Senior Food Safety Technician

Senior Food Safety Technician – Quality Assurance / Quality Control About One Harvest At One Harvest, we’re passionate about bringing fresh, healthy, and convenient food to Australian families. With over 50 years of history, we operate nationally across multiple sites, proudly supplying Australia’s leading supermarkets and food service partners with fresh salads, vegetables, and ready-to-eat meals. Our purpose is simple — to make fresh, healthy eating easy — and our people are at the heart of achieving that goal every day. About the Role We’re seeking a Senior Food Safety Technician (Quality Assurance / Quality Control) to join our Technical Team at our Brisbane, Queensland site. This hands‑on and influential role supports the Technical and Operations teams to maintain and continually improve our food safety and quality management systems, ensuring compliance with BRC, WQA, retailer standards, and FSANZ. You will provide leadership, mentorship, and technical guidance to our site Food Safety Technician team, helping develop their capability and ensuring consistent, first‑time technical excellence across production operations. As the deputy to the Site Technical Manager, you will also provide leadership coverage when required — maintaining site compliance, customer assurance, and technical decision‑making in their absence. Key Responsibilities Lead, coach, and mentor the site Food Safety Technician team to build capability and drive performance. Oversee food safety and quality compliance across all site operations. Conduct internal audits, pre‑operational hygiene inspections, and product verification checks. Deputise for the Site Technical Manager during periods of leave or absence, ensuring ongoing leadership and decision‑making across all technical and quality functions. Investigate non‑conformances, perform root‑cause analysis, and drive effective corrective actions. Assist with supplier assurance, raw material trials, and new product development validations. Support the Site Technical Manager to ensure testing schedules meet customer and budget requirements. Partner cross‑functionally to promote best practice and continuous improvement initiatives. Champion One Harvest’s food safety culture through engagement, visibility, and coaching on the floor. Contribute to KPI achievement — zero recalls/withdrawals, complaint reduction, and audit compliance excellence. About You You’re an experienced and proactive professional who thrives in a fast‑paced, collaborative environment and has a passion for food safety, compliance, and continuous improvement. You will bring: Degree in Food Science, Microbiology, or equivalent experience. Experience in food manufacturing, ideally within High Care/High Risk chilled or ready‑to‑eat products. Strong working knowledge of HACCP, GMP, FSANZ, and third‑party standards (BRC, CFMSR, retailers). Proven ability to support or lead internal and external audits. Strong communication, influencing, and problem‑solving skills. Excellent organisational and multitasking abilities, with a solutions‑driven mindset. Proficiency in Microsoft Office and data reporting. Demonstrated leadership or mentoring experience within QA, food safety, or hygiene teams. Exposure to retailer or customer audit processes. Ability to manage multiple priorities and improvement initiatives. Attributes for Success High integrity and attention to detail. Calm and resilient under pressure. Collaborative and supportive team player. Passionate about developing others and driving technical excellence. Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing capability. Commitment to One Harvest’s purpose: making fresh, healthy eating easy. Why Join One Harvest? Join a trusted, family‑owned Australian company with a national footprint. Lead and mentor an engaged technical team in a growth‑focused environment. Opportunities for professional development and career progression. A collaborative culture built on safety, innovation, and continuous improvement. Play a key leadership role in ensuring world‑class food safety and quality outcomes. This role will be subject to standard pre‑employment checks, including employment references, working rights, and medical clearance (where applicable). #J-18808-Ljbffr