Meat Quality Assurance Officer

Job Overview

Job Description

Who is NH Foods?
NH Foods Australia is a global food company and the proud owner of Oakey Beef Exports, one of Australia’s largest and most modern export red meat processing facilities. Located 28km west of Toowoomba, our Oakey site plays a critical role in supplying premium Australian beef to global markets.
At NH Foods, our purpose is simple: to deliver the joy of eating, through safe, high-quality food, strong teams, and meaningful careers.
We are seeking an experienced Meat Quality Assurance Officer to join our team at our Oakey facility. In this role, you will play a critical part in maintaining our high standards of food safety, product quality, and compliance with regulatory requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of QA systems within the food industry, excellent communication skills, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with the Company's Quality Management System, export certification requirements, food safety programs, and all relevant regulatory standards applicable to meat processing operations.
• Conduct inspections of livestock, meat products, processing operations, storage facilities and production areas to identify product quality, hygiene, animal welfare, contamination or compliance issues.
• Monitor and audit quality assurance procedures throughout slaughter, processing, grading, packing, storage and dispatch activities to ensure compliance with customer, industry and export market requirements.
• Coordinate and oversee the sampling, testing and assessment of meat products to verify compliance with quality, food safety, grading and product specification standards.
• Investigate product quality defects, contamination events, food safety incidents and non-conformances, and implement corrective and preventive actions to minimise risk.
• Monitor hygiene and sanitation practices across processing and packing facilities to ensure compliance with food safety regulations, export requirements and company standards.
• Provide technical advice and guidance to production personnel regarding product quality, grading standards, food safety requirements, quality procedures and regulatory compliance obligations.
• Liaise with government authorities, auditors and customers regarding quality assurance, export certification, product compliance and audit outcomes.
• Coordinate internal and external audits, verify corrective actions, and monitor the effectiveness of quality assurance and continuous improvement programs.
• Identify and assess potential biosecurity, contamination and product integrity risks throughout the production process and implement measures to protect product quality and maintain export market compliance.

Skills & Experience:

• AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma or Diploma in a relevant field, plus at least 1 year of relevant work experience; OR at least 3 years of relevant work experience in lieu of the formal qualification.
• Solid experience in QA systems and technical roles within the meat or food industry.
• Strong understanding of customer audit processes and regulatory compliance.
• Skilled in developing and maintaining quality management systems with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, proactive, team-oriented, and tech-savvy team member.

Why Join Us?

• Minimum annual salary of $80,000 to 100,000 plus superannuation.
• Stable, long-term employment.
• Ongoing training and development.
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Discounted meat purchases through our onsite butcher shop.

Enjoy a rewarding engineering career while living and working in family-friendly regional community, offering affordable living, strong community connections and a genuine country lifestyle.
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