Farm Foods is a Geelong based food manufacturing business, specialising in valued added meat products. (eg Sausages, Hamburgers, Meat balls & Kebabs etc) From humble origins back in 2003 the business commenced as a butcher shop in the small country town of Birregurra. Now some 20 years later the business has grown to become one of Australia’s leading meat manufacturers of private label products to Australia's major supermarkets.

Please note Farm Foods does not bone or kill anything on site, it is a value add processor of raw materials. We are currently a 24 hour, 5 days a week operation with occasional Saturday work through peak periods.

We are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Officer to support our team *Note: flexibility may be required to cover alternate shifts.

About the Role:

Reporting to the Technical Manager, the purpose of the QA Officer is to ensure that operational activities are completed in compliance with internal and external procedures and policies that meets the requirements of HACCP, SQF Food Standard, Customer, Regulatory and GMP requirements.

Due to the strong focus on Quality at Farm Foods, this role does not offer working from home arrangements. Successful candidates will be required to work 5 days in the workplace.

Key responsibilities will include but are not to be limited to:

• Conduct product assessment including sensory & micro testing
• Organise sample collection for testing & retention samples requirement
• Conduct all quality checks.
• Conduct process deviation investigation including customer complaints
• Conduct Internal audits as per internal audit schedule and as required.
• Support and influence the improvement of site Food Safety and Quality Culture by providing food safety and quality support and direction where needed.
• Other duties as required to fulfil the primary objective of promoting quality and food safety within Farm Foods.
• Quality Assurance officers work on the production floor as well as in the office, so the ability to work in a refrigerated environment is required for this position.

If you have a passion for Food Quality and Safety, we would like to hear from you!

Successful applicant will ideally have:

• Qualifications in Food Science, Food Safety, Engineering or Chemistry etc
• 1-2 years of manufacturing/quality experience
• Understanding of HACCP principles
• Experience with SQF (GSFI), WOW, COLES, CODEX, ORGANIC (NASSA)
• Strong attention to detail and process driven
• Good communication, time management skills and a willingness to participate in a team environment
• Good computer literacy in Microsoft Office ( Word & Excel)

Must have full working rights in Australia.

If you are interested in the role but don't live locally- let me know in your application that you are open to relocating