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Company

For 81 years, we've achieved success through our ability to innovate, placing a clear emphasis on how we best serve our customers’ needs. As demand continues to grow, we have expanded rapidly, now delivering a superior range of dry goods, frozen and chilled products, fresh seafood and meat, confectionery, paper products, and cleaning solutions.

In recent years, we’ve seen significant growth and invested in our systems and processes, building a close partnership with Woolworths Group that has continued to deliver high-quality service for our customers and suppliers.

In 2024, Woolworths moved to a 100% interest in the PFD business, bringing PFD exciting opportunities as a strategic part of the Group. Sharing expertise across both teams will ensure our continued success and drive further growth and unlock our collective potential.

About this Position

We’re seeking a Quality Assurance & Technical Coordinator to join our Seafood and Meat operations team at Chullora, Sydney.

This role is a 12 to 14-month parental leave cover, ideal for someone ready to take ownership, work autonomously, and make a real impact on site.

At PFD, we bring people together through food and this role ensures the quality, safety, and integrity of the products that help us do just that. You’ll be the face of Quality Assurance (QA) on the floor, championing good manufacturing practices, maintaining compliance, and supporting audits at other seafood/meat manufacturing sites remotely if needed.

If you thrive in a fast-paced environment, love solving problems on the spot, and want to broaden your Quality Assurance (QA) experience across seafood and meat categories, this is a rewarding opportunity to do work that truly matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) across the production floor.
• Maintain QA requirements such as lab testing, management review meetings, customer complaint investigations.
• Monitor hygiene, product temperatures, and documentation to ensure compliance.
• Conduct or support internal and GMP audits, driving continuous improvement.
• Validate process checks and maintain QA records with accuracy and detail.
• Partner with site teams to promote best-practice food safety behaviours.
• Contribute to system and compliance initiatives across 7 sites.

What We’re Looking For

To thrive in this role, you will bring:

Non-Negotiables

• QA experience in food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of risk assessment, problem solving, and sound judgement calls.
• Confidence in conducting audits and managing day-to-day QA operations autonomously.

Bonus Skills

• Experience in Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) or internal audits.
• Working knowledge of systems and compliance.
• Exposure to facilitating or supporting audits.

What Success Looks Like (Within 12-14 Months)

Smooth operations, strong audit outcomes, and trusted relationships across teams. You’ll maintain compliance standards, keep systems audit-ready, and introduce small, practical improvements that strengthen our QA culture.

If your peers say “they made our lives easier and kept us audit-ready” - that’s success in our book.

What PFD is Offering the Successful Candidate

We are offering competitive remuneration, superannuation and other staff benefits (such as discounts on staff purchases, discounted accommodation, health insurance and banking

Culture & Values

Customer Focus

Know your external and internal customers. Gain and preserve their confidence because we can only be successful if our customers are successful.

Respect

Treat people at work and in the community as they would like to be treated. Act safely, responsibly, and ethically.

Passion

Share the passion of making us a successful and dynamic company. Let’s celebrate successes.

Simplicity

Let’s minimise the complications of doing business so customer services are on time, accurate and reliable. Share ideas to improve our company.

Leadership

All of us can be leaders in our day to day working lives. Bring out the best in yourself and the people around you. Do what you say you are going to do.

How to Apply

If this sounds like your kind of challenge, we’d love to hear from you! Click the apply button and submit your updated resume and a cover letter.

Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. All applications will be treated confidentially.

As part of our recruitment process, do you consent to undergoing employment checks? These may include a medical assessment (which may involve drug and alcohol testing), a National Police History Check, a Working With Children/Vulnerable Groups Check, and a Licence Validation/Demerit Point Check.

Please note: We do not accept unsolicited CVs from recruitment agencies or third parties. Any CVs sent directly to Line Managers will not be considered, and we will not be responsible for any associated fees or costs.

PFD Food Services is committed to being an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.