Quality Control Officer

3-Month Contract | Moorabbin Location | Monday–Friday, 7:00am–3:00pm

An established manufacturer within the flexible packaging industry is seeking a hands-on Quality Control Officer for a three-month, full-time temporary assignment.

Supporting the extrusion manufacturing operation, you will be responsible for product testing, quality-system compliance, non-conformance management, investigations and auditing. You will work closely with production teams to address quality concerns and support continuous improvement across the site.

Responsibilities

• Conduct quality control testing and product inspections.
• Investigate non-conformances and support corrective actions.
• Manage hold stock and assist with product disposition decisions.
• Prepare Certificates of Analysis and quality reports.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Monitor compliance with GMP, HACCP, ISO 9001 and FSSC 22000 requirements.
• Work closely with Operations to identify and resolve quality concerns.
• Support process improvement and product-safety initiatives.
• Escalate quality risks and uphold required standards across the manufacturing operation.

Your Profile

To be considered, you will need:

• At least two years’ experience in Quality Control or Quality Assurance within manufacturing.
• Experience working within a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Exposure to quality management systems and auditing.
• Strong investigation and root-cause analysis skills.
• Competent Microsoft Office and quality-reporting skills.
• The ability to work independently and confidently on the manufacturing floor.
• Availability to work Monday to Friday from 7:00am to 3:00pm for the full three-month assignment.

Experience within flexible packaging, plastics, extrusion, film or food-packaging manufacturing will be highly regarded.

Knowledge of ISO 9001, HACCP or FSSC 22000, along with experience using laboratory or scientific testing equipment, would also be advantageous.

Personal Attributes

The successful candidate will demonstrate:

• Strong attention to detail.
• Confidence to challenge, escalate and uphold quality standards.
• Analytical problem-solving skills.
• Clear communication and stakeholder-engagement skills.
• Resilience and persistence when resolving quality issues.
• A practical, proactive and continuous-improvement mindset.

This role would suit an experienced quality professional who can quickly integrate into a new operation, work closely with production employees and operate with minimal supervision.

If you are available for a three-month contract and have relevant manufacturing quality experience, apply now with your current resume.

For more information you can email [email protected]