For more than 30 years, Yumi's has been transforming real, natural ingredients into delicious dips and flavoursome vegetarian foods enjoyed by Australians every day. From humble beginnings in Melbourne, we've grown into one of Australia's leading fresh food brands, with sales exceeding $100 million and products stocked in major retailers nationwide.

Today, Yumi's forms part of George Weston Foods (GWF), one of Australia and Current Zealand's largest food manufacturers, employing approximately 6,000 people across 60 sites. While we benefit from the strength and support of a global organisation, we proudly maintain the entrepreneurial spirit, agility and close-knit culture that has defined Yumi's from the beginning.

We're now looking for an experienced Food Safety Lead to join our Technical team at our Hallam manufacturing site.

About the Role

This is a hands-on leadership role responsible for the practical application, maintenance and continuous improvement of Yumi's food safety programmes. As our Food Safety Lead, you'll play a critical role in ensuring our products, processes and site controls protect consumers, meet regulatory and customer expectations, and support operational excellence across the business.

Reporting to the Head of Technical, you'll partner closely with Operations, Quality, NPD, Engineering and Supply Chain teams to drive food safety standards, influence best practice and embed a strong food safety culture across the site.

Key Responsibilities

Food Safety Program Leadership

Lead HACCP program maintenance, review and implementation across site processes

Drive food safety standards and ensure practical application of controls throughout manufacturing operations

Provide technical leadership on food safety investigations,



corrective actions and verification activities

Support continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen food safety performance and compliance

Own process and product qualification activities

Coordinate cleaning validation and verification programs

Support food safety risk assessments and control measures across the site

Ensure food safety controls are effectively incorporated into new products and process changes

Site Standards & Compliance

Maintain and improve hygiene, zoning, allergen and microbiological monitoring programs

Oversee physical contamination controls, pest management and GMP standards

Coordinate internal food safety and GMP audits

Support compliance with regulatory, customer and internal requirements

Support the approved supplier program and food safety risk assessments

Work collaboratively across Operations, Technical, Engineering, NPD and Supply Chain teams

Engage with laboratories, auditors, service providers and suppliers where required

Coach and support stakeholders to strengthen food safety capability and behaviours across the business

About You

You are a food safety professional who combines strong technical expertise with a practical, solutions-focused approach. You're confident influencing on the factory floor, challenging respectfully when needed, and bringing others on the journey to improve standards and outcomes.

To be successful, you'll bring:





Experience leading food safety programs within food manufacturing or a similar FMCG environment

Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, allergen management, validation, hygiene controls and microbiological monitoring

Experience supporting audits, corrective action programs and continuous improvement initiatives

Ability to translate technical requirements into practical operating standards

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills across operational and technical teams

A collaborative, evidence-based and commercially aware approach to problem-solving

Highly Regarded

Experience within chilled, ready-to-eat, dips or high-care food manufacturing environments

Exposure to retailer, customer, GFSI or external certification audits

Experience with supplier approval, pest control, shelf-life validation or cleaning validation programs

Why Join Yumi's?

At Yumi's, we're professional without being corporate. We value collaboration, flexibility and a sleeves-rolled-up approach to getting things done. Great ideas can come from anywhere, and you'll have the opportunity to make a genuine impact on a growing Australian food business.

We offer:

- Competitive remuneration aligned with experience
- Opportunity to lead and shape food safety strategy and standards across the site
- Career development opportunities across the broader GWF network
- Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing initiatives
- A supportive, collaborative and down-to-earth culture
- The chance to work with iconic products enjoyed by Australians every day

Yumi's is an equal prospect employer and welcomes applications from people of diverse backgrounds and experiences.

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