Packaging Quality Specialist

Tō kamupene hou | Your new company

A global leader in nutritional products is seeking a Packaging Quality Specialist to join its International Supplier Quality team on a two-year contract. Renowned for its commitment to quality, safety and innovation, this organisation manufactures premium nutrition products that support people from infancy through to adulthood.

Tō tūranga hou | Your new role

The Packaging Quality Specialist will play a critical role in ensuring packaging materials and suppliers consistently meet world-class quality, compliance and food safety standards. This is a highly collaborative and hands-on position, working closely with manufacturing, quality, engineering, supply chain and supplier partners to drive packaging quality performance and continuous improvement initiatives.
Key responsibilities include:

• Managing supplier quality performance, approvals and ongoing supplier compliance
• Investigating packaging and material quality issues and driving corrective and preventative actions
• Supporting supplier audits, risk assessments and quality improvement programmes
• Partnering with internal and external stakeholders to improve supplier capability and packaging performance
• Supporting packaging validation, supplier qualification and change management activities
• Driving continuous improvement projects across packaging and quality systems
• Building strong relationships with suppliers and cross-functional teams both locally and globally

Ngā uara me ngā pūkenga e angitu ai koe | What you'll need to succeed

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of technical expertise, quality-focused thinking and outstanding relationship-building skills.
To be considered, applicants will ideally possess:

• A degree in Food Technology, Food Science, Engineering, Materials Engineering or a related discipline
• 3-5 years' experience within FMCG, food manufacturing, packaging, supplier quality or quality assurance environments
• Practical experience working with packaging materials, packaging processes or packaging suppliers
• Experience investigating quality issues and driving root-cause analysis and corrective actions
• Exposure to supplier audits, quality systems, compliance programmes and continuous improvement methodologies
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• A collaborative approach and ability to build effective relationships across diverse teams
• Willingness to travel within New Zealand as required

Ngā hua ka whiwhi i a koe | What you'll get in return

• Initial two-year fixed-term contract with potential for extension
• Exposure to international operations and global supply chains
• The opportunity to work alongside senior quality leaders across New Zealand, Singapore and the United States
• Career development within a highly respected global organisation
• Flexible and collaborative working environment
• The chance to contribute to products that positively impact millions of lives worldwide

Me aha koe ināianei | What you need to do now

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