**About Kalfresh**
Kalfresh is an innovative, fast-growing Queensland horticultural company, focused on farming, processing and marketing fresh conventional and certified organic vegetables across Australia and select export markets. We're a diverse, skilled team united by our passion for fresh, healthy nutrient-rich produce. We are creating a better farming future for our people, community, consumer and the environment. Our head office is situated in Kalbar, just 1 hour's drive from Brisbane and 1.5 hour's from the Gold Coast, in the beautiful Scenic Rim.
**The Opportunity**
We seek to appoint an experienced and passionate food safety and quality assurance specialist.
Reporting to our COO, the primary objective of the Technical Manager is the development, planning and deployment of systems that provide our customers with the confidence that Kalfresh products are of the highest quality.
This is a leadership role; the ability influence people throughout the organisation is critical.
Other key responsibilities include:
- Lead and ensure effective implementation of Kalfresh's Food Safety & Quality Management System and be the point of contact for all management system audits (including SQF and HARPS).
- Provide regular and concise communication to key stakeholders throughout the supply chain to ensure our product quality is maintained from farm to shelf.
- Working with the Leadership team to ensure a cohesive and transparent approach which proactively strengthens and supports quality behaviours across the business
- Use your expertise to show our production teams best practice in regards a low, medium and high risk vegetable processing environment, ensuring all staff are trained on food safety and quality requirements.
- Measure, monitor and review the effectiveness of training through observation of packing activities, especially those considered to be Critical Control Points and/or Quality Control Points.
- Prompt client communications with respect to non-conformance and/or the resolution of client complaints.
**About you**
This role would suit those who are passionate about fresh produce, motivated by a keen and genuine interest in Food Safety and Quality Assurance, and being a part of a diverse team environment who are energised about what we do and where we're heading.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- Well-developed communication skills and the ability to engage at all levels of the organisation
- Five (5) plus years' experience in a technical leadership role in a FMCG environment or fresh food/vegetable processing industry
- Kalfresh is a producer of high risk, ready to eat, products; experience in the development, monitoring and improvement of these processes is critical
- Demonstrated experience leading cross functional teams
- Demonstrated success in the development and implementation of systems that reduce operational waste
- Tertiary Qualifications in Food Science / technology or related technical field is not essential, but highly regarded
- Current HACCP Certification with experience and a demonstrated understanding HARPS, and the SQF standard.
- Unrestricted drivers' licence and full Australian working rights.
- QA Managers/technicians who are driven and have a desire to develop their careers are also encouraged to apply.
If you have a vision of becoming a major contributor to the growth of a leading Australian horticultural company, we look forward to hearing from you.
Please submit your current resume and cover letter outlining your motivation for joining the Kalfresh team and demonstrated suitability.
Applicants are strongly encouraged to visit the Kalfresh website to familiarise yourself with our produce.
**Salary**: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00 per year
Schedule:
- Monday to Friday
- Public holidays
- Weekend availability
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Kalbar, QLD: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Work Authorisation:
- Australia (preferred)