Austral Fisheries is one of Australia’s largest commercial fishing companies, specialising in premium seafood products such as Glacier 51 Toothfish and Skull Island Tiger Prawns. The four Commonwealth fisheries that Austral operate in are independently certified as sustainable and well-managed by the MSC. Austral are also the first and, to date, only commercial fishing company in the world to have offset 100% of their carbon emissions.
Austral Fisheries’ operations include a prawn fishing operation in the Northern Prawn Fishery, a toothfish long-lining operation in the Southern Ocean, a tropical fishing operation in the Timor Reef Fishery and various additional operations domestically and internationally.
The Role
Austral Fisheries are seeking an experienced Quality Assurance Specialist to build on and work with our current marketing team. The position will work with the current team and auditors covering all aspect of Food safety, SQF, WQA and other areas including our import and export business. Experience in fisheries and food production would be an advantage.
The ideal candidate is an exceptionally organised, methodical professional with the experience necessary to take all products and ensure all food safety issues are covered with accuracy to meet food legislation and food standard code (FSANZ).
Objectives of this Role
- Interpret, build upon, and comply with company quality assurance standards
- Carefully maintain complaint and non-conformance processing through records and tracking systems, including root cause and corrective actions
- Document quality assurance activities with internal reporting and audits
- Develop new standards for production and design, with improvements as needed, and create testing protocols for implementation across all service lines
- Identify training needs and take action to ensure company-wide compliance
- Pursue continuing education on new solutions, technology, and skills
Skills and Qualifications
- Degree in Food Science / Food Business
- Internal auditing
- Labelling requirements
- SQF, WQA, Coles standard
- Understanding Coles and Woolworth Database
Preferred Qualifications
Knowledge or experience of SMETA
Please send your CV and cover letter to Human Resources Manager Lesley Leyland at lleyland@australfisheries.com.au