Quality Assurance Specialist/QA Coordinator

Our client is an established Australian food manufacturer based in Western Sydney, supplying a broad range of products across retail and food service markets.

They are looking for an experienced Quality Assurance Specialist/QA Coordinator to take real ownership of QA and food safety across a busy, hands-on manufacturing environment.

This role will suit someone who enjoys being close to production, keeping standards high, and making sure quality and food safety expectations are clearly understood and followed across the business.

Duties include:

• Managing day-to-day QA and food safety requirements across site
• Maintaining HACCP, GMP and quality system documentation
• Completing QC checks across raw materials, production and finished goods
• Managing non-conformances, CAPA, complaints and root cause investigations
• Supporting internal audits, external audits and customer requirements
• Maintaining SOPs, specifications, records and QA documentation
• Reviewing PIFs, specifications, nutrition panels, labels and supplier ingredient changes where required
• Supporting traceability, recall and mock recall processes
• Working closely with production to resolve quality issues
• Coaching staff on GMP, food safety and QA expectations
• Identifying practical improvements across quality and production processes

Ideally you will have:

• At least 5 years’ QA / QC experience
• Previous experience in food manufacturing
• Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMP and food safety systems
• Experience with audits, CAPA, NCRs and quality documentation
• Confidence working directly with production teams
• Clear written and verbal communication skills
• A practical, hands-on approach
• The ability to work autonomously and take ownership of the QA function
• Food science, food technology or strong practical food manufacturing QA experience will be highly regarded

Experience across chilled foods, ready meals, dips, sauces, antipasto, bakery, dairy, fresh food, ingredients or broader FMCG food manufacturing would be highly regarded. Candidates from pharmaceutical QA may also be considered where they bring strong QA systems experience and are comfortable working in a hands-on manufacturing environment.

This role will suit someone who wants real ownership across QA systems, floor-based quality activity, documentation and production support. You will need to be practical, organised, confident communicating with production teams, and comfortable making sound quality decisions in a busy manufacturing environment.

If this sounds like you, please apply with your CV and cover letter or email Michael Burne at mburne@baysidegroup.com.au for a confidential discussion.