Senior Quality Partner
Hilton Food Group · 5001+ employees
What the role involves
- Maintaining quality systems
- Conducting audits
- Coaching stakeholders
What they ask for
Bachelor's degree in science or quality systems; experience in quality, food safety, or quality systems within FMCG or food manufacturing; strong knowledge of QMS, audits, and compliance; excellent communication and organizational skills.
- Bachelor's degree
About the job
About Us
Join a Global Leader in Food Innovation
At Hilton Foods, partnership is at the heart of everything we do. As a leading international food packaging specialist, we work alongside some of the world's most respected retailers, suppliers and industry experts to deliver high-quality food products to millions of consumers every day.
Our people are our greatest strength. We foster a collaborative, supportive culture where individuals are empowered to grow, contribute and make a meaningful impact. Through flexible working arrangements, wellbeing initiatives, and extensive learning and development opportunities, we invest in our people both professionally and personally.
In partnership with Woolworths, we proudly supply packaged and value-added meat, poultry and seafood products to supermarkets across New Zealand and Australia.
About the Role We're seeking a passionate and experienced Senior Quality Partner to join our Quality team.
Reporting to the Quality Manager and working closely with the Quality Systems Manager, you'll play a critical role in maintaining and continuously improving our Quality Management System (QMS). This is a fantastic opportunity to influence food safety, compliance and operational excellence in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
If you're someone who thrives on continuous improvement, enjoys collaborating across teams and is passionate about quality, we'd love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing As our Senior Quality Partner, you’ll:
- Support and maintain the site's Quality Management System, ensuring policies, procedures, work instructions and documentation remain accurate, compliant and effective.
- Partner with operational teams to ensure regulatory, food safety and customer requirements are embedded in everyday practices.
- Coach and support stakeholders on food safety compliance, quality standards and customer specifications.
- Conduct internal audits and inspections, identify improvement opportunities and drive the closure of non-conformances.
- Play an active role within the HACCP team, contributing to food safety and risk management initiatives.
- Collaborate with Learning & Development and operational leaders to ensure training requirements are effectively delivered and maintained.
- Assist with non-conformance investigations, corrective actions and continuous improvement activities across the site.
- Support a culture of quality excellence and accountability throughout the business.
- The Senior QP also helps with overall team rostering and task management.
- Assist in coordinating Quality team resources, including rostering and task allocation, to support business priorities and maintain operational effectiveness.
What you’ll Bring
We're looking for someone who combines technical expertise with strong stakeholder engagement skills. You will ideally have:
- A Bachelors Degree in a Scientific and/or Quality Systems or a related discipline
- Previous experience in Quality, Food Safety or Quality Systems role within FMCG, food manufacturing or a similar production environment.
- Strong knowledge of quality management systems, audits and compliance frameworks.
- Excellent communication and report-writing skills.
- The ability to influence and build strong relationships across all levels of the business.
- Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage competing priorities.
- Exceptional attention to detail and problem-solving ability.
- High levels of computer literacy and data management capability.
- A proactive mindset and passion for continuous improvement.
Why Hilton Foods? At Hilton Foods, you'll be joining a business where innovation, quality and collaboration drive success. We are committed to helping our people develop rewarding careers while working in a supportive, inclusive and high-performing environment.
- Career development on an international level
- Accredited training opportunities
- Highly automated world class facility – you won’t see this anywhere else!
- All training, uniform & PPE provided
- Subsidised onsite canteen
Are you ready to devour a new challenge in a new environment? Apply now and join the Hilton Foods Asia Pacific team!