QA Officer

**The Company**
Our client, based in Christchurch, is an innovative developer and manufacturer of natural ingredient based nutritional products. With their purpose-built facilities, the company has been able to develop and deliver new products to their established and growing global customer base.

The Company has invested heavily in new capacity and capabilities to create a facility that is globally unique in its ability to process marine, animal, and botanical raw materials through to Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) powders and oils via its portfolio of processing and extraction technologies.

**The Role**
Reporting to the Quality Manager you will help to ensure QA operations are running smoothly and are in compliance with customer and regulatory agency standards for quality and food safety. Among other duties, you’ll be responsible for ensuring adherence to all compliance programs, including RMP, National Programme 2, HACCP, SOP, GMP, HALAL, MPI, ISO 9001 and procedures.

**Requirements**:

- A science related tertiary qualification
- Minimum 2 years QA experience
- Good understanding of GMP, HACCP, RMP
- A background in the meat industry is advantageous
- Knowledge of OMAR’s especially EU requirements and certification
- Highly developed communication and organisational skills
- Auditing experience
- Be an effective problem solver

**In return**
This is an exciting career opportunity to join a successful and fast-growing manufacturer and exporter of natural ingredients in a role that will allow you to further develop your quality assurance skills. Our clients have a great company culture and working environment, and a lot to offer as they continue to expand.

**Apply**
- Note: If this vacancy is not exactly what you are seeking, then please contact me in confidence to discuss your individual requirements._