**Head of Quality Assurance Specialist**

**Job Overview**

The Group Quality Manager is responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of food products across multiple production sites. They will lead the development and implementation of quality management systems, monitor production processes, and ensure compliance with food safety standards, regulations, and customer requirements.

**Responsibilities:**

• Developing and implementing quality management systems to ensure product safety and quality.
• Monitoring production processes at various sites throughout the entire supply chain to ensure adherence to quality standards.
• Ensuring that all products and processes comply with food safety regulations, customer specifications, and internal quality standards.
• Leading and mentoring a team of quality assurance professionals, providing training, and fostering a culture of quality and food safety.
• Conducting audits to assess compliance and identify areas for improvement in quality and food safety practices across all sites in our supply chain.

**Required Skills and Qualifications:

* Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field.

* Proven experience in quality management within the food industry, including experience with relevant standards (e.g., BRCGS, HACCP, GMP, SQF, ISO).

* Strong leadership and team management skills.

* Excellent communication, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

* Attention to detail and a commitment to food safety and quality.

* Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.

* Ability to travel to sites.

**Benefits:

Enjoy a country, coastal or city lifestyle at any of our locations.

We invest in you - to develop your skills and safety knowledge through funding for safety courses, certifications, and professional development courses.

To support your family and meet your personal goals - with financial or in-kind assistance in times of need and through the Stahmann Webster Be Your Best program.

Build a long-term career in agriculture.

Career development opportunities - 80% of our orchard leadership positions have been rewarded internally in our fast-growing business.

Exceptional job security - our size and scope and long-term investment horizon provide opportunities for rewarding, long-term careers.

Make a difference - have your say - we encourage our people to provide regular feedback to our leaders and to the business by contributing our surveys.

Be part of a bigger purpose - we give back to our local communities and promote the health of our global environment through a range of purpose-driven initiatives.

And so much more - attractive SW Paid Parental Leave Policy - we support our new parents with an attractive SW Paid Parental Leave policy that supports both eligible primary and secondary carers.

The People's Pantry - we provide a pantry of food items available to you whenever you need a little something to keep you going.

Feel supported at work - we understand that sometimes life happens and so through our wellness program we work with our people to ensure they can access any support they may need both personally and professionally.

Enjoy a diverse and inclusive workplace - our people come from more than 20 cultural backgrounds, and we celebrate all of our communities, whether local or from around the world.

Opportunity to travel - your role may offer opportunity, if you wish, for you to travel between our sites and experience different parts of Australia and our business.

**What You Should Know About Our Operations:**

Our business is widespread, growing walnuts, almonds and bees in the Riverina Region in New South Wales, pecans in Moree and macadamias, avocados and mangoes in Bundaberg, Queensland.

Off the paddock, we operate nut processing and packing facilities in Leeton, Toowoomba and Bundaberg as well as fruit packing and processing in Bundaberg.

In addition, our shared services teams (Finance, Sales, ESG, Safety and People & Culture) are located across all of our sites as well as the Brisbane, Melbourne and Griffith offices.

At our company, we are committed to the planet and the people we serve. Through research, innovation, and technology we strive to find exciting and environmentally sustainable horticultural and production practices throughout all of our operations.

Read more about our ESG Commitment on our website:

If this sounds like an opportunity you're excited for, we want to hear from you.

About the role:

The Head of Quality Assurance is responsible for leading the development and implementation of quality management systems, monitoring production processes, and ensuring compliance with food safety standards, regulations, and customer requirements.