Quality Assurance Production Lead
Drive food safety and quality excellence in a hands-on leadership role within a fast-paced UHT manufacturing environment.
Join Noumi: Imagining a Healthier Tomorrow 🌱
At Noumi Limited (ASX: NOU), we’re blending the power of nature and science to create nourishing products that support healthier lives, communities, and the planet. With leading brands like MilkLab, Australia’s Own, Vital Strength, Crankt, and Uprotein, our products are enjoyed across 24 countries - and we’re just getting started.
With 500+ team members worldwide, two manufacturing sites in Australia, and offices in Australia, Singapore, and China, we’re proud to be a leader in plant-based and dairy beverages, sports nutrition, and lactoferrin both locally and globally.
Every day at Noumi brings new opportunities to grow, make an impact, and be part of something bigger. Our Healthier Tomorrow plan puts sustainability and wellbeing at the heart of everything we do, from the products we create to the way we support our people.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Quality Systems Lead, this role is responsible for leading food safety, quality assurance, and compliance across the UHT production function. You will play a key role in ensuring products, processes, and systems consistently meet internal standards, regulatory requirements, and customer expectations, while driving a strong food safety culture across site.
This is a hands-on leadership role where you will work closely with Production, Quality Systems, and cross-functional stakeholders to investigate quality deviations, support continuous improvement initiatives, and strengthen operational excellence outcomes.
Lead and mentor the UHT Quality team, driving accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement
Manage product and process deviation investigations, including root cause analysis and corrective actions
Support food safety and quality compliance across HACCP programs, GMP, hygiene, and manufacturing controls
Assess product suitability and disposition following manufacturing deviations to ensure food safety and brand protection
Participate in validation, verification, and trial activities across UHT production lines
Drive customer and consumer complaint investigations and ensure timely resolution
What you’ll bring
Previous experience within a food manufacturing, dairy, or UHT environment
Strong knowledge of quality systems, food safety, HACCP, and manufacturing processes
Demonstrated leadership capability with the ability to coach, mentor, and influence teams
Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills with a continuous improvement mindset
The ability to build strong cross-functional relationships and work collaboratively across the business
Why Noumi?
This year, we achieved 90% participation in our Gallup Employee Engagement Survey – a world-class result - and recorded year-on-year improvement in overall engagement scores. We’re committed to building an inclusive culture where every team member can thrive. Here’s a taste of what you can expect when you join our team:
Paid Parental Leave – supporting you through life’s big moments.
Quarterly Product Allowance – enjoy our leading brands like MilkLab, Uprotein, and Vital Strength.
Wellbeing Support – access to Sonder, our EAP, and other wellbeing programs.
Salary Packaging Options – including novated leases through SG Fleet.
Curious to learn more about what we do? Explore our range of products at noumi.com.au.
Ready to be part of a company that’s imagining a healthier tomorrow? Apply now and grow your career with Noumi.
- Department
- Quality
- Role
- Site Quality
- Locations
- Shepparton
About Noumi
Join Noumi: Imagining a Healthier Tomorrow 🌱
At Noumi Limited (ASX: NOU), we’re blending the power of nature and science to create nourishing products that support healthier lives, communities, and the planet. With leading brands like MilkLab, Australia’s Own, Vital Strength, Crankt, and Uprotein, our products are enjoyed across 24 countries - and we’re just getting started.
With 500+ team members worldwide, two manufacturing sites in Australia, and offices in Australia, Singapore, and China, we’re proud to be a leader in plant-based and dairy beverages, sports nutrition, and lactoferrin both locally and globally.
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