Quality Assurance Facilitator Officer

**Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer**

**Who we are**

Swickers Kingaroy Bacon Factory Pty Ltd is an export meat processing facility, based in the South Burnett Region and is ideally located just 2 - 3 hours’ drive to Brisbane, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast and Fraser Coast. Swickers has been in operation in Kingaroy for over 50 years and today employs approximately 800 employees.

As part of the Sunpork Group, Swickers is a state-of-the-art processing facility specialising solely in the production of fresh pork and distributing it widely across Australia and internationally. Swickers processes 95% of all Queensland’s pork production, including the production of various pork value-add products for consumers worldwide. Swickers is the largest Australian owned pork processor and continues to be a market leader in pork production.

**The opportunity**

This is a great opportunity for you to join a well-known, Australian primary processor and utilise your strong quality background for a food production business leader.

This is an opportunity to help drive the Sunpork values and quality practices across production.

Reporting to the Group Quality Assurance Coordinator, the purpose of this role is to and monitor and provide ongoing support of the Company Quality Assurance Systems through partnering with the production team to ensure that we are sending the best possible product to the customer, every day.

Key accountabilities include:

- Monitor personal, operational hygiene and product integrity as a matter or priority. When issues are identified, utilise the Recognise, Rectify, Report method;
- Actively participate in developing staff understanding of food safety and related procedures and protocols, in the course of daily duties;
- Conduct product testing and environmental sampling as per procedures and as instructed by the Group Quality Systems Manager or Quality Coordinator. Food Safety issues must be reported immediately to relevant manager.
- Liaise with the Group Quality Assurance Manager, Department managers and supervisors on quality issues;
- Conduct internal audits, bag audits, GMP audits as instructed by the Group Quality Systems Manager;
- Exercise good communication and consultation practices daily within the QA team, and with other teams as required, including changeover notes, correct reporting, collection and compiling facts, and documentation;
- Perform documentation tasks such as filing, computer data entry, electronic reporting, and tracebacks as required by the Group Quality Systems Manager.

**What we’re looking for**

Swickers has established an efficient, highly skilled yet diversified team. As a key member you will have:

- Bachelor degree level qualification in relevant or related field;
- 2-3 years’ experience in QA/QC role - previous experience in a meat processing environment preferable;
- HACCP training or experience required;
- Experience conducting internal audits - qualification in internal auditing preferable;
- Intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office suite;
- Exceptional attention to detail and a passion for process and systems will serve you well this role.

This role is on paid on wages (hourly rate) at an average of 38 hours per week. Base salary range is $76,515.00 - $81,515.00 plus superannuation per annum.

**SunPork is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants must have the right to work in Australia.**

Pay: $76,515.00 - $81,515.00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Kingaroy QLD 4610: Reliably commute or willing to relocate with an employer-provided relocation package (required)

**Education**:

- Bachelor Degree (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Quality assurance: 2 years (required)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)

Work Location: In person