Key Responsibilities Technical Governance (Animal Health, Human Health & Biosecurity) Develop and maintain animal health, human health, and biosecurity protocols across farming and manufacturing operations. Implement and oversee controls relating to listeria, salmonella, water pick-up, evisceration, contamination risks, hygiene management, and shelf-life control. Ensure best practice standards are applied across vaccination programmes, animal welfare, WHS, and disease prevention. Provide technical guidance to operational managers to ensure consistent and correct application of standards. Leadership of Quality Teams Lead and manage Quality personnel across processing plants, egg grading operations, and supply chain functions. Ensure Quality teams remain independent of operations while supporting compliance and continuous improvement. Oversee product quality management, shelf-life monitoring, stock rotation, packaging compliance, HACCP verification, and laboratory testing. Build capability within Quality teams through training, coaching, and standardised practices. Compliance System Management Develop, implement, and maintain the companys Quality and Compliance framework, including SOPs, policies, and verification systems. Ensure compliance with HACCP, ISO, WHS, animal welfare standards, and applicable regulatory requirements. Own the corrective action process, including root cause analysis, CAPA development, implementation, and monitoring. Lead scheduled and unscheduled internal audits as part of compliance verification. Operational Support & Continuous Improvement Partner with site managers to improve biosecurity, processing efficiency, product quality, and animal health outcomes. Analyse audit findings, laboratory results, quality incidents, and supply chain data to identify trends and systemic risks. Provide technical support during operational incidents such as disease risks, contamination events, or quality deviations. External Audits & Regulatory Engagement Act as the primary technical representative during regulatory inspections, certification audits, customer audits, and industry reviews. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of changing legislation, food safety standards, and global livestock and poultry best practices. Ensure documentation, traceability systems, and compliance records remain audit-ready at all times. Role Requirements Qualifications & Experience Degree in Agriculture, Animal Science, Food Technology, Compliance, or a related discipline. Minimum 35 years experience in technical services, quality assurance, compliance, or operational roles within poultry or livestock industries. Strong working knowledge of farming systems, food processing, biosecurity, and food safety standards such as HACCP, ISO, and BRC. Proven experience conducting audits and producing technical and compliance reports. Ability to work across both field and factory environments and travel regularly between sites. Skills & Competencies Strong technical governance and compliance management capability. Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills. Strong analytical and problem-solving ability with a collaborative, coaching-oriented leadership style. Ability to influence operational teams while maintaining independent compliance oversight. Working Relationships Internal Farming management teams Processing and egg grading management Supply chain leadership Engineering and maintenance teams Senior leadership team External Regulatory authorities Certification and audit bodies Industry groups and technical consultants Laboratories and testing service providers Should you not receive a response within 10 working days, please consider your application unsuccessful.
