Come and work for an Australian owned and operated business that's been around for 170 years!

We are looking for a Food Safety Quality Specialist to work with our team located in Altona.

HSK Ward Group is an Australian-owned and operated company who has been trusted for six generations! As a consumer, you will know us as McKenzie’s.

McKenzie’s provides essential ingredients to create precious food memories to savor with family and friends. You’ll find our ingredients in major and independent retailers.

In the Foodservice and Industrial environments, you may know us as FTA Food Solutions.

FTA Food Solutions is a major supply-chain solutions-based importer and distributor of food products for the Australian, New Zealand and export markets.

About the role

Reporting to the Group FSQ Manager, this role is managing an audit ready HSK Food Safety & Quality Vendor Assurance Program in line with all company standards, import regulations and regulatory requirements, registrations, certifications and customer standards. The scope of Vendor Assurance program will cover products and service providers (third party logistics and manufacturers).

Key responsibilities:

Manage all Vendor Quality Assurance and Controls of our HSK Quality Management System (QMS).

Leads all areas of Vendor Assurance program and risk-based approvals needed by the Group with audit ready culture and Commonwealth and food regulation and certification bodies (DAFF, FICA, FSANZ) compliance requirements are met.

Ensure all statutory food safety requirements in relation to Vendor Assurance program are carried out.

Ensure that the Company’s Vendor Assurance and Approvals comply with the HSK QMS and GFSI and our customer requirements at all times.

Leads the conduct of vendors onsite assessments and/or desktop audits based on risk level and business exposure.

Supports and work closely with FSQ Technical Lead (product risk-based approval) and FSQ NPD Lead (new product developments) to ensure efficiency and reinforce business risks mitigations.

About you

The ideal candidate will have significant Food Safety Quality experience within a fast-paced environment, within the food manufacturing and warehouse distribution industry.

More specifically, the ideal candidate will have:

Technically Trained and Qualified with relevant food Manufacturing qualifications.

5+ years’ experience in food manufacturing, food safety &/or QA.

Ability to work autonomously.

Solution focused.

To apply

To apply for this position, please send your resume in word format by clicking apply. For further information about this opportunity please call Rob Manuel on 0406 814 589.

Only applications from Australian & New Zealand citizens, permanent residents and those holding valid visas allowing them to work in Australia will be considered.

At HSK Ward it is our mission to be an industry leader in sustainability. We are proudly certified as a carbon neutral organisation under the Climate Active standard and work actively to reduce the carbon footprints of our products. We are committed to ethical sourcing and ensure the integrity of our products through membership to numerous external organisations. We are also dedicated to reducing our waste and embrace circular economy initiatives, where we achieve a 90% recycling rate through innovative waste processing solutions.