Western Sydney | $150,000 – $180,000 + Super | Monday–Friday | 8am–4pm or 9am–5pm
Lead Quality.
Drive Food Safety.
Build High-Performing Teams.
Are you an experienced
Quality Assurance Manager
ready to take ownership of quality and food safety within a large-scale, high-volume food manufacturing environment?
This is an exciting opportunity to lead the QA function for a well-established industry leader in
Western Sydney
, overseeing quality across multiple production lines and two manufacturing shifts.
With a strong focus on food safety, compliance, continuous improvement and people leadership, this is a genuine opportunity for an experienced QA professional to make a significant impact on site.
What's on offer?
$150,000 – $180,000 + Super
, depending on experience
True leadership position with
7 direct/indirect reports
Lead
2 QA Supervisors and 5 QA/QC Officers
Monday to Friday, generally
8am–4pm or 9am–5pm
Free onsite parking
Chance to lead the QA function across a large-scale manufacturing operation
High-profile retail customer and audit exposure
About the Role
Reporting into senior technical/operations leadership, you will oversee the QA and QC function across both manufacturing shifts:
Morning shift:
5am–1pm
Afternoon shift:
2pm–10pm
Your role will sit between these shifts, providing leadership, support and accountability across the entire QA function.
You will be a
hands-on leader who is comfortable being on the production floor
, working closely with Operations and the wider site leadership team.
This is not an office-based, "ivory tower" QA role — your ability to influence, coach and drive standards on the floor will be critical to your success.
Key Responsibilities
Lead, coach and develop a team of QA and QC professionals across both shifts




Build a strong culture of food safety, quality, accountability and continuous improvement
Maintain and continuously improve the site's Quality Management System
Ensure compliance with HACCP, FSANZ and relevant certification requirements
Lead
BRC and SQF audits
, ensuring the site remains audit-ready
Manage and prepare for major customer audits, including
ALDI, Woolworths and Coles
Act as a key point of contact for external auditors and regulatory bodies
Oversee QA verification, validation, testing, traceability and documentation
Investigate quality issues, conduct root cause analysis and implement effective CAPA
Monitor quality KPIs, customer complaints, non-conformances and trends
Work closely with Production, Engineering, Safety, Warehouse, Procurement and other stakeholders
Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities across quality and manufacturing processes
Develop team capability through coaching, training and skills development
Ensure quality and food safety standards are embedded into day-to-day production activities
Support a strong
"safety first"
culture across the site
About You
You will be an experienced QA leader who understands the realities of working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and can earn the respect of both your team and operational stakeholders.
You will ideally have:
Proven experience in a
QA Manager or equivalent senior quality leadership role




Strong experience within
food manufacturing/FMCG
Meat processing experience highly regarded
A Bachelor's degree in
Food Science, Microbiology or a related discipline
Strong knowledge of
HACCP and food safety systems
Experience leading
BRC and/or SQF audits
Experience with major retailer/customer audits, ideally including ALDI, Woolworths and Coles
Strong understanding of Quality Management Systems
Demonstrated experience leading and developing QA teams
Strong root cause analysis, CAPA and continuous improvement capability
Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
The confidence to work closely with Operations and influence at all levels
A practical, hands‐on approach to leadership
Pharmaceutical/GMP backgrounds will also be considered
for candidates with strong transferable quality management experience.
The Environment
You will be working within a large-scale, high-volume food manufacturing facility processing and packaging fresh and value-added meat products.
The site operates across multiple production lines, with chilled manufacturing areas, cold storage and distribution functions.
The environment is fast-paced and highly regulated, with strict food safety, quality and customer requirements.
Please note:
candidates must be comfortable working within a pork/meat manufacturing environment.
Why This Role?
This is an opportunity to step into a genuine leadership position where you will have ownership of the site's QA function and the opportunity to influence culture, systems, people and performance.
If you're a quality leader who enjoys being on the floor, developing people and driving standards rather than simply maintaining them, we'd love to hear from you.
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📌 Quality Assurance Manager – Food Manufacturing – Up To $180K + Super (Sydney)
🏢 Fuse Recruitment
📍 Sydney