Food Safety Supervisor

About Us

JBS Australia, part of the global JBS business, is the largest and most respected meat and food processor in Australia with a strong portfolio of leading beef, lamb, pork, salmon and value-added products. Globally, JBS is the largest animal protein business and the largest food company in the world, with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Strategically located in Hemmant near the Port of Brisbane, the JBS Cold Store facility receives a high volume of truck and container loads of product from all the JBS sites around Australia, which are then re-loaded for our domestic and international customer orders and readied for transport. Our Hemmant facility employs approximately 140 team members, operating 5 days per week.

About the Role

Our Hemmant Cold Stores leadership team is currently recruiting a Food Safety Supervisor to join the team in a full-time capacity.

As the Food Safety Supervisor, you will support the Cold Stores Manager by supervising the Food Safety Quality Assurance (FSQA) Officers on a day to day basis, whilst ensuring we are meeting all legal and licensing requirements.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Building a competent, capable and committed workforce to meet present and future organisational needs
• Providing an environment for effective performance by providing the appropriate job tools and motivation
• Ensuring a positive industrial relations environment is maintained at all times
• Developing, implementing and maintaining the documented Approved Arrangement (AA) including the HACCP plan
• Ensuring the AA is current and operating as intended, including document archiving and retrieval as required
• Drafting any AA amendments and submitting these amendments to the Department
• Ensuring the FSQA / MHA documentation and monitoring procedures are performed as prescribed
• Ensuring that JBS is well informed of all relevant legislation, food safety issues, legislative, scientific and technical developments including overseas country requirements (e.g. market access, halal, labelling etc.)
• Maintaining up-to-date reference standard documents and lists and ensuring that the updates are distributed and explained to relevant team members
• Ensuring the maintenance of necessary certifications and accreditations (e.g. export and state food authority, Organic, etc.)
• Ensuring key customer focus requirements (e.g. McDonalds) are compiled and liaised with as required
• Ensuring the closing out of CAR’s / non-conformities by their due date(s) and The Department issues are responded to in writing in a timely manner
• Ensuring that a description of general duties is in place and communicated to all staff
• Overseeing corrective action including product retention, disposition and subsequent supporting documentation
• Ensuring that the regulatory standards are being achieved in all areas of the Cold Store covered by the FSQA system
• Conducting regular meetings to discuss trends and areas of concerns with key contractors
• Participating in The Department audits with food safety assessors and overseas reviewers
• Preparing requisitions to maintain stocks of official documents and security items
• Reporting any serious deviations from security procedures such as loss of accountable items to management team
• Conducting third party cold store audits on behalf of the Company

About You

• Previous people management experience including developing and leading successful teams
• Sound knowledge and application of HACCP principles
• Competent in report writing covering such requirements as continuous improvement projects, correct action investigation reports
• Strong focus on customer compliant reduction strategies
• Competent in industry regulations and standards such as AUS-MEAT / MSA
• Understanding of The Department website e.g. ELMER, MICoR,
• Competent in customer complaint interrogation and trend analysis
• Internal Audit Certificate
• Demonstrated computer literacy in excel, word and outlook
• Ability to respond calmly in difficult situations whilst maintaining a strong customer service focus
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent problem-solving skills with an understanding of Root Cause Analysis
• Conflict and resolution skills including the ability to negotiate and deal with auditors
• Exceptional ability to prioritise and multi-task
• Excellent attention to detail
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment

Why work for JBS Australia?

• Heavily discounted meat products
• Retail discounts with national partners
• Health insurance discounts on Bupa Health and Medibank Private
• Ongoing training and career development opportunities

Interested? APPLY NOW!

If you have any queries regarding this opportunity, please contact Melinda Weir (Talent & Community Engagement Specialist) – melinda.weir@jbssa.com.au