Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer

Position: Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer

PETER'S POULTRY

Legal employer: BUNBURY POULTRY PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BUNBURY POULTRY UNIT TRUST

Trading name: PETER'S POULTRY

Location: Wangara, Perth, Western Australia

Employment: Full-time, permanent | 38 hours per week

Salary: AUD $85,000 per annum plus superannuation

Applications close: 11 December 2026

About us

PETER'S POULTRY is a poultry processing business operating in Wangara, Western Australia, under BUNBURY POULTRY PTY LTD AS TRUSTEE FOR THE BUNBURY POULTRY UNIT TRUST. Our operations include Halal hand slaughter, processing, chilling and packing of poultry products. We maintain food safety, hygiene, traceability and quality assurance procedures in accordance with applicable regulatory and certification requirements.

We are seeking a suitably qualified and experienced Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer to implement, monitor, evaluate and continuously improve quality assurance procedures across our poultry processing operations.

Key responsibilities

• Develop, implement, review and monitor quality assurance procedures and programs for poultry processing and product quality.
• Inspect poultry products and processing activities to identify quality defects, contamination risks and non-conformances.
• Monitor compliance with HACCP-based food safety systems, hygiene requirements and applicable processing standards.
• Conduct internal quality assurance inspections and audits across slaughter, processing, chilling, packaging, storage and dispatch.
• Coordinate product sampling, laboratory testing and review of results against established product specifications.
• Monitor sanitation, temperature controls, handling practices and microbiological risk controls.
• Investigate quality incidents and non-conformances; recommend and monitor corrective and preventive actions.
• Maintain inspection records, testing results, audit reports, product traceability documents and corrective-action registers.
• Monitor quality assurance procedures relevant to Halal hand-slaughter processing and applicable Halal certification requirements.
• Support internal and external food safety and Halal compliance audits and liaise with relevant personnel or certification bodies as required.
• Provide technical guidance to processing employees and recommend improvements to quality assurance and food safety practices.

Essential qualifications and experience

• A relevant tertiary qualification in Animal Science, Food Science, Food Technology, Agriculture, Meat Processing Technology or a closely related discipline.
• At least one year of directly relevant industry experience performing quality assurance, quality control or food safety functions in poultry processing, meat processing, food manufacturing or primary products processing.
• Demonstrated practical knowledge of food or primary products processing environments; general quality assurance experience solely in unrelated industries is not sufficient.
• Knowledge or practical understanding of relevant areas such as quality control and assurance, meat processing, animal product technology and handling, microbiology, biochemistry, poultry production, or laboratory analytical techniques.
• Working knowledge of HACCP principles, hygiene controls, product traceability and quality assurance documentation.
• Ability to investigate quality issues, interpret test results, maintain records and recommend corrective actions.
• Strong analytical, organisational, communication and teamwork skills.

Desirable experience

Previous experience in Halal-certified poultry or meat processing facilities, including hand-slaughter processing operations, will be highly regarded. This is desirable, not mandatory.

Employment conditions

This is a full-time, permanent position based in Wangara, Western Australia, working 38 hours per week. The annual base salary is AUD $85,000 plus superannuation. Employment conditions will comply with applicable Australian workplace laws and industrial instruments.

How to apply

Submit your current résumé and a cover letter describing your relevant qualifications, industry experience, employment periods and quality assurance responsibilities through the recruitment platform where this advertisement appears. Alternatively, you can email your résumé and cover letter to Mr Aung at ************************.

Applications close: 11 December 2026

PETER'S POULTRY is an equal opportunity employer. Applications will be assessed fairly on relevant qualifications, skills, industry experience and suitability for the position.