Food Quality Specialist

3 days ago


Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand Straitnz Full time

**About Straitnz**

Mexicano started as a pioneering Mexican restaurant in '85, and since then, the company has grown to become New Zealand's largest snack food company, producing iconic kiwi brands.

We're seeking an experienced professional to join our dynamic team as a Quality Assurance Technologist.

This is a unique opportunity for someone with a passion for food safety and quality control, combined with a willingness to contribute to operational and administrative tasks. As a Quality Assurance Technologist, you will play a critical role in maintaining and improving the quality of our products.

**Key Responsibilities:

  • Encouraging a culture of Food Safety & Quality and driving best practice GMP behaviours
  • Developing relationships with the wider team to influence and encourage food safety best practices
  • Root cause analysis and identifying corrective and preventive actions
  • Managing pre-requisite programmes
  • Ensuring compliance to Legal, GFSI, and Customer Standards (including supporting internal/external audits and completing tasks to meet requirements)
  • Contributing to the continuous improvement of our Quality Management System through participation in HACCP reviews, including CCP and QCP validation
  • Investigating customer complaints and internal corrective action requests, then assisting with the development of preventive actions
  • Ongoing administration support as required
  • Generating relevant reports and supporting with project work as needed

Requirements:

  • A minimum of 3 years' experience in a Quality Assurance role in a food/pharmaceutical manufacturing environment
  • Tertiary qualification in Science, Food Technology, or Food Engineering
  • Exposure to HACCP and Internal Audit Training (and knowledge of relevant systems)
  • Confidence using MS Office products, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint
  • Excellent written/verbal communication and relationship building skills
  • Exceptional organisation skills
  • Accountability and self-motivation
  • Positive attitude and a solutions-focused approach
  • Innovative thinking and eagerness to learn

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