Job Description
About the opportunity
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We're seeking a Quality Assurance Officer to join a high-throughput food processing facility. This is an prospect to join a well-established, 15+ person quality team, working across a busy, multi-area production site with a strong continuous-improvement culture.
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Reports to: Quality Assurance Team Leader
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Employment type: Full-time, permanent
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Working hours: 10-hour shifts, 40 hours/week, across a six-day production roster. Start times rotate on a two-week cycle depending on production area (early starts are included), with five consecutive days off (including the weekend) every second week.
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About the role
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You'll be responsible for daily process monitoring across multiple production areas - covering hygiene, micro testing and good manufacturing practices. This includes hands-on pre-operational checks and maintaining accurate daily records through the site's quality management system. You'll play a key role in identifying and escalating non-conformances, supporting corrective actions, and assisting with both internal and external audits - including government and customer audits. The role is genuinely cross-functional, liaising closely with operations, engineering, loadout and relevant external stakeholders.
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Key responsibilities
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Conduct daily process and hygiene monitoring across all production areas
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Complete pre-operational checks and maintain accurate quality records
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Record, elevate and support corrective action for non-conformances
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Support internal and external audits, including government and customer auditsLiaise cross-functionally with operations, engineering and other departments
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Assist with sanitation oversight of the site's cleaning function
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Apply relevant food safety and quality standards consistently across inspections
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About you
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You bring prior QA experience in food manufacturing, ideally within a meat processing or similar high-compliance environment, along with the confidence to hold your ground respectfully with experienced, long-tenured operators. You're a proactive communicator who can coach, influence and enforce standards without being confrontational.
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You will ideally have:
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Prior QA experience in food manufacturing - meat industry and primary food processing experience preferred
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Working knowledge of food safety standards such as BRC and HACCP
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Comfort with hygiene monitoring, non-conformance handling and basic audit processes
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Confident, strong communication skills, with the ability to work with tenured operational staff
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Willingness to work rotating early-start shifts across a six-day roster
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Why this role
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Broad, hands-on exposure across multiple production areas and audit types
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Join a well-resourced, continuous-improvement-focused quality team
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Genuine scope to build technical and leadership capability over time
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Work within a structured, supportive team environment
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📌 Quality Assurance Officer (Toowoomba)
🏢 Sharp & Carter
📍 Toowoomba