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

Opportunity 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 prospect 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