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SalaryJBS Australia is the largest and most respected meat and food producer in Australia. We have a strong portfolio of leading and renowned beef, lamb, pork, salmon and value-added branded products, such as AMH, Swift, Primo, Murray Valley and Huon.
Located 12km south of Townsville, a major gateway to Queensland's world-renowned Great Barrier Reef, the JBS Townsville processing facility is JBS Australia's most northern operation. Cattle are sourced from a wide supply area, including the Northern Territory, north and north-western Queensland and packed into the AMH brand, the most trusted name in beef. The facility employs approximately 430 employees and processes approximately 900 head per day, operating 4 days/week.
About the Role
Our Townsville Plant is currently recruiting an experienced Quality Assurance (QA) Officer to join our Food Safety & QA Team in a full-time capacity. Reporting to the Townsville QA Manager, this role will best suit someone who is looking to further develop their QA skills with a global leader in the meat industry.
Your key responsibilities will include:
- Conducting pre-operational hygiene assessments of the manufacturing facility
- Conducting and maintaining meat hygiene inspections and microbial sampling
- Monitoring and maintaining AQIS programs including MSQA, market specific segregation and control of official marks
- Participating with the H.A.C.C.P team
- Conducting and monitoring product and process specification verification checks related to the quality system
- Monitoring and maintaining QA isolation procedures
- Reporting any inadequacies in approved programs or processing procedures to the FSQA Management
- Undertaking other related activities as may be required
- Ausmeat Accreditation highly desirable
- Industry experience in Food Safety & Quality Assurance practices advantageous
- Good understanding of quality assurance principles and HACCP
- Strong verbal and written communication skills
- Sound computer skills (MS Office)
- Good interpersonal skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision
- Strong organisational time management skills
- Heavily discounted meat products
- Retail discounts with national partners
- Health insurance discounts on Bupa Health and Medibank Private
- Ongoing training and career development opportunities
