Quality Assurance Coordinator – Wiri
George Weston Foods (NZ) Limited “GWF” is a quality and customer focused FMCG that makes some of Australasia’s favourite food. GWF is one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest food manufacturers employing around 6,500 people across 60 sites. Our baking division is renowned in New Zealand for our iconic brands which include Tip Top Bread, Ploughmans, Burgen, Golden and Big Ben Pies - just to name a few. As a diverse business with a proud heritage, we offer a broad range of career opportunities, where we challenge and support our people to 'Be Yourself – at your best.' Creating Everyday Moments of Goodness is at the core of what we do, and we are proud to have recently been recognised as the Inclusive Workplace and Supreme Winners at the 2021 Diversity Awards.
Tip Top Baking NZ is a forward-thinking business, well on the way with our Quality journey but we still have plenty to do. If you are an enthusiastic and energetic quality professional, that is ready to be innovative in supporting the development and implementation of our quality culture then we are keen to talk to you.
Reporting to the Wiri Quality Business Partner, we are looking for a Quality Assurance Coordinator to join our team for in a permanent role. This position is a key supporting role based at our Wiri site with some support to Otahuhu site, which will be responsible for the implementation and maintenance of core activities for the site food safety and quality program. With a key focus on ensuring internal and external compliance requirements are met. This is a great opportunity for an experienced and passionate Quality Coordinator wanting to develop their quality assurance career.
What’s our offering?
- Flexible working culture
- Generous parental leave support
- Inclusive and diverse workplace
- Opportunity to work for essential employer
- Free Bread
- On-site Parking
Here’s what you will do:
- To contribute to the effective management of the business through the maintenance of policies, system and procedures in the areas of Food Safety; GMP; Quality Systems; Production Quality, and NPD / Commercialization.
- To champion, train and coach ongoing employee commitment and compliance to all areas of food safety, product quality and regulatory requirements.
- Co-ordinate internal audits of the HACCP system, GMP, quality system procedures and documentation
- Ensure effective corrective actions are sought, implemented, and reviewed on an ongoing basis
- Ensure that products are manufactured to consistent quality standards meeting set specifications.
- Recommend and support the implementation of quality initiatives
- Support to ensure compliance with all GWF food safety initiatives, policies, strategies and legal requirements
To be successful in this role you will have:
- Ideally 2+ year's industry experience.
- Effective team player that role models accountability at all levels
- Thrives in a high pressure, fast paced environment
- Strong attention to detail and action orientated
- Strong influencing and relationship building skills
- Experience in BRC and Woolworths standards is highly desirable
- Previous experience in a food manufacturing facility
If you are looking for a change, keen to be part of a successful, collaborative and inclusive quality team, then this will be the ideal opportunity for you.
Applicants for this position may be
required to undertake pre-employment screening tests, including Drug &
Alcohol testing.
