within supply contracts. This role is for our afternoon shift which commences at 2.00pm, and may require occasional weekend work during our busiest periods. Hours are reasonably flexible.

Key Responsibilities

• Complete routine tasks such as calibrating equipment, retention sample checks, GMP/pre-operation audits, inspecting documentation for compliance, etc.
• Manage all external testing; micro, water, environmental, oil, quick fibre, etc. as per customer and system requirements.
• Assist in updating procedures and training that ensures employee knowledge and compliance of HACCP standards are met.
• Maintain non-conformance processes and reporting that provide early alert and or early reporting of issues arising; provide timely response to issues, resolving every issue in the quickest time frames achievable.
• Assist in new product development.
• Conduct raw material packaging checks and fruit inspections and reporting on findings.
• Conduct internal audits
• Conduct scheduled Quality Management Systems verifications.
• Assist in handling customer requests for technical information where requested (eg. accreditation documentation, specifications, export compliance documentation, etc.)
• HACCP team member.
• Ordering production and lab consumables.
• Customer complaints investigations and reporting.

About You

The following is regarded as key criteria to be considered for the role.

• Proven experience as a quality assurance officer or relevant role (minimum 12 months).
• Thorough knowledge of methodologies of quality assurance and standards.
• Excellent numerical skills and understanding of data analysis/statistical methods.
• Good knowledge of MS Office and databases, including word, excel, outlook, forms and Sharepoint.
• Outstanding communication skills.
• Great attention to detail and a results driven approach.
• Excellent organisational and leadership abilities.
• Capable of working independently.
• A tertiary qualification in the relevant field would be highly regarded.
• Experience with QAD or similar Inventory Management System would be highly regarded.

The Rewards

You will be joining an Australian owned, family business that values its employees and understands that the company can only succeed through the efforts and contributions of its employees. You will have the opportunity to grow your career as the company grows.

Individuals with work visa restrictions need not apply.