The Opportunity
Reporting to the Operations Manager, this role leads the Quality and Technical function at our Visy Board site in Wiri, Auckland.
You’ll take ownership of site quality performance, ensuring products meet specification while driving continuous improvement, cost reduction and customer satisfaction. As a key member of the leadership team, you’ll embed quality as a core operational outcome and strengthen technical capability across the site.
This is a hands-on leadership role suited to someone who can balance compliance with operational performance in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities
• Own site quality, meeting specification and DIFOT targets
• Reduce non-conformance, rework and cost of poor quality
• Lead and improve the Quality Management System
• Ensure ISO, HACCP, FSC, GMP and food safety compliance
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean and root cause analysis
• Oversee testing, verification and lab operations
• Lead audits, regulatory compliance and external engagement
• Build capability and drive a strong site quality culture
What You’ll Bring
• Experience leading quality or technical functions in manufacturing
• Strong knowledge of quality systems, HACCP and risk management
• Experience in continuous improvement, Lean and problem solving
• Strong data capability with ability to analyse trends and drive outcomes
• Ability to influence stakeholders across operations and leadership teams
• Experience managing audits, compliance and regulatory requirements
• FMCG or food-related manufacturing experience (desirable)
• Customer-facing experience and stakeholder management capability
• Strong leadership with the ability to coach and develop teams
What you’ll love when you join us
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Option to purchase additional annual leave
• A range of lifestyle, financial and wellbeing benefits
• Southern Cross Health Society – Health Insurance Discount
• Be part of a fast moving industry with exciting growth opportunities
About Visy
Visy is powering the circular economy, closing the loop between packaging, remanufacturing and recycling. Over 75 years, we've grown to 7,000 employees and 150 global operations – predominately in Australia and New Zealand.
We believe materials are not recycled until they’ve been made into new products. We collect and sort recyclable materials like paper, cardboard, glass, plastics and metals from households and businesses, and locally remanufacture them back into new, sustainable packaging.
From cardboard boxes, water bottles and jam jars to food and beverage cans, we use recycled content to power Australia and New Zealand’s food and beverage packaging industry.
You will be required to meet Visy’s employment criteria which will include a criminal history check and pre-employment medical (including drug & alcohol testing).
Visy is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all backgrounds.
You must have full working rights in New Zealand.
We are powering the circular economy, closing the loop between packaging, remanufacturing, recycling and logistics.
Over 75 years, we've grown to 7,000 employees and 150 global operations - predominately in Australia and New Zealand - but remain an Australian, family owned company.
Since the beginning we’ve transformed recycling into new products. Today, we're remanufacturing recycling into new packaging which is recyclable and made from up to 100% recycled content.
Beyond packaging, we're making our customers' iconic brands a success through integrated solutions for packaging supplies, point of sale displays, logistics and recycling.
