Technical Services Officer

Sporting the dual crown of Australia's oldest dairy and Australia's most innovative dairy, Brownes Dairy has an opportunity for a Technical Services Officer – Beverage, located at our Balcatta office in Perth.

Community is at the heart of what we do as we collect over 140 million litres of milk each year from more than 50 dairy farming families located in WA's pristine Southwest region. All our Brownes Dairy products are made in WA. Our CEO is from WA too. We are fiercely protective of our environment, pride ourselves on being a leader in sustainability and our free school tours program sees thousands of school children learn about the benefits of dairy too.

With a diverse portfolio of award-winning fresh dairy products including milk, cream, sour cream, yoghurt, flavoured milk, cold brew drinks, cheese, juice and desserts, our products are a household name in WA and are sold nationally and internationally as well. WA is our heartland.

Culture is at the forefront for Brownes we aspire to be a listening, learning and leadership organisation where everyone flourishes – our people, our farmer partners, our customers and of course the planet.

The Role

You will coordinate and monitor the use of quality systems in the Beverage manufacturing operations to ensure our customers' expectations are met and provide technical assistance and advice to manufacturing operation.

Role Responsibilities:

1. Ensure the products manufactured meet the agreed specifications and coordinate sensory panels to ensure product quality standards are maintained.
2. Coordinate appropriate testing throughout the manufacturing operation and interpret results.
3. Investigate product failures and determine destiny of the products.
4. Provide feedback on operation performance with respect to quality parameters and supply advice for improvements in operational activities.
5. Assist in the investigation of factory related complaints and develop systems and procedures to assist in reducing the customer complaints and quality issues.
6. Assist Product Development team in the implementation of accurate specifications and ensure the agreed specifications are accurate, workable and that product quality meets consumer expectations.
7. Ensure quality parameters and testing requirements are included in specifications.

Requirements:

1. Tertiary qualifications in Food Technology.
2. Minimum of 3 years' experience within the food industry in a Quality Assurance role with HACCP and internal auditor training.
3. Experience and trained in HACCP implementation.
4. Experienced and trained as an internal auditor in food safety systems.

What we offer:

1. 5 weeks annual leave.
2. Employee reward program.
3. Various health and wellbeing discounts i.e. private health, hotels, gyms.
4. Employee Assistance Program.
5. Free onsite parking.

To apply for this role please submit a CV and covering letter that best shows your relevant skills and experience. All candidates will receive a response.

Apply: To apply for this role, please submit a CV and covering letter that best shows your relevant skills and experience. All candidates will receive a response.

Applications for this role will close on 6th January 2025.

At Brownes Dairy, we recognise that our differences are our strength. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, women, the LGBTI+ community, mature workers, people with disabilities and people from different cultural backgrounds.

20 December 2024Balcatta Western Australia, AustraliaFull TimeScience & TechnologyFood Technology & Safety

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