Quality Control Assistant

About us

We’re a fourth generation, Australian family owned and operated business with our head office located in Virginia, South Australia.

As one of Australia’s leading growers in the fresh produce industry, our portfolio includes Potatoes, Onions, Almonds, Broadacre, and Livestock. Diverse and contemporary, our own identifiable brands are marketed all around the world.

Whilst we are a large-scale business experiencing exceptional growth, we maintain strong family values with all our people an important part of the Farmer ‘family’.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Executive Operations Co-Ordinator, you’ll work collaboratively with our Safety & Quality Team to ensure our products and services meet required safety, regulatory, quality, and commercial standards with maximum efficiency and minimal losses and advocate for continuous improvement.

This includes the inspection of raw material, packing process, finished goods, stocks, dispatch, personnel, and facilities against customer and VFP set standards. Completing relevant records, inspection results according to documented inspection and test procedures and communicating any deviations to interested parties. The QC assistant will collect all shed operations records and ensure they are verified prior to filing.

Summary of functions

Ensure compliance with GMP policies, HACCP, QMS and good housekeeping throughout the facility

Perform quality inspections of produce and generate reporting against customer specifications

Working with the QHSE team to develop and review WHS procedures and processes

Verification of daily documentation to ensure that they are complete and correct

Preparing and printing daily documentation for Customer orders 

Assist in representing the business during audits and other matters ensuring compliance to standards

Investigating and reporting corrective actions for Customer Complaints

Printing of labels and barcodes and filing of documentation

Assist with troubleshooting and investigating any non-compliance in QC

Performing temperature and water checks throughout the facility

Verification of packaging, labelling and date codes

Assist with induction of new staff members

Maintaining daily retention samples and packaging

Assist in completing start of life and end of life shelf life testing (Challenge Test)

About you

This is your opportunity to grow your career with a reputable Australian business.

The ideal candidate will possess:

•          Sound communication and organisational skills

•          Strong understanding and knowledge of QHS

•          Excellent teamwork skills and the ability to work well under pressure

•          A proven problem-solving ability matched with a can-do attitude

•          Demonstrated skills in successfully implementing continuous improvement

Further to this, experience in food industry or fresh produce Quality Control would be an advantage. If you think you have what it takes, hit the apply button below.

For a full position description, please email ******@farmergroup.com.au