Quality Assurance Manager
Job No:
74543
Location:
Kimberley Region, WA
- Unique and exciting opportunity with this growing business!
- Excellent salary package, commensurate with skills and experience!
- Escape to this stunning part of Australia and experience the real outback - a place few people get to see!
About Kimberley Meat Company and Yeeda
The Kimberley Meat Company is constructing a new, state of the art abattoir and meat processing facility, due to open early in 2016. The Kimberley Meat Company is 100% owned by Yeeda Pastoral Company who are proud of their strong
community ties and commitment to providing much needed infrastructure to the northern parts of Western Australia.
By operating in pristine, disease free, substantial land areas, they are able to produce high quality animals with no inoculation, no use of antibiotics and no hormones. They allow their animals to grow and develop on a pure disease-free
and free-range basis. It is Western Australia’s first fully integrated, freerange meat production business to operate from genetic control birth, through all functions of production, processing and packaging, to the final branding and
retail marketing of its premium product range.
About the Region
The Kimberley region is located in the northern part of Western Australia and covers about 421,000 square kilometres. The Kimberley has only three towns with a population of more than 2,000 (Broome, Derby and Kununurra), and the total population is around 37,000. In addition to the sealed Route 1 which runs along the southern part of the area, the unsealed Gibb River Road runs through the heart of the region from Derby to the highway near Kununurra. Access to much of the region is by dirt road, air or sea.
Industries in the region have included pearling (a big industry in Broome for many years until the 1940s), mining (including the Argyle Diamond mine, which began operation in 1983 and is still producing about 1/3 of the world's diamonds), agriculture (centred on the Ord River Irrigation Area near Lake Argyle) and tourism. The geology of the area is varied and fascinating, as well as producing some spectacular scenery.
About the Opportunity
With the imminent opening of their new facility, the Kimberley Meat Company (KMC) has an exciting and rare opportunity for an experience Quality Assurance Manager to join their team.
The abattoir facility is located approximately 110km from the town of Derby, WA.
In this pivotal role, you will be responsible for planning, designing, implementing and monitoring quality assurance processes to ensure the safe operations of their new facility, as well as ensuring the obtainment of level 2 accreditation for export products. Additionally, you will be responsible for working with external providers to ensure the facility meets the standards of key customers both domestically, and internationally.
Some of your key responsibilities will include, but may not be limited to:
- Implementing all QA policies, programs and procedures required to achieve the highest standard of QA for an export meat facility and gain AUS-MEAT accreditation;
- Ensuring that the plant operates within the regulatory requirements of all relevant legislative bodies, as well as the policies and procedures of KMC;
- Establishing and maintaining general export and overseas customer registration and certification requirements;
- Completing hands on tasks such as updating QA manuals and SOP's, reviewing QA documentation for regulatory submissions and inspections, conducting internal and external audits and implementing action plans, etc;
- Ensuring that all staff operate at the necessary QA standards; and
- Undertaking projects and activities as directed by the Managing Director or Plant Manager.
To be considered for this role, you will be able to demonstrate considerable experience working within a quality assurance environment, with a significant portion of this time in the meat industry. Importantly, you will have experience in not only ensuring ongoing compliance, but designing and implementing quality assurance processes, and will possess all necessary qualifications and registrations.
You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, allowing you to form strong relationships with key internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, you will be a skilled leader, able to drive and champion best practices throughout the organisation.
Highly motivated, your 'can do' attitude and hands on approach will see you involved in all aspects of the QA role. Not afraid to roll up your sleeves and get stuck in, you will be excited by the opportunities that opening a new facility presents, and will be driven by the chance to leave a lasting impression on the organisation.
About the Benefits
This is a unique and exciting opportunity to get in on the ground floor of this rapidly growing arm of a well established organisation.
Not only will you get to work on this exciting new project as you assist with the opening of their new facility, but you will get to help set the direction of the company for years to come.
Your hard work and dedication will be well rewarded with a highly competitive salary package, commensurate with your skills and experience. Additionally, you will be provided with a laptop and mobile phone to keep you in contact with the team.
There are opportunities for ongoing professional development with the organisation. Relocation and accommodation assistance is available and negotiable for the right candidates to help make the move to this stunning part of Australia possible.
You'll also get to enjoy working for a company that is truly dedicated to working within the local community and helping to make a difference to the region.
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to join one of Western Australia's leading names in meat production - Apply Now!