Quality Officer

Quality Officer – Food Manufacturing
Auckland | Day shift: 6.00 am –3.00 pm
 
Make quality count
Patties Foods is home to some of Australia and New Zealand’s most recognised frozen food brands. We are looking for an experienced Quality Officer to help protect our products, customers and reputation at our Auckland, New Zealand manufacturing site. This is a hands-on role where you will work closely with Production, Engineering, Cleaning and other teams to maintain high food safety and quality standards.

What you’ll do

• Complete pre-operational inspections, GMP audits and production-line checks.
• Verify CCPs, QCPs, X-ray and metal-detector performance and other process controls.
• Manage product holds, deviations and authorised product releases.
• Coordinate environmental and product testing, including ATP, APC and Listeria monitoring.
• Investigate non-conformances and customer complaints using root-cause analysis.
• Conduct internal audits and support customer and certification audits.
• Verify supplier, raw-material, specification and label compliance.
• Coach operational teams and drive corrective actions and continuous improvement.

What you’ll bring

• Ideally, at least two years’ QA or QC experience in food manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP and food safety systems.
• Confidence to make risk-based decisions and escalate concerns.
• Excellent investigation, communication and attention-to-detail skills.
• The ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• A food science, microbiology or related qualification is desirable.
• HACCP and internal-auditor training are preferred.

You must be available to work 6.00 am–3.00 pm, complete pre-operational checks and work approximately one Saturday per month.
Why join Patties Foods?

• Career development within a stable and respected food business
• Supportive team culture
• Free onsite parking
• Fitness reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Pie Day every Friday

Ready to make a difference to food safety and quality?
Apply now and join the Patties Foods team.