Quality & Excellence Food Co-ordinator - Parkinson

**6 month fixed term contract**:

- **Immediate start, food safety experience highly regarded**:

- **Parkinson Location
**What’s in it for you?
- **Main Food Safety contact for our new temperature controlled distribution centre in Erskine Park**
- **Be part of Australia’s biggest supply chain network**
- **Work for an organisation that provides essential service to Australia and our communities**
- **Play an integral part in our Primary Connect purpose of “ We connect communities with the products they need and love”
**About Us
**In October 2020, Woolworths Group Supply Chain rebranded to become Primary Connect - an end-to-end supply chain partner within Woolworths Group. Our team of more than 8,000 continues to support our Woolworths, Countdown, and BIG W stores across the country, providing them with our customers’ favourite food, drink, and everyday needs items.
**Becoming Primary Connect gives us the opportunity to keep growing so we can become the next generation supply chain whilst remaining an essential part of Woolworths Group. There has never been a more exciting time to join our team.
**The Opportunity
**The Food Safety and Quality Coordinator requires a high level of attention to detail and a strong ability to prioritise. You will be the main point of contact to ensure the products distributed to Woolworths Supermarkets and customers of Primary Connect, are up to the high quality standard our customers are accustomed to. You will work closely with our store teams to connect communities with the products they need and love.
**Key Responsibilities include**:

- **Ensure overall that the scope of the Quality and Excellence program is implemented and complied with at the DC**
- **Conduct food safety Weekly Verification walks throughout the DC and grounds.**
- **Raise Corrective Action Report and investigations where non conformances are found**
- **Record and monitor pest trends and customer complaints**
- **Perform routine calibration checks on equipment where relevant and maintains adequate records**
- **Conducts HACCP team meetings at the required frequency.**
- **Completes 2 Control Self Assessments on the DC and Transport as instructed by National Risk and Compliance Specialist**
- **Facilitates, assists and clarifies DC processes for external audits and ensures that all CARs are closed out from the audit.**
- **Communicate with the National Risk and Compliance team on trends and issues by attending the quarterly QEC meeting**
- **Coordinate training for team members across the DC
**Who we’re looking for
**We’re looking for a resilient, results driven individual who is able to negotiate and influence stakeholders at all levels. Who will also**:

- **Demonstrated experience in food safety in a temperature controlled environment**
- **Experience working in a FMCG distribution centre or food manufacturing environment**
- **Strong communication and influencing skills to effectively build collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders**
- **Planning, problem solving skills and ability to prioritise and manage multiple tasks**
- **Excellent organisation and administrative skills**
- **Ability to identify, manage and mitigate risk**
- **Promote and drive continuous improvement and innovation**
- **HACCP accreditation preferred but not essential**
- **A high level of accuracy and an eye for detail
**Grow with the Group
As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.

We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage. We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

We value flexibility, and encourage our team members to work in ways that meet their work/life commitments and support their wellbeing.

We work hard to create a safe and inclusive environment for all, and most importantly, we're all about creating better experiences - for our customers and for each other.

**We’d love to hear from You
Our Talent Acquisition Team and Hiring Leaders kindly request no unsolicited resumes or approaches from Recruitment Agencies. Woolworths Group is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.