Quality & Food Safety Technologist

• Develop and maintain site controls aligned to Mars Global Quality & Food Safety Standards
• Mars Food and Nutrition Australia – home to loved brands such as Masterfoods, Dolmio, Bens Original.
• Work with real purpose to have a positive impact on our business, the planet, and most importantly, on your own career.
• Permanent Full time role, based onsite Wyong - Central Coast NSW

Join Mars Food Australia and be part of a passionate, collaborative and solution-oriented Quality & Food Safety team based on the beautiful Central Coast.

This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring every product we make is safe, high-quality and trusted by consumers and customers every day.

In this role, you’ll help shape and strengthen our site Q&FS systems, partnering across the business to continuously improve how we manage risk, maintain compliance and deliver world-class quality.

If you love food, thrive on collaboration and are ready for your next career move, we’d love to hear from you.

What you’ll do

• Develop and maintain site controls aligned to Mars Global Quality Standards, including Material Quality, Allergen Management and GMP/GHP
• Lead the Food Fraud Vulnerability and Allergen Management programs and teams
• Support Operations with troubleshooting, root cause analysis and Q&FS risk assessments as part of Hold & Release
• Partner with R&D on new product launches and major process or recipe changes
• Drive continuous improvement and execute quality projects across the site

What you’ll bring

• A degree in Food Science, Engineering, Chemistry or similar (BSc/MSc preferred)
• Experience in a food manufacturing environment across Quality, Food Safety, Engineering or Product/Process Development
• Knowledge of HACCP, GMP/GHP, FSSC22000 and Allergen Management (highly regarded)
• Exposure to Q&FS issue management, standards implementation and internal auditing
• Strong communication skills and the ability to build relationships across functions

This is a varied and impactful role where you’ll work closely with multiple teams, grow your capability and help ensure Mars products continue to meet the highest standards of quality and safety.

Internal Associates – this role has been graded as a T1 opportunity, please ensure that you discuss your application with your line manager prior to applying including obtaining their endorsement.

Advert closes:  Tuesday 3rd of March, 2026