Production Administrator / Quality Assistant

Please note - candidates who are not currently based in, or located near Gold Coast / Nerang, QLD at the time of their application will not be considered. No overseas candidate applications required - thank you.

• Well established, successful and recognised Australian Foodservice Manufacturer  
• Full-time employment potential - Starting ASAP
• Gold Coast (Nerang) location – Live local, work local !

About Us:

From humble beginnings in the 1920’s as a cordial and fruit peel manufacturer in inner city Melbourne, Edlyn Foods has grown to become a nationally recognised key supplier to the Foodservice Industry providing Beverage, Bakery, Dessert, Condiment and Culinary preparations to our customers Australia wide.

With manufacturing facilities in Victoria (Epping & Maryborough), Queensland (Gold Coast), South Australia (Lower Light) and multiple sales and distribution offices Nationally, an excellent new opportunity now exists for an experienced Production Administrator / Quality Assistant to join our Bone Roasters business in QLD.

Who are Bone Roasters:

Since 2007 the Bone Roasters mission has been to produce premium quality stocks and stock reductions that offer consistency and are cost effective for our customers. The complete range of Bone Roasters products are produced using real bones and only the very best ingredients, ensuring our products maintain an extremely high standard of quality. Cooked in traditional open kettles, our products are made with quality, care and attention to detail.

Why we hope you'll love working for us:

• Real purpose, passion and impact - Your work here really makes a difference as our customers love our passion to serve great food experiences & we are proud of the products we manufacture.
• An incredible story and history – We’ve been in business since the 1920’s, we know you’ll be proud to link your resume to our background. Are you someone who wants to help us write the future story of Edlyn Foods ?
• Respectful, connected, energised people - We’re a family owned Company where everyone is here to back each other up. We treat each other as we like to be treated ourselves. We focus on teamwork and getting things done together.
• A diverse culture of recognition and support: We celebrate who you are and what you do and treat people like people – not numbers. We call it respect.
• The Right to Disconnect for all staff – we encourage all staff to disengage from work and refrain from engaging in work-related communications, such as emails, telephone calls or other messages, outside of the your agreed working hours. Your personal time is for you. We value work-life balance.

The Opportunity:

Working closely with our Bone Roasters Production Manager, if you are successful in being selected for this role, some of the position’s key responsibilities and duties that you will be expected to be able to do will be (but not limited to) : 

• Ad-hoc Production administration duties as required, such as re-arranging of work priorities in conjunction with the Production Manager to achieve Bone Roasters production goals and customers’ demands.
• Participate in stocktaking as it occurs, details of stock counted correct and complete.
• Investigate customer complaints and undertaking of investigations and corrective actions.
• Monitoring all documentation on production tickets and label printing to ensure they are completed legibly and in a timely manner.
• Work closely with the food manufacturing Production team to ensure that cleaning, quality and sampling regimes are strictly adhered to (validation and verification of hygiene cleaning and GMP, proactively assist Production personnel to resolve quality issues).
• Monitor production standards, examining samples of raw product or directing testing during processing, to ensure finished products are of prescribed quality.

Who we're looking for:

To therefore be considered for this new full-time opportunity, we are seeking to hear from applicants who possess:

• Food processing/manufacturing experience with a background in administration duties.
• Experience in HACCP, Food Safety Management Systems, Internal & External Auditing, Food Safety will be highly beneficial.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• A proven track record of working in a team environment & assisting others as required.
• Some experience in Quality Assurance gained from specifically within the Food Industry in Australia is preferred, but not mandatory.
• Ability to grow with the company, to be trained & developed
• Be physically fit. Capable of some heavy lifting

As this position is located in Nerang, applicants from within the area or region are highly encouraged to apply. All applicants must also be in possession of current and unrestricted valid working rights to work in Australia at the time of their application.

This is a role we are keen to fill ASAP and therefore, we welcome all applications immediately. Please apply via the appropriate links below including a copy of your most recent resume outlining your suitability and we would be happy to consider your application.