Quality Officer

**Life is Sweet at Australia’s best loved dessert brand**

At Sara Lee, we aim to make lives a little sweeter. As Australia and New Zealand’s number one bakery and frozen dessert business we have big plans ahead. Our success is driven by good people, making good food, from good ingredients - and the result is food that makes people feel good. We use 90% local ingredients and employ people into our team who are experts in their field to ensure our product quality and consistency is delivered time after time.

We've just completed a transition to being a standalone organisation with new teams, systems and processes to support our new business model. We are looking for remarkable people that share our sense of purpose and want to bring this to life for the benefit of our consumers, customers, and our team. With our strong Sara Lee brand legacy and history as being an employer of choice on the Central Coast, we are ready to welcome the newest member of the fami-lee.

**About the role**

We have a sweet opportunity for a Quality Officer to play an essential role in our team by driving continuous quality improvement and by ensuring that all Sanitation activities onsite meet recognised standards.

Responsibilities include:

- Conduct pre-operative inspections and swabbing relevant to the Sanitation function.
- Support Quality activities including microbiology and audits.
- Maintain and update all relevant records and documentation
- Initiate and facilitate investigation and drive corrective actions and timely close out of incidents.
- Conduct periodic audits of the plant, equipment and parts to ensure the completion of sanitation activities.
- Active engagement as a food safety leader on site to mentor and coach team members across the business.

**About you**
- Degree qualification (Food Science or Food Technology preferred)
- Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role
- Sound knowledge of food safety, HACCP, GMP and Sanitation practices
- Strong problem-solving, decision-making, and analytical skills
- Highly developed communication skills with the ability to lead, coach and mentor in food safety disciplines
- Self-starter with hands-on approach & able to work autonomously and within a team environment.

If this is the role that you've been waiting for, we'd love to hear from you.

**Job Type**: Part-time

**Salary**: $60,000.00 - $75,000.00 per year

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (required)