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Form of workQUALITY MANAGER
FULL TIME POSITION
Nature’s Best, a premium manufacturer of stockfeed, specialty pet foods and dog biscuits are seeking an experienced, self-motivated, highly organised and Quality Manager to join our team in beautiful northern Tasmania (Launceston based).
This is an exciting full-time role and offers a long term, stable career opportunity for the successful candidate who will be enthusiastic not only about ensuring the quality of products made by the company, but also about contributing to the overall development and ongoing growth of our expanding business.
Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer, your responsibilities will include:
- Ensure that the company’s food safety and quality outcomes are continuously met with respect to relevant standards & legislation, customer expectations and internal quality systems.
- Collaborate with all departments to improve adherence to quality assurance programs, procedures, and metrics.
- Drive the review of quality systems and process by identifying quality issues, investigating root causes, and driving the implementation of corrective actions.
- Ensure quality training programs are conducted to maintain staff competency.
- Provide input and assistance to manufacturing, product development, maintenance, and warehouse teams, to maintain the process and product quality across the business.
- Maintain the document control system of the QMS.
- Drive the continuous improvement of food safety and quality culture within the business.
- Develop monthly reports and participate in monthly meetings with senior management.
- Being a key identifier of issues that affect our business whilst continually driving improvements that deliver benefits to our customers and to our profitability.
As an ideal candidate you will have:
- Experienced, self-motivated, and highly organised
- Highly developed organisational and problem-solving skills
- Strong communication, interpersonal and mediation skills
- Demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and manage a varied workload in a busy environment
- Degree qualified in Management, Food Technology, Science, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Training in Continuous Improvement Systems would be an advantage.
- Thorough knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), HACCP, auditing requirements and relevant legislation
- Experience in training employees in Quality standards
- Proficient in food safety environments, with an understanding of allergens, risk management and customer audit requirements
- Competency in desktop-based programs including MS Office
A competitive remuneration package, commensurate with the level of skills and experience is on offer for the right person.
Please send your resume and a brief written application, outlining your achievements and why you are the best person for the job.
