Majestic Mushrooms Pty Ltd – Murrumbateman NSW

Majestic Mushrooms Pty Ltd – Murrumbateman, NSW

Majestic Mushrooms is one of the region's leading mushroom growers, supplying premium fresh mushrooms to wholesale markets, retailers and food service customers throughout Australia. As we continue to grow our business and expand into export markets, we are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to lead our food safety, quality and compliance systems.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will work closely with production, harvesting, packing and management teams to ensure our products consistently meet the highest Australian and international quality standards.

Quality Assurance Manager

Majestic Mushrooms Pty Ltd – Murrumbateman, NSW

Majestic Mushrooms is one of the region's leading mushroom growers, supplying premium fresh mushrooms to wholesale markets, retailers and food service customers throughout Australia. As we continue to grow our business and expand into export markets, we are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Manager to lead our food safety, quality and compliance systems.

This is a hands-on leadership role where you will work closely with production, harvesting, packing and management teams to ensure our products consistently meet the highest Australian and international quality standards.

About the Role

Reporting directly to senior management, you will take ownership of all food safety, quality assurance and regulatory compliance activities across our farming, harvesting, packing, storage and distribution operations.

You will be responsible for maintaining and continually improving our Quality Management System while ensuring compliance with Freshcare, HACCP, customer specifications and export market requirements.

Key Responsibilities





- Lead the company's Quality Assurance and Food Safety programs.
- Maintain and continually improve HACCP-based food safety systems.
- Manage Freshcare certification, surveillance audits and recertification activities.
- Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), work instructions and quality documentation.
- Prepare and lead customer, regulatory and third-party audits.
- Ensure compliance with Australian food safety legislation and customer standards.
- Develop systems to meet export certification and international market requirements.
- Manage product traceability, mock recalls and incident investigations.
- Conduct root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventative actions (CAPA).
- Monitor environmental, hygiene and microbiological testing programs.
- Lead internal audits and verify corrective actions are completed.
- Work closely with production teams to drive continuous improvement and reduce waste.
- Investigate customer complaints and implement preventative measures.
- Train and mentor staff in food safety, hygiene and quality procedures.
- Monitor supplier quality and packaging compliance.
- Maintain accurate quality records and reporting.

About You

You are a practical QA professional who enjoys working on the production floor as much as maintaining systems and documentation. You have excellent communication skills and can build a strong food safety culture across the business.





You will ideally possess:

- Previous Quality Assurance management experience within fresh produce or food manufacturing.
- Strong working knowledge of HACCP principles and implementation.
- Experience managing or maintaining Freshcare certification and audits. Freshcare standards are HACCP-based and underpin food safety, traceability, documentation and customer compliance for Australian fresh produce businesses.
- Knowledge of export food safety and quality requirements.
- Understanding of microbiological risks within fresh food production.
- Experience conducting internal audits.
- Strong understanding of food legislation and regulatory compliance.
- Excellent investigation and problem-solving skills.
- Experience implementing corrective and preventative actions.
- High attention to detail and documentation.
- Robust leadership and communication skills.
- Intermediate to advanced Microsoft Office skills.

Desirable

- Degree or Diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or a related discipline.
- HACCP certification.
- Lead Auditor qualification.
- Experience within mushroom production, horticulture or fresh produce.
- Knowledge of export certification, importing country requirements and retailer standards.
- Experience with continuous improvement and Lean manufacturing principles.

Why Join Majestic Mushrooms?

- Opportunity to make a genuine impact on a growing Australian business.
- Lead the development of export-ready quality systems.
- Work closely with an experienced leadership team.
- Diverse and autonomous role with real ownership.
- Competitive salary package based on experience.
- Long-term career opportunities as the business expands.

Location

Murrumbateman, NSW

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