This is a Full-Time Permanent role as a member of the Quality Assurance team reporting to the Senior Quality Assurance Manager. The role is an important, ongoing role within the business, suited to someone with a Food Science degree or related studies with 2–5 years' experience in the food industry. The normal hours of work are from 9:00am to 5:00pm on Monday to Friday.
Flexibility is required in this role with a rotation of shift times to suit business requirements as production is based on a five-day work week (Monday to Friday). Weekend work may be required as part of a team rotation depending on the needs of the business and at the busiest times of the year. Production areas environments are in refrigerated cool-rooms and ambient temperature rooms.
Key responsibilities
- Maintaining and improving the GFSI SQF Food Safety and Quality Management programmes
- Assisting with customer enquiries and dealing with complaints incorporating Root Cause Analysis
- Assisting with Corrective Action activities involving both internal and external stakeholders
- Working with retailer product database portals and inputting required information
- Reviewing and correcting label artwork for new and existing products
- Creating, maintaining and reviewing procedures
- Monitoring, verification and validation of food safety and quality activities
- Maintaining and reviewing Quality Assurance and Production records and documentation
- Observing the implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices within the production areas
- Training of production staff in procedures and work instructions
- Assisting in all customer, regulatory and third-party audits as well as production trials and first production runs for new products
About you
- Degree in Food Science or another related discipline with 2–5 years' experience in the Food Industry
- HACCP training
- Experience with SQF or BRC GFSI standards
- Experience with major retailer standards
- Experience with customer, regulatory and third-party audits
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 Programs including Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint
- Ability to work unsupervised, co-ordinate tasks and delegate to others as required in a fast moving manufacturing environment
- Work experience in High-Care or High-Risk food manufacturing environments (advantageous)
- Experience in Foodworks Online Nutritional Information database (advantageous)
- Knowledge of AI programs (advantageous)
About us
The Salad Servers is an established food company on the North Shore of Sydney producing specialty salads, soups, sauces, risottos, curries, dressings, fresh cut vegetables, meal kits and other products for major supermarkets and retailers, food service providers, quick service restaurants and catering customers. The Salad Servers is certified to a GFSI SQF standard which is a HACCP based Food Safety and Quality Management programme. The company also meets regulatory and major customer driven standards. Salad Servers is a growing business with a great team workplace and conditions.
📌 Senior Quality Assurance Associate - Full Time Permanent (Northern Beaches Council)
🏢 The Salad Servers
📍 Northern Beaches Council
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