Quality Assurance Officer

About the Role

Oppenheimer Pty Ltd is seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Officer – Food Safety to support food safety, quality and compliance across our food manufacturing operations.

This is a hands-on role working closely with Production and QA teams to ensure food safety controls are consistently followed, verified and documented across the site.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct daily QA, GMP and food safety checks across production.

• Monitor and verify CCPs, temperature controls, hygiene and high-care practices.

• Maintain accurate HACCP, QMS and food safety records.

• Identify and investigate non-conformances, food safety incidents and quality issues.

• Support root-cause investigations and corrective actions.

• Assist with internal, customer and external audits.

• Conduct product, environmental and microbiological sampling where required.

• Monitor allergen controls, traceability, labelling and product release requirements.

• Ensure production teams comply with GMP, hygiene and food safety procedures.

• Support staff training in HACCP, GMP and food safety requirements.

• Escalate food safety risks and ensure affected product is appropriately controlled.

About You

Essential

• Qualification in Food Science, Food Technology, Quality Assurance or a related field.

• Experience in QA or food safety within food manufacturing.

• Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP and food safety systems.

• Experience completing QA checks and maintaining compliance documentation.

• Strong attention to detail and confidence working on the production floor.

• Good communication, investigation and problem-solving skills.

Highly Desirable

• Experience in cooked, chilled, prepared or ready-to-eat food manufacturing.

• Experience in a high-care environment.

• HACCP or Internal Auditor certification.

• Experience with SQF, BRCGS or another GFSI-recognised standard.

Apply Now

Please submit your resume outlining your relevant food safety, QA, HACCP and food manufacturing experience.