Quality Assessor (QC)

About Us

Progressive Meats Ltd is a leading meat processing company committed to delivering safe, high-quality products that meet strict regulatory and customer standards. We pride ourselves on innovation and excellence in food safety and compliance.

We are looking for motivated Quality Assessors (QC) to join our Technical Team.  This is a great opportunity to step into a role where you will help ensure our food safety is consistently meeting company, customer, and regulatory standards. We are offering Day Shift and Night Shift positions.

This is a full-time position with a minimum of 30 hours per week guaranteed.

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Key Responsibilities

Reporting to the Technical Manager you will:

• Inspect and monitor raw materials, carcasses, and finished meat products to ensure compliance with specifications and food safety standards.
• Conduct routine quality checks during processing, packaging, and storage stages.
• Complete compliance monitoring, including recording product, air, and water temperatures.
• Record and report quality deviations, non-conformances, and corrective actions accurately.
• Verify compliance with HACCP, GMP, and regulatory requirements throughout the production process.
• Assist with internal audits and support continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality and reduce waste.

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About You

• To be successful in this role you will:
• Have good attendance and reliability.
• Work well in a team environment and get along with people across all departments.
• Handle conflict or difficult conversations professionally, with dignity and respect.
• Bring strong attention to detail and accurate record-keeping skills.
• Be a clear and confident communicator.
• Show willingness to learn and develop your knowledge in food safety, quality, and compliance.
• Be comfortable using Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams).
• Minimum of two years of relevant work experience.

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Why Apply?

• Opportunity to expand your scope while working in a well-supported team environment with adequate staffing.
• Clear career development opportunities, including exposure to technical, regulatory, and compliance work.
• Enhanced learning and understanding of all site operational functions, working across different departments and process types.
• A chance to build lasting skills in food safety, quality, and compliance.
• Stable weekly earnings.
• Strong support for training and development – we will provide the right training for the right person.

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How to Apply

If you’re ready to take on this opportunity, we’re very keen to hear from you.

Please apply by emailing a CV and cover letter outlining why you’re interested, and what you can bring to the role to.

Please note:

1.  Applicants must be in NZ and have the legal right to work without sponsorship.

2. Applicants will have to complete a Progressive Meats application form on our website, include 2 work References and provide identification as part of the recruitment process.

3. All candidates will be required to pass a pre-employment medical and drug screening test (non-negotiable)

5. All website applications have to be accompanied by an ACC Pre-employment Check and Ministry of Justice Criminal Record (non-negotiable)