Quality Specialist

**Quality Specialist**

We are Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) - a dedicated team of 42,000 people, serving customers in 31 countries. We work together to make, move, and sell, some of the world’s most loved drinks.
We are a global business and one of the leading consumer goods companies in the world. We help our 2.1 million customers grow and are constantly investing in exciting new products, innovative technologies, and fresh ideas. This helps us to delight the 600 million people who enjoy our drinks every day.
Our well-known portfolio in Australia includes the Coca-Cola family of products, as well as loved brands like Sprite, Fanta, Mount Franklin, Powerade, Jim Beam, Canadian Club and Grinders Coffee.

**About your new role**

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced and skilled quality professional to join our supportive team in Moorabbin VIC. We have a state of the art facility awaiting you and you will get to sink your teeth into varied work by being responsible for leading and supporting the following;

**Leading**
- Management of a small team of QA team members - laboratory
- the quality agenda for the syrup manufacturing process
- compliance to meet all regulatory, customer and company requirements
- the implementation of process control and monitoring programmes inclusive of non-conformance resolution
- the servicing, upgrade and external calibration of all laboratory equipment
- reporting, escalation and implementation of corrective action plans for change management issues

**What will you be doing?**
- Management of QA team members - laboratory
- Maintaining quality of manufactured syrup
- Coaching, training and reviewing competency of operations team members including standard checking and calibration of equipment
- Manages NCR/syrup resolution for the operational teams for raw materials and ingredients
- Reviews quality and production process controls in operations and generate change management in conjunction with production teams as required
- Conduct internal audits and support the external audits program
- Oversee all compliance testing and calibration activities to ensure adherence the Quality Framework

**Let’s talk about you**
- Undergraduate degree qualifications or equivalent in a Science based discipline (ideally)
- 2 - 5 years’ experience in quality assurance role
- Proven leadership and people management role
- Excellent communication skills
- Proven safety accountability
- Effective problem-solving skills
- Awareness and understanding of QMS, HACCP and Food Safety Programmes
- Preferably experience in FMCG/Food manufacturing/Packaging Technology.

**Applications close Friday 6th December, 2024**

**What’s in it for you?**

At CCEP you can you expect an attractive package including staff product allowance as well as a broad range of discounts and benefits from a range of partners This is a genuine opportunity for an ambitious and customer focused trade professional to take their career to a new level and thrive making a positive contribution to CCEP customers’ business growth and success, with a brand you can be proud of. Some of our amazing & competitive benefits are:

- Generous company funded Parental leave
- Purchased Annual Leave Scheme
- Ongoing training and opportunities for career progression
- Being part of one of the world’s largest bottlers and most recognizable brands.
- Excellent team culture - we have fun whilst we work
- A Leader who will support & guide you throughout your career
- Access to employee benefits such as free drinks onsite, allocation of products to take home, EAP, free onsite parking
- Access to our CCEP Care Program which helps our People work through the challenges of navigating Government Services, Social Welfare Organisations, and all other matters that impact on their emotional, psychological, financial, and physical wellbeing. This includes free counselling for you and your family via our EAP helpline

Coca-Cola Europacific is committed to the health and safety of all employees and to equal employment opportunity for all employees to ensure that our employees have a safe work environment that is also free of discrimination and harassment.
This obligation may also extend to include a pre-employment health evaluation process that is aimed at determining if prospective new employees are able to safely undertake the inherent requirements of the role without putting themselves or others at risk.