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CopRice is the animal foods division of SunRice and is a leading supplier of nutrition products to the companion animal and livestock sectors. CopRice has been supplying quality feeds for animals for over 30 years across 6 sites in NSW and VIC.
Over 2,100 employees, 30 brands, an unrelenting focus on innovation, and a commitment to our people, our communities and environment, we're SunRice - an iconic Australian company and a great place to work. SunRice Group provides a real opportunity for passionate people to make a difference.
About the role
Great permanent opportunity for a motivated and experienced Quality Manager to join our CopRice team in Tongala. In this role, you will be responsible for overseeing and coordinating quality management activities across Ruminant Sites (Leongatha, Cobden, Coleambally and Tongala) to ensure CopRice products consistently meet or exceed customer expectations. You will engage stakeholders across Manufacturing, Nutrition and Sales to drive a quality culture and continuously improve quality systems. This role also has a travel requirement to these locations.
Key responsibilities include:
Develop comprehensive quality assurance programs that outline procedures, responsibilities, and standards.
Ensure consistent quality standards and practices are implemented across all Ruminant sites.
Develop team capabilities and ensure ongoing training and education is in place to deliver against site quality goals.
Play an instrumental role in root cause analysis, problem-solving, and corrective actions related to feed safety or quality issues.
Ensure all sites comply with relevant regulations and industry standards, facilitating audits and inspections as needed.
Monitor and analyse quality performance metrics across each site to identify trends and areas for improvement.
Lead initiatives to drive continuous improvement in quality processes and systems across all sites.
Oversee responsibilities for Factory GMP/Hygiene standards.
About You
To thrive in this role, you will have an interest in Food Science / Animal Science, along with a solid background in quality management and audits. If you are results oriented with strong problem-solving ability, then this role is for you
You will have:
Tertiary qualified in Food Science/Animal Science or related field.
5-10 years' experience in the Food Industry as a Quality Specialist /Manager.
Previous experience in manufacturing industry.
Proven experience leading and preparing for audits.
Knowledge of feed formulation, animal nutrition, and feed safety standards (Desirable).
Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively convey quality standards and procedure to stakeholders.
Ability to build strong and collaborative relationships with team members and influence outcomes.
Corporate discounts across gym memberships, Bupa Health insurance, travel, car rental & home removalists
Access to staff allowances of SunRice products weekly
Banking benefits with our partnership with CommBank
If you are ready for the next step in your career and this sounds like the opportunity for you, please apply below
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SunRice is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. SunRice will consider qualified applicants for employment based on their merit, individual skills, qualifications and other appropriate criteria relevant to the role for which they are applying.
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Our proud history dates back to the establishment of a single rice mill in the Riverina region of New South Wales in 1950. Today we have operations – including state-of-the-art processing, packing and value added food plants - across Australia, the USA, the Middle East and Papua New Guinea.
We supply close to 60 countries with diverse, innovative and nutritious rice food products, and through our successful food ingredients and foodservice divisions, contribute to thousands of other brands and businesses the world over. We're a major player in the domestic market as well, supplying a staple food for households around Australia.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
Our proud history dates back to the establishment of a single rice mill in the Riverina region of New South Wales in 1950. Today we have operations – including state-of-the-art processing, packing and value added food plants - across Australia, the USA, the Middle East and Papua New Guinea.
We supply close to 60 countries with diverse, innovative and nutritious rice food products, and through our successful food ingredients and foodservice divisions, contribute to thousands of other brands and businesses the world over. We're a major player in the domestic market as well, supplying a staple food for households around Australia.
Source: This is an extract from the company's own website.
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