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Kinrise is a growing powerhouse in Australian food manufacturing with some of Australia’s most loved and innovative brands. Kinrise can be described as a ‘start up with scale’: we have a burning ambition to triple our business in the next decade. Our only limitations are those we set for ourselves.
Formed in 2018 the Kinrise portfolio covers Biscuits, Breakfast, Baking, Bakery, and Snack Food categories and has 40+ years making iconic Australian food, with a rich Australian heritage that’s grounded in family origins.
Reporting to the Quality Assurance & Food Safety Manager, you will be responsible for driving, developing and embedding the Sanitation and Pest Control programs, systems, procedures across Kinrise Biscuits.
Key responsibilities will include:
- Lead and drive continuous improvement for the Site Cleaning and Sanitation programs in accordance with Kinrise corporate policies and procedures, external customer, and food safety certification requirements.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to implement and improve sanitation programs, procedures, and metrics.
- Develop, implement, and maintain the Master Sanitation Schedule.
- Design Cleaning and Sanitation SOP’s and pre-op verification checks.
- Lead and participate on GMP walks to identify and resolve Cleaning, Sanitation, Foreign Body and Pest issues.
- Provide leadership and guidance using corporate Hygienic Design Standards for all capital, major maintenance, or infrastructure upgrades.
- Develop and execute cleaning and sanitation training programs for site employees and external stakeholders.
- Manage the site annual water and air testing requirements and action all nonconformances using the site CAPA procedure
- Manage handling and usage of all cleaning and sanitising chemicals including storage, dilution, and application.
- Develop and implement a sanitation verification and validation program including ATP and APC testing
- Implement corrective and preventative actions to minimise/eliminate all site pest activity
- Support NCR investigations, customer complaints, production quality records check, internal and external audits, traceability/mock recall, PEMP, sensory testing, glass and hard plastic audits.
About you:
- 5 years’ experience in quality position in an FMCG
- Bachelor’s degree in science, food science or related discipline (preferred)
- Knowledge of quality regulations and standards
- Good knowledge of business operations, including quality regulations and standards, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
- Strong results orientation: demonstrated experience in setting aspirational targets, inspiring people and hold self and others accountable for results
- Strong desire to work as part of a team; quickly finds common ground and solves problems; gains trust
- Lives and passionately advocates company values and purpose; encourages direct and robust debate
- Willing to be nimble and creative and think and act differently
- Experience working in a matrixed, fast-paced, and dynamic environment with demonstrated results pivoting business and building stakeholder value
Why join us?
Kinrise is a fast paced, agile business that focuses on your talents and challenges you to perform at your best. An opportunity with us would mean:
- An opportunity to work with a growing Australian brand in FMCG industry
- An exciting role in a fast-paced environment supporting a growing business with a great history and an ambitious growth agenda
- Opportunities for personal growth and development, within a dynamic, supportive team environment
Kinrise is committed to creating an environment that welcomes all, celebrates our diversity in all its forms and fosters an environment of inclusion. We recognise that our unique differences are what sets us apart and how we succeed as a team. We are an equal opportunity employer.
