Quality Assurance Technologist - Wiri

Are you passionate about food safety and quality, and making a real impact on what people eat every day?

Do you thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and enjoy influencing cross-functional teams toward higher standards?

If so, we want you on our team.

Here at Griffin's Snacks, we're proud of our heritage and are New Zealand's largest snack food company, producing many much-loved Kiwi brands, including Griffin's biscuits, Huntley & Palmers crackers, Nice & Natural bars and ETA potato chips.

Reporting to our Food Safety & Quality Manager this full-time role is based at our Wiri manufacturing site.

As one of our four QA techs you'll enjoy varied work, a great team and free onsite parking.

The preferred working hours for this role will be

1.00pm – 9.30pm, Monday to Friday

Flexibility is essential as this role may require occasional weekend work to support our food safety and quality activities.

No two days will be the same in this dynamic role, where you'll champion Food Safety and Quality while supporting the implementation and continuous improvement of our Quality Management System — ensuring the consistent delivery of safe, high-quality food to our consumers.

What you'll be responsible for :

Encouraging a culture of Food Safety & Quality and driving best practice GMP behaviours

Developing relationships with the wider team to both influence and encourage food safety best practice

Root cause analysis and identifying both corrective and preventive actions

Coordinating assigned pre-requisite programmes

Active participation in internal / external audits and completing tasks to a standard that meets all requirements to ensure compliance to Legal, GFSI and Customer Standards

Contributing to the continuous improvement of our Quality Management System through participation in HACCP reviews, including CCP and QCP validation

Investigating customer complaints and internal corrective action requests and assist with the development of preventive actions

Generating relevant reports and supporting with project work as and when required

What you'll bring to the role :

3+ years' experience in a Quality Assurance role, ideally in a FMCG food manufacturing environment

A tertiary qualification in Food Science, Food Technology or similar

Experience with food safety & quality risk assessments

Experience with HACCP and Internal Audit Training

Confidence using MS Office products including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint (extra tick if you have used PowerApps)

Excellent written / verbal communication and relationship building skills – you work well in a team and can influence others when needed!

A passion for sharing your knowledge with others

Exceptional organisation skills – you're a pro at juggling multiple balls and can easily jump between tasks.

Accountability – you own your decisions and can be counted on to do what you say you will.

Positivity, self-motivation, and a solutions-focused approach– you see road bumps as a challenge, not a disaster

An innovative, inquisitive approach and 'out of box thinking'

An eagerness to learn and develop your career with us!

What can you expect in return?

You can expect to be part of a supportive, purpose driven team where you'll feel valued, genuine growth opportunities, commitment to our community partnerships and a focus on wellness!

If you have the experience we are looking for and you wish to join a company where you can have pride and passion in what you do, please APPLY NOW and submit your application form below!

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