Quality Assurance Manager
About Kalfresh
Kalfresh is an innovative, fast-growing Queensland horticultural company, focused on farming, processing, and marketing fresh conventional and certified organic vegetables across Australia and select export markets. We’re a diverse, skilled team united by our passion for fresh, healthy nutrient-rich produce. Our head office is situated in Kalbar, just one-hour’s drive from Brisbane, in the beautiful leafy Scenic Rim Region.
The Opportunity
We seek to appoint an experienced and passionate advocate for food safety and quality specialist.
Reporting to our COO, the primary objective of the Quality Assurance Manager is the development, planning and deployment of systems that provide our customers with the confidence that Kalfresh products are of the highest quality.
This is a leadership role; the ability to influence people throughout the organisation is critical.
Other key responsibilities include:
- Lead and ensure effective implementation of Kalfresh’s Food Safety & Quality Management System and be the point of contact for all management system audits (including SQF and HARPS).
- Provide regular and concise communication to key stakeholders throughout the supply chain to ensure our product quality is maintained from farm to shelf.
- Working with the Leadership team to ensure a cohesive and transparent approach which proactively strengthens and supports quality behaviours across the business.
- Use your expertise to show our production teams best practice in regard to a low, medium, and high-risk vegetable processing environment, ensuring all staff are trained on food safety and quality requirements.
- Measure, monitor and review the effectiveness of training through observation of packing activities, especially those considered to be Critical Control Points and/or Quality Control Points.
- Prompt client communications with respect to non-conformance and/or the resolution of client complaints.
About you
This role would suit those who are passionate about fresh produce, motivated by a keen and genuine interest in Food Safety and Quality Assurance, and being a part of a diverse team environment who are energised about what we do and where we are heading.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Well-developed communication skills and the ability to engage at all levels of the organisation.
- Five (5) plus years’ experience in a technical leadership role in a FMCG environment or fresh food/vegetable processing industry.
- Kalfresh is a producer of high risk, ready to eat, products; experience in the development, monitoring and improvement of these processes is critical.
- Proven success in the application of best practice hygiene methods to reduce the microbiological risks as they exist in fresh food packing facilities.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross functional teams.
- Demonstrated success in the development and implementation of systems that reduce operational waste.
- Tertiary Qualifications in Food Science / technology or related technical field is not essential, but highly regarded.
- Current HACCP Certification with experience and understanding HARPS, and SQF systems.
- Unrestricted drivers’ licence and full Australian working rights.
- QA managers/Technicians who are driven and have a desire to develop their careers are also encouraged to apply.
This is a full-time career opportunity in a dynamic hands-on role, which offers a competitive annual salary between the range of $100K - $160K, that will be based on your qualifications, skills, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be considered for the right candidate.
Interested? Apply now!
If you have a vision of becoming a major contributor to the growth of a leading Australian Horticultural company, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please submit a current resume and cover letter outlining your motivation and demonstrated suitability.
If you have any questions or want further information, please email [email protected]
About Kalfresh
Kalfresh is an innovative, fast-growing Queensland horticultural company, focused on farming, processing, and marketing fresh conventional and certified organic vegetables across Australia and select export markets. We’re a diverse, skilled team united by our passion for fresh, healthy nutrient-rich produce. Our head office is situated in Kalbar, just one-hour’s drive from Brisbane, in the beautiful leafy Scenic Rim Region.
The Opportunity
We seek to appoint an experienced and passionate advocate for food safety and quality specialist.
Reporting to our COO, the primary objective of the Quality Assurance Manager is the development, planning and deployment of systems that provide our customers with the confidence that Kalfresh products are of the highest quality.
This is a leadership role; the ability to influence people throughout the organisation is critical.
Other key responsibilities include:
- Lead and ensure effective implementation of Kalfresh’s Food Safety & Quality Management System and be the point of contact for all management system audits (including SQF and HARPS).
- Provide regular and concise communication to key stakeholders throughout the supply chain to ensure our product quality is maintained from farm to shelf.
- Working with the Leadership team to ensure a cohesive and transparent approach which proactively strengthens and supports quality behaviours across the business.
- Use your expertise to show our production teams best practice in regard to a low, medium, and high-risk vegetable processing environment, ensuring all staff are trained on food safety and quality requirements.
- Measure, monitor and review the effectiveness of training through observation of packing activities, especially those considered to be Critical Control Points and/or Quality Control Points.
- Prompt client communications with respect to non-conformance and/or the resolution of client complaints.
About you
This role would suit those who are passionate about fresh produce, motivated by a keen and genuine interest in Food Safety and Quality Assurance, and being a part of a diverse team environment who are energised about what we do and where we are heading.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Well-developed communication skills and the ability to engage at all levels of the organisation.
- Five (5) plus years’ experience in a technical leadership role in a FMCG environment or fresh food/vegetable processing industry.
- Kalfresh is a producer of high risk, ready to eat, products; experience in the development, monitoring and improvement of these processes is critical.
- Proven success in the application of best practice hygiene methods to reduce the microbiological risks as they exist in fresh food packing facilities.
- Demonstrated experience leading cross functional teams.
- Demonstrated success in the development and implementation of systems that reduce operational waste.
- Tertiary Qualifications in Food Science / technology or related technical field is not essential, but highly regarded.
- Current HACCP Certification with experience and understanding HARPS, and SQF systems.
- Unrestricted drivers’ licence and full Australian working rights.
- QA managers/Technicians who are driven and have a desire to develop their careers are also encouraged to apply.
This is a full-time career opportunity in a dynamic hands-on role, which offers a competitive annual salary between the range of $100K - $160K, that will be based on your qualifications, skills, and experience. Relocation assistance may also be considered for the right candidate.
Interested? Apply now!
If you have a vision of becoming a major contributor to the growth of a leading Australian Horticultural company, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please submit a current resume and cover letter outlining your motivation and demonstrated suitability.
If you have any questions or want further information, please email [email protected]
