Quality Assurance Manager

**Position Snapshot
Location: Campbellfield, VIC
Duration: Full time, permanent

**Position Summary
Joining Nestlé means you are joining the largest Food and Beverage Company in the world. At our very core, we are a human environment - passionate people driven by the purpose of enhancing the quality of life and contributing to a healthier future. Our philosophy is Good Food, Good Life, and we’re building a company that you’ll be proud to be part of.

Opportunity currently exists for a Quality Assurance Manager to join and lead the Quality team based in our Campbellfield Factory. The Campbellfield factory produces confectionary brands such as Kit Kat, Nestlé, Milky Bar, Smarties, Aero, Chokito and many more which delight consumers worldwide.

In this role, the QA Manager will be the guardian of food safety and compliance; and the challenger of all functions to drive Nestle Continuous Excellence in the pursuit of zero defects as the essential base for maintaining consumer trust and preference.

**A day in the life
Reporting to the Factory Manager and leading a team of seven QA professionals, key responsibilities include but not limited to:

- Lead a quality improvement-driven team to strive for consumer satisfaction, elimination of loss and waste in all process streams, and a consumer quality focus in all operations employees.
- Ensure maintenance and execution of all elements of the Quality System, including Release for Supply; GMP and hygienic practices; HACCP; execution of monitoring programs; and SAP-QMS.
- Be accountable for the execution of the audit program, including annual development of the audit schedule; execution of the internal audit plan; and close out of gaps identified.
- Develop and maintain competencies and awareness, both within the QA Team and the larger factory team, for Food Safety; Quality Concepts; and GMP.
- Ensure implementation and execution of root cause analysis and CAPA to ensure continuous improvement.
- Be the Quality Pillar Lead for the site, ensuring coaching of the Q Wheels to drive online improvement to Q requirements; and execution of the methodologies to drive improvement.
- Be the factory lead for implementation and execution of FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, and TGA PIC/S.
- Ensure TGA GMP requirements are upheld including ensuring that products are produced and stored according to the appropriate documentation in order to obtain the required quality.
- Perform inspection, investigation, and taking of samples, in order to monitor factors which may affect product quality

**What will make you successful
- Joining a collaborative team of specialists, you will be a strong leader with a drive to deliver quality outcomes.
- University graduate or equivalent (preferred Microbiology, Chemistry or Food Science)
- 5+ experience in a similar role, ideally within Food manufacturing.
- Demonstrated capability to lead a group, e.g.: Group leader in a factory: Deputy QA, Quality Systems, Hygienist; or QA specialist in a PTC or R&D Centre, NRC, CO-QM.
- Management exposure across several functions
- Proven track record in delivering results by working with cross-functional teams
- Excellent communication and presentation skills and a proven capacity to influence and negotiate to drive high standards of performance and quality.

**Applicants must have full Australian working rights
**Benefits
You will have the chance to work with an outstanding and highly engaged team, build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.

In addition, we offer:

- Varied career experiences and personalised development support
- Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and program
- Discounted Nestlé products
- Competitive remuneration package
- Employee Assistance Program

**Our Story
- Nestlé enjoys a reputation as one of the world’s largest FMCG companies and a leader in nutrition, health and wellness. Our inclusive and high-performance culture is a testament to the great training, development, rewards and recognition we extend to every member of our 5000-strong Oceania workforce.
- You can realise your full potential at Nestlé, working among the leading teams in nutrition, health and wellness. As part of a global network, you can use your skills to influence others and make a positive impact where you own a piece of the action.
- At Nestlé, you will work in a supportive environment where your ideas and points of view will be championed by a collaborative team. Together, we will drive the strength of our brands, the quality of our products, and the future of our business.
- At Nestlé, you can make a difference to millions of lives, every single day. As a large, global company that’s driven by purpose, you and your team can add your piece of legacy of creating a better, healthier future.
- In return you will have the chance to work with an outstanding team, and build and grow your career with an inclusive, global FMCG leader.