Job Title: Safety and Quality Assurance Coordinator
This role requires an individual with a strong background in food safety and work health and safety to join our team as a Safety and Quality Assurance Coordinator. The successful candidate will be responsible for the operation of the Food Safety and Work Health and Safety functions within the Berry Category, across Northwest Tasmania.
About the Role
The Safety and Quality Assurance Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and implementing the operation of the food safety and workplace health and safety functions within the business. This includes providing guidance and support to operations, harvest and post-harvest departments, and having regular communication with all departments.
* Food Safety:
* Implement proactive documentation changes; keep documentation systems up to date, controlled and perform annual reviews.
* Conduct internal audits, report incidents and audit findings in electronic systems.
* Food Safety Standards: Develop understanding of Global Food Safety Initiative standards that the site currently benchmarks such as Global GAP, Freshcare and HARPS.
* Product Quality: Understanding of product defects and the effects on the end product and ensuring that retail customer specifications are met.
* Conduct incident and hazard monitoring, investigations, and root cause analysis.
* Risk assess a variety of situations to make critical decisions.
* Maintain an Internal Audit, Sampling and Testing, Retention and Calibration Schedules.
* Provide strong and consistent messaging and training to large groups of people from all departments across the business.
* Assisting the team in the management of HACCP and pre-requisite programs.
Work Health and Safety
The successful candidate will also be responsible for supporting employees and managers to achieve best practice Safety, Health and Environment by contributing to the implementation of the safety management system and processes. They will be familiar with, understand and adhere to Company OHS & W policies and procedures in line with the standards of Costa Group and the requirements of the OH&S Act.
* Support Employees and Managers:
* Support employees and managers to achieve best practice Safety, Health and Environment.
* Be familiar with, understand and adhere to Company OHS & W policies and procedures.
* Contribute by making positive suggestions on improvements to safe work practices.
* Conduct site safety inspections as per the schedule, report outcomes and facilitate corrective actions.
* Incident reporting and investigations.
* Disseminating WHS related information and educational materials to employees.
* Provide input into the continual improvement of Return to Work and Injury Management policies, procedures, systems and processes.
Requirements
We are seeking an individual with the following skills and qualifications:
* Experience/Qualifications:
* Work Health and Safety (Tasmania specific experience is beneficial)
* Workers' compensation legislation and return to work coordination
* Quality Assurance and Food Safety / HACCP qualifications
Desired Skills
In addition to the above requirements, we are looking for an individual with the following desired skills:
* Ability to Balance Conflicting Priorities:
* Ability to balance conflicting priorities.
* Application of Corrective and Preventative Actions:
* Strong knowledge of internal auditing and the application of corrective and preventative actions.
* Communication and Training Skills:
* Experience in providing strong and consistent messaging and training to large groups of people.
* Innovative Problem-Solving:
* A solution focused attitude and a willingness to learn.
* Drivers License:
* Driver's license.
Benefits
This is a permanent full-time position offering a competitive salary and benefits package including superannuation, free access to an employee assistant program, opportunities for learning and development, work-life balance and a full IT kit provided.
Contact Us
If you have the skills and qualifications required for this role and would like to apply, please submit your application through our website.