Raw Materials Release Coordinator

Danone

Balclutha, Otago
$65,000-75,000 per year
Permanent
Full-time

18 days ago

A fantastic opportunity has been created for a Raw Materials Release Coordinator within our broader Quality team based in Balclutha. You will be responsible to manage all Raw Material and Packaging material inspection and release and assure adherence to all Food Safety & ISO-22000 Quality standards with a focus on making continual improvements & recommendations about quality and food safety improvements.Reporting to the QA Release Manager you will support and promote the Quality and Food Safety goals and principles across the Balclutha site. This is a permanent full-time opportunity, working Monday-Friday with the main purpose of ensuring effective and efficient product releases from our site.You will:

Check compliance and assess for release of all raw and packaging materials in a timely manner
Adhere to existing MPI regulations as well as FS/quality standards
Manage all expired or reject materials and co-ordinate supplier complaints as required
Ensure coordination of sampling and testing of raw materials
Ensure efficient data management of results for raw materials
Coordinate & help in investigating relevant NCR/CAR requirements relating to raw and packaging materials
Report, analyze, and investigate out of specifications relating to raw and packaging materials
Initiate, review, and update SOP’s relevant to Material and Product Releasing
Utilize the knowledge in all systems to support the traceability requirements
Assist in external and internal auditing processes as required
Ensure good coordination with stakeholders like broader quality teams, production, purchase, and suppliers

You are an energetic, proactive, confident, and process-oriented Quality professional. Your proven quality/food technology/laboratory experience in a manufacturing environment will be a big plus. You thrive in a detail-oriented working environment, have good interpersonal and people skills, enjoy working in a multi-culture environment, and have excellent verbal and written communication skills. You enjoy taking ownership & responsibility and know how to act with speed, agility & pragmatism with eagerness to learn.To be successful you will also have:

Prior experience in the Quality function in a manufacturing / FMCG environment is preferred
Understanding of GMP and HACCP is desired
Intermediate Excel skills will be highly advantageous in this role
Agile mindset with an ability to show initiative and multitask, meet deadlines, and complete tasksin a timely manner
Ability to work within a team environment and collaborate effectively with others.
Strong attention to detail, communication, and organisational skills
Good IT skills and ability to work with MS Office suite

Do things your way. The way you work, the way you develop, the way you progress, it’s all up to you. Working here you’ll need to enjoy a fast-pace, complexity and it can get a little challenging. But it’s packed with opportunities. You’ll work with some of the best-known brands in the world, such as YoPro, Activia, Aptamil and Karicare, and we absolutely guarantee that you can just be yourself.Always looking to bring the outside in to continuously improve our ways of working as well as our Danoner’s day to day experience, we have been awarded Winner of the 2020 Employer of Choice awards through the NZ HRD Awards.Be innovative and entrepreneurial and the impact you could make might just amaze you. Join our movement for a healthier world. One Planet One Health BY YOU.Located in the beautiful vista of Greenfield, just 20 minutes from Balclutha in the South Otago region, Danone Nutricia NZ spray drying plant employs state of art European technology to manufacture and package high quality nutritional powders. Our farm-fresh quality NZ milk is collected, delivered and processed daily ensuring only the best for our consumers. Our operation prides itself on delivering the finest food and ingredients to help stand by the consumers of our productDanone is an equal opportunities employer. We encourage all qualified applicants to apply regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, or disability status. If you require any assistance during the recruitment process because of a disability, please enclose details within your application.WE OFFER

An opportunity to develop your career in the Dairy Industry in a factory with advanced technology.
The ability to make a difference to our society through Specialized Nutrition
Endless possibilities to develop and accelerate your career
Competitive skill-based remuneration, free health & life insurance, annual health checks, flu vaccinations, subsidized gym membership, and so much more!

We support our employees to take ownership of developing their career within Danone and encourage moves across (as well as within) our varying functions and businesses. We are passionate about developing and growing our team of leaders, and that could soon include you!WHAT’S NEXT?Opportunities like these don’t come around often so apply today! We will review applications as they are submitted, so if this sounds like you – get in quick!No Recruitment Agencies please.

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