Job Description

• Own the quality and food safety agenda at site level, with a direct influence on compliance, product quality and manufacturing performance.
• Partner across site operations, head office functions, regulatory authorities, laboratories and external supply partners to solve complex quality challenges.
• Lead a quality team and shape site-wide change initiatives aligned with the national quality strategy. 

Your Impact

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the site quality and food safety agenda, maintaining quality systems and procedures including ISO 9001, food safety plans and Critical Control Point deviation reporting.
• Drive compliance with national and site GMP standards, regulatory obligations, customer requirements and the Alcohol Management System for Customs and ATO requirements.
• Resolve product and material non-conformance by ensuring testing is completed, data is recorded, corrective action is taken and significant issues are escalated.
• Manage internal and external quality audits, implementing corrective actions that strengthen site operations and ongoing compliance.
• Develop the quality team through performance planning, development plans, talent reviews and succession management while facilitating change and improved organisational effectiveness. 

About You

• You bring Quality Management experience within an FMCG manufacturing environment.
• You hold tertiary qualifications in Food Technology, Food Science or a related discipline, supported by qualifications or experience in Microbiology, Chemistry, Applied Science or a related field.
• You can apply strong knowledge of ISO standards, AQIS and HACCP principles, together with quality systems and food safety programmes.
• You demonstrate sound problem-solving and audit capability when working through quality, compliance and process issues.
• You build effective relationships across manufacturing operations, quality teams, regulatory authorities, laboratories, contract packers and other external partners.

Why Asahi Beverages