Quality Manager

Kinrise is a growing, privately owned powerhouse in Australian food manufacturing with some of Australia’s most loved and innovative brands. We describe ourselves as a ‘start up with scale’ and have a burning ambition to grow our business. Formed in 2018 the Kinrise portfolio covers Biscuits, Breakfast, Baking, Bakery, and Snackfood categories and has 40+ years making iconic Australian food, with a rich Australian heritage that’s grounded in family origins.

About Kinrise

Kinrise is a growing, privately owned powerhouse in Australian food manufacturing, home to some of Australia’s most loved and innovative brands. At our Kinrise  Snackfoods business, we are home to iconic brands such as Cobs and Poppin popcorn brands. We describe ourselves as a ‘start-up with scale’ and have a burning ambition to grow our business.

We’re currently looking for a Quality Manager to join our Kinrise Snackfoods team. Based primarily at our Dandenong South with travel to our Braeside, and Keysborough sites. This role plays a key part in driving reliability, planning efficiency, and continuous improvement across our operations.

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Quality Manager to play a critical role in embedding and sustaining a strong quality and food safety culture across our operations. This role is instrumental in driving continuous improvement in quality standards, systems, and processes, while ensuring compliance with regulatory, customer, and Kinrise Quality & Food Safety requirements.

You will partner closely with site leadership, production teams, suppliers, and customers to deliver right-first-time outcomes, reduce complaints, and maintain certification and audit excellence.

Key Responsibilities

The Quality Manager is responsible for leading and embedding a strong quality and food safety culture across the site, ensuring compliance with all regulatory, customer, and Kinrise Quality & Food Safety requirements while driving continuous improvement.

• Provide visible leadership in quality and food safety, partnering with site leadership, production teams, and contractors to build a “right first time” culture.
• Define, implement, and monitor site quality and food safety priorities, objectives, and improvement plans aligned with Kinrise standards.
• Maintain site certifications, HACCP programs, Approved Supplier Programs, and compliance with all food safety and regulatory requirements.
• Own and administer site quality systems including audits, change control, corrective actions, allergen management, cleaning programs, and risk assessments.
• Lead investigation and analysis of consumer and customer complaints, identify trends, and drive effective corrective and preventive actions.
• Partner with Production and cross-functional teams to resolve quality issues, reduce downtime, waste, non-conformance, and stock disposal.
• Develop and deliver annual quality and food safety training plans, ensuring capability, compliance, and engagement across the site.
• Lead customer, regulatory, and certification audits, ensuring audit readiness and strong performance outcomes.
• Oversee supplier quality performance, including supplier audits, non-conformance management, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide quality and food safety leadership during incidents, special situations, recalls, and emergency responses.
• Contribute as a member of the Site Operations Leadership Team, integrating quality and food safety into broader operational decision-making.
• Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing Quality team, embedding problem-solving, accountability, and continuous improvement practices.

About You

Skills & Competencies

• Strong influencing, coaching, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to partner effectively with production teams and senior leaders.
• Proactive, self-driven approach with a passion for quality and food safety.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment with ambiguity.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and problem-solving skills.

Experience

• 3–5 years’ experience in a Quality Management role within FMCG food manufacturing.
• Proven ability to lead and coach teams to improve food safety and quality culture.
• Strong knowledge of GMP, HACCP, auditing standards, and food safety legislation.
• Experience with budgeting, change management, and project management.
• Proficiency in SAP or similar ERP systems.

Kinrise’S Perks

• Work with iconic products that Aussie consumers love.
• Access to retail discounts through Reward Gateway.
• Access to LinkedIn Learning to support your continuous learning journey.
• Additional week of annual leave after 2 years of service.
• 2 'You do You' days per year.
• Company paid parental leave for Primary and Secondary caregivers.

If you’re ready to join Kinrise, we’d love to hear from you. Apply now and be part of the Kinrise journey.

Why Join Us?

Kinrise is a fast paced, agile business that focuses on your talents and challenges you to perform at your best. An opportunity with us would mean:

• An opportunity to work with leading Australian-made brands and products
• An exciting role in a growing business with a great history and an ambitious growth agenda
• Supportive and collaborative team culture

Kinrise is committed to creating an environment that welcomes all, celebrates our diversity in all its forms and fosters an environment of inclusion. We recognise that our unique differences are what sets us apart and how we succeed as a team. We are an equal opportunity employer.