Quality Assurance Team Lead | Christchurch

Job Description

This is Us!

At Goodman Fielder our purpose is simple. It's about making everyday food better for everyone.

We are a leading global food company, and the custodian of a host of iconic Kiwi brands like Meadow Fresh, Puhoi Valley, Molenberg, Natures Fresh and Freya's that generations of New Zealand have grown up with and put in their supermarket trolleys every week.

We might be biased but we believe our team here at Goodman Fielder is an amazing place to work, and a great team to be part of! We're driven by our values - We Grow Together, We Keep Things Simple, We Get Stuff Done

 Our Opportunity

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Team Lead to join our Meadow Fresh dairy manufacturing site in Christchurch. This role supports the food safety and regulatory compliance activities across the site.  As the Quality Assurance Team Lead you will play an important role in driving continuous improvement of the food safety and quality management systems through improving quality compliance, reduction in quality costs and best in class quality/food safety performance.

Key responsibilities include:

• Support the implementation of the site quality strategy
• Support food safety and regulatory compliance activities across the site.
• Proactively identify where quality management systems require improvement
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and customer standards across the quality, good manufacturing practice and food safety systems
• Lead 3-5 direct reports and provide a work environment that encourages our people to perform and grow to their full potential
• Lead and participate in internal and external audit programmes including the coordination of corrective actions and close out
• Provide support for quality issues, incidents & customer complaint investigations
• Make operational decisions as related to Quality issues in production, including deputizing for the site Quality Manager

About You

To be a success in this role we are looking for an experienced Quality lead with proven experience with the implementation and maintenance of food safety and quality management systems in a food manufacturing environment.

Skillsets and competencies we are looking for include:

• Tertiary qualification in Food Science / Technology with advanced HACCP & Internal Auditor certifications
• Demonstrated experience in people leadership
• Understanding of food production processes and food regulation, preferably in the diary industry
• The ability to identify and leverage opportunities to transform and improve processes and drive a quality culture across an operational workforce

What we can offer

You will be joining a driven team of professionals who genuinely enjoy working together resulting in a highly collaborative and flexible work environment. In return for your passion and success, we will reward you with a competitive remuneration package and help you to achieve personal and professional growth and development.

At Goodman Fielder, we aim to be a destination employer in the food industry where we don't just offer jobs - we offer long-term careers.

What are you waiting for? Apply now.

At Goodman Fielder, we strongly believe in diversity and inclusion in everything we do. If you require any support throughout your application process, we encourage you to get in touch to let us know. We encourage applications from people of all abilities, cultures and gender identities. If you have any questions, you are welcome to contact us, via careers@goodmanfielder.com.au