We have an exciting opportunity for a new member to join our QA team!

About us

Australian owned and operated, we are a market leading flexible packaging manufacturer providing a range of packaging solutions for food and industrial goods. With our passion for social responsibility and being highly successful in developing a range of innovative and environmentally sustainable solutions, our business is embarking on a very exciting phase of capital investment to support our sales growth.

We greatly value and recognise the importance of our people in underpinning and supporting growth, along with the utilisation of world class systems and procedures, to continuously improve and drive a total quality management culture.

Be part of a multi-cultural organisation that takes pride in crafting products that meet and exceed customer expectations.

The Role

As part of our vision for continued growth, we have an opportunity for a permanent full-time hands-on Quality Control Technician. Reporting directly to the QA Manager, you will play a key part in ensuring our products are of high quality and meet customer specifications. You will also assist the Product Development Manager with assessing development materials.

The Quality Control Technician will join a dedicated team auditing jobs in progress on the production floor, conducting testing of our flexible packaging materials in our QC lab and generating quality analysis documentation. This exciting role will be ideal for a candidate who has previous experience working in a QC lab, possesses great attention to detail, is able to demonstrate initiative and is adept with operating testing instrumentation.

Key Duties

Operate and manage laboratory testing equipment

Conduct QC testing on production and development materials to ensure compliance with customer specifications

Conduct and prepare quality audit reports on in-process product samples

Maintain production QC testing records and product samples of production jobs

Audit production & inspection logs and quality documentation to ensure accuracy

Conduct routine pre-operational checks on production machines

Provide testing results to assist with preparation of COAs.

Ideally, you will have:

Laboratory and QC testing experience, preferably within a manufacturing business

Experience with creating QC audit reports and certificates

Proficiency in MS Office suite, particularly Excel

Ability to work both independently and collaboratively

High attention to detail and accuracy

An ability to effectively manage archival systems for records & samples

Knowledge of FSSC 22000 would be beneficial

Demonstrated commitment to adhering to policies and contributing to a safe work environment

Experience in working with flexible packaging will be highly regarded

What we can offer you:

A supportive and inclusive team environment

Job stability within a respected Australian company

Ongoing training and career development as part of a collaborative production team

The chance to develop your skills and gain insight into packaging manufacture

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If this sounds like the job for you, we're looking forward to hearing from you!