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The Opportunity & Team

An exciting opportunity to work with Bega’s new and existing food products, we are currently inviting applications for a Quality Specialist to join our Bega Foods team at the Peanut Company of Australia (PCA) in Kingaroy, Queensland.

The role will maintain PCA’s Quality Management System in line with Bega, including development of quality control and safety standard procedures. The successful incumbent will coordinate product development activities including, testing and experimenting of composition and properties, research to develop processes and assess outcomes, and developing practical applications of findings.

Reporting to the Manager - Technical and Quality Assurance, you will be responsible for;

• Participating in and ensuring compliance to internal and external audit programs
• Coordinating recall and withdrawal activities
• Liaising with the Bega Corporate R&D team to conduct on site NPD trials and assessments
• Testing products for flavour, colour, texture and nutritional content, and advising on methods of processing, packaging and storing foods
• Ensuring compliance to NIP, labelling and shelf-life regulations and standards
• Maintaining the allergen matrix and validation program

The Quality Specialist will from time to time provide operational support to the manufacturing and laboratory teams. If you are curious and enjoy problem solving, maintain a high attention to detail throughout your work, and can communicate and collaborate with a variety of stakeholders, you will find this role highly rewarding.

To be Successful in this Role

We look for potential, not only performance. To be successful you will be open about your strengths and weaknesses and prepared to challenge yourself. We value diversity of thinking, experiences and perspectives and listening. Bega people support each other to achieve together.

Additionally, you will have:

• A qualification in science or food related business
• Experience in Quality Assurance or Product Development within a Manufacturing or FMCG environment
• Knowledge of Quality Systems, preferably BRC
• Internal Auditor training with demonstrated experience 
• High level planning, organisation and communication skills

What you can Expect

• Salary range for this role is $75k to $90k TFR
• To be part of a supportive and talented team
• Career development and job opportunities
• An excellent culture that holds true to company values
• An employer that gives back to the communities and charities we work closely with
• And amazing employee benefits such as Salary Continuance, Health Insurance subsidy, Flexible Work, Purchased Leave and access to the Employee Assistance Program to name a few.

Applications

We want to learn about you. Send us a cover letter and resume describing your strengths and how you might apply them in this role.

Applications Close: Friday, 26 March 2021

We will accept applications from all people with the right to live and work in Australia.