Quality Assurance Manager
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Newcastle, NSW, Australia · Full-Time · Discussed at interview · Visa: Employer sponsored
Keeping food safety controls effective on the production floor is a central responsibility of this Quality Assurance Manager role in Newcastle, NSW. You will lead the site's quality function, maintain its management systems and guide QA colleagues through daily technical decisions in a regulated food processing environment.
The work spans audit planning, incident investigation, corrective action, traceability and verification. Close coordination with production and senior management supports compliance, while coaching helps build staff accountability for food safety. Visa sponsorship is available for a suitable overseas candidate.
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Key Responsibilities
- Lead site quality assurance and food safety, maintaining effective management systems and compliance with Australian food safety and regulatory obligations.
- Review and update Approved Arrangements and improve the associated compliance processes.
- Organise and conduct internal, customer and regulatory audits, maintaining ongoing site readiness.
- Investigate quality incidents, non-conformances and process failures and carry corrective and preventive actions through to close-out.
- Conduct traceability exercises, verification programmes and mock recalls, keeping quality documentation, records and compliance information accurate and complete.
- Monitor production against quality and food safety standards and lead pre-operational checks, hygiene verification and process verification.
- Provide daily technical direction to the QA team, coaching colleagues and developing accountability for food safety across the workforce.
- Improve quality systems, processes and operational controls, working with production and management to resolve compliance and quality issues.
- Support the animal welfare requirements and industry standards applicable to the site.
Requirements & Eligibility
- A qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, Agricultural Science, Quality Management or a comparable discipline, alongside work experience in quality assurance, food safety, compliance or food manufacturing.
- Practical knowledge of HACCP principles and food safety management systems, with experience supporting or leading quality, customer or regulatory audits.
- Ability to identify root causes of non-conformances and implement effective solutions, supported by experience managing corrective and preventive actions.
- A strong understanding of quality documentation, verification and traceability procedures, and the ability to maintain high standards in regulated production.
- Previous responsibility for supervising, coordinating or developing quality personnel, with strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
- Confident communication and stakeholder management, and the ability to collaborate with production and senior management teams.
- Experience in food processing or the export industry is advantageous.
- Experience involving meat processing, DAFF compliance or Approved Arrangements is highly regarded.
- Relevant international qualifications and professional experience will be considered.
- Commitment to Australian workplace, food safety and compliance standards.
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