QA Manager - YATALA

• Are you a career-minded Quality Assurance Manager wanting to continue your career in the FMCG/Manufacturing world?

• YATALA Location / Work close to home in a business that is both stable and growing

We’re looking for an enthusiastic QA Manager to join our dynamic team at Real Pet Food Co’s busy Yatala Manufacturing site. This business-critical role leads the improvement and management of site compliance, quality, and food safety standards — as well as the development of our talented QA team.

More importantly, you’ll drive a culture of quality by engaging all levels of the business. We’ve recently introduced I-Leader to help embed this mindset from the production floor up, and we’re looking for a collaborative leader who thrives in a busy, hands-on environment.

Reporting directly to the Operations Manager with a dotted line to the Head of Quality for ANZ, you will be working in a team that is passionate about doing things well and working together to achieve our goals. No two days will be the same, but with a team that believes in working together, you will have the support you need to ensure our equipment runs efficiently and effectively and the quality of our product is second to none.

Please note -Yatala is our largest 'wet' manufacturing site so you will need to be comfortable working in and around raw animal protein.

Key Responsibilities in this role include:

• Lead and implement Quality & Food Safety strategies that align with business goals. You understand how important it is to work collaboratively with multiple stakeholders (Sales, Operations, R&D and Brand Marketing), and you have the managerial courage to recommend and execute tactics and strategies that help the business thrive.

• Maintain and enhance QA systems, documentation, and GMP programs

• Drive continuous improvement across hygiene, sanitation, and compliance initiatives

• Coach, mentor, and develop your QA team with clear growth and succession plans

• Champion safety and regulatory compliance, ensuring audit readiness (internal and external) and proactive improvement

What you’ll bring:

• Proven QA management experience in FMCG or food manufacturing

• Strong knowledge of Quality Systems, HACCP, and SQF standards

• Experience leading audits, quality improvement, and change initiatives

• A leadership style that’s visible, collaborative, and people-focused

• Degree in Food Science, Food Technology or related discipline (Auditor qualifications highly regarded)

What we’re about

Welcome to RPF, where we believe in keeping it Real.

Since 1994, we have been Australia and New Zealand’s pioneers in fresher dog and cat nutrition. Our story is one of passion for a better way to care for pets, a belief in fresher nutrition, and an unwavering commitment to delivering this to pet parents and pets worldwide.

We're dedicated to fostering authentic partnerships, encouraging real ambition, and providing real career opportunities for our employees to make a difference.

Real means fresher ingredients and fresher methods. We'll never stop expanding, innovating, and trying new things. We compete in every pet category and channel, creating favourite brands such as Ivory Coat, Nature’s Gift, V.I.P. Petfoods, and Love ‘Em & Fussy Cat!

Since the establishment of RPF, we have grown to over 900 people across Australia and New Zealand, China, Southeast Asia and Europe.

With the pet industry growing rapidly (a $15 billion industry!) and pets becoming increasingly important in our lives and homes, this is a unique opportunity to be a part of our remarkable growth story and advance your career.

Why join us?

Do work that matters. We’re pioneering in a new area of pet food, always striving for fresher. We’re restless, creating a better life for our pets.

Make an impact and change the game. You won’t be another ‘cog in the wheel’ here. We give full trust and autonomy for you to do your best work – and to make a real difference. Do you have a great idea for a new product or system improvement? We’re all ears!

Growing and global. We’re growing fast! We now have global presence across APAC, and Europe regions and we’re only getting started!

Work with a pack of awesome, genuine people who are passionate about what they do.

Grow your career with us. We’re big believers in lifelong learning. You’ll be given access to LinkedIn Learning, plus opportunities for internal mobility and leadership training to fast-track your career.

Pets our part of our family: access our Pawrental leave when you adopt a new cat or dog, pet carer and compassionate leave.

Generous perks including day off for your anniversary, product discounts, volunteering days to help the community, novated leases, a rewards program and parental leave.

What’s next?

If you're ready to unleash your potential and make a real difference in the booming pet industry, then we want to hear from you! Next steps will include:

• An initial telephone interview followed by 2 face to face interviews and site visit

• 2 work references

• A Pre-Employment Medical (including Drug and Alcohol Testing)

• A psychometric assessment

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Diversity’s not a buzzword here, it’s in our DNA. Diverse perspectives shape our culture and make our work better. That’s why we’re committed to building inclusive teams that represent a variety of backgrounds and skills. If you need any reasonable adjustments, accessibility assistance or would like to note which pronouns you use at any stage of our hiring process, just contact us at accommodations: [email protected]. We look forward to hearing from you.

Please note: NO agencies will be considered during this process. We encourage you to refrain from submitting unsolicited profiles