Winery Quality Assurance Program Lead

**About us**

Established in 2012, Pinnacle Drinks exclusively partners with winemakers, growers, brewers and distillers to deliver some of the world's leading brands across the wine, beer and spirit categories.
- **Love what you do and leave your mark**:

- **12 month Fixed Term opportunity, flexible location (Melbourne or Adelaide preferred)**:

- **Opportunity to lead the implementation of QA activities across our Australian and New Zealand winery operations**

The **Winery Quality Assurance Program Lead** will drive & implement with our winery teams HACCP food safety standards & quality assurance procedures across our owned operations.

The role provides implementation support for our six wineries located in Australia and New Zealand & will work to put in place simplified systems to ensure wineries are set up to follow processes.

You will work with all levels within our winery sites to deliver against our strategic initiatives as well as supporting our sites' success on compliance & incident management.

Sound good? Read on.

Here's a snapshot of the **Winery Quality Assurance Program Lead** responsibilities:

- Promote Quality, Safety, Health, and Environmental values and systems to embed quality safety, and sustainability into the culture and ways of working.
- Quality & HACCP systems - support our Pinnacle quality & sustainability strategy delivery & ensure key priority initiatives are communicated and understood across our sites. The role coordinates with all sites to track and roll up progress.
- Support sites to implement & maintain Quality & HACCP policies, procedures, and records for all winery operations.
- Champion our internal Pinnacle standards & governance framework ensuring they are communicated and embedded at our sites. The role will work closely with the Manager to review industry benchmarks, legal and corporate requirements to maintain the framework.
- Partner with sites to gain & maintain agreed external accreditations that align with our stakeholder needs & quality agenda.
- Expert / SME support on HACCP, food safety incidents, risk assessments, systems review & food safety legislation.
- Reporting & Monitoring - maintain and support continuous improvement in internal processes & systems to obtain reliable information from our sites & suppliers to meet agreed stakeholder and mandatory reporting obligations.
- Participate in internal audits and external audits and review of non-conformances, root cause analysis and corrective actions.

**Now let's talk about you**:

- Degree in field of work ie Food Safety or Quality or equivalent.
- Minimum of 3 years' experience in a food manufacturing environment.
- Training and experience in the implementation & management of Quality and/or Food Safety systems and thus understanding of HACCP, GMP and Quality System processes.
- Relevant wine industry experience desirable.
- Experience in the development and coordination of policies and procedures.
- Excellent presentation and negotiation skills.
- Strong internal and external stakeholder management.
- Training and experience in Auditing and management processes.
- Excellent communication skills; both verbal and written.
- Please note: some travel may be required in this role._

**The benefits are good too**
- We offer flexible working in every sense
- An exclusive discount card for BWS, Dan Murphy's, Woolworths, BIG W and other Endeavour Group brands, including our ALH pubs
- Monthly meeting-free days
- Your health and wellbeing is your most important asset, and as one of our valued team members, it's our first priority. You will have a range of free services to help you live well and support your physical, mental and financial wellbeing
- Endeavour Group is full of opportunities - use our dedicated learning and development options to grow an idea, yourself, and your career. This is just the start, so dream big.
- At Endeavour, we value being a workplace where everyone's welcome - if you meet a number of the requirements (and not all), we encourage you to apply._

**Grow with Endeavour Group**

Endeavour Group comprises a diverse range of drinks and hospitality businesses including BWS, Dan Murphy's, ALH Hotels and Pinnacle Drinks. We are focused on growing and transforming our businesses to meet the changing needs of customers and we're driven by a culture that puts our customers and team first.

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 or sexual orientation. At Endeavour Group 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 a more soci