Senior Food Safety Technician

At One Harvest, we're passionate about bringing fresh, healthy, and convenient food to Australian families.

With over 50 years of history, we operate nationally across multiple sites, supplying Australia's leading supermarkets and food service customers with fresh salads, vegetables, and ready-to-eat meals.

Our purpose is simple — to make fresh, healthy eating easy — and our people are at the heart of achieving that goal every day.

We're seeking multiple Senior Food Safety Technicians to join our Technical Team at our Bairnsdale, VICTORIA site.

These positions are available on both 12-month and 18-month fixed-term contracts, offering a fantastic opportunity to contribute to a leading Australian food manufacturer while developing your technical career.

In these hands-on roles, you'll help maintain and strengthen our site's food safety and quality systems, train and coach operational teams, and ensure compliance with customer, legislative, and One Harvest standards.

You'll also support site improvement initiatives aligned with our "One Harvest Quad 5 Strategy", playing a key role in driving food safety culture and excellence.

• Support and oversee food safety and quality compliance across site operations.

• Conduct verification, validation, and compliance activities in line with the One Harvest Food Safety Management System (FSMS).

• Collaborate with operations and technical teams to maintain high food safety and quality standards.

• Participate in internal and external audits (BRC, WQA, Coles, ALDI, HACCP, GMP).

• Assist the Food Safety & Compliance Manager to ensure all testing schedules meet customer and budget requirements.

• Identify and investigate non-conformances, perform root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.

• Support supplier assurance activities and raw material trials.

• Assist with new product development and factory trials to validate new processes or materials.

• Coach, mentor, and support the development of technical and hygiene teams.

• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to meet KPIs — zero recalls/withdrawals, complaint reduction, and audit compliance.

You'll be an experienced, detail-oriented, and proactive professional with a strong understanding of food safety principles and compliance systems.

You will bring:

• Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or related field (or equivalent industry experience).

• Experience in food manufacturing (ideally chilled or ready-to-eat products).

• Solid knowledge of HACCP, GMP, FSANZ, and third-party certification standards (BRC, WQA, retailer standards).

• Proven ability to conduct or support internal and external audits.

• Strong communication skills and ability to influence and collaborate with diverse teams.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data reporting.

• Strong organisational and multitasking skills, with a solutions-driven mindset.

Desirable:

• Experience in technical or hygiene team leadership.

• Exposure to customer or retailer audit processes.

• Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and competing priorities.

• High attention to detail and integrity in all aspects of work.

• Pragmatic, collaborative, and supportive team player.

• Resilient and calm under pressure.

• Passionate about food safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

• Strong problem-solving, influencing, and stakeholder engagement skills.

• Multiple roles available – 12 and 18 month contracts.

• Be part of an Australian-owned business with a proud 50-year heritage.

• Supportive, values-driven culture focused on people and safety.

• Opportunities for growth and professional development.

• Help shape the future of fresh food manufacturing in Australia.

Ready to grow your career in food safety?

If you're passionate about quality, compliance, and leadership in food manufacturing, we'd love to hear from you.

Apply today via SEEK and join the One Harvest family at our Bairnsdale site.