Job Description

Quality Assurance Technician

Join a trusted global leader in Animal Health and take your career in a new direction.

• 6 months contract, full-time role with competitive remuneration and benefits

• Location: Murarrie, QLD - on-site with a supportive, collaborative team

• Career growth: Grow technical expertise in a successful, expanding industry and open pathways to broader opportunities

• Professional development: Gain valuable experience in a dynamic, evolving role

Primary Activities and Responsibilities include but are not limited to

Technically support the implementation and maintenance of quality management system and continuous improvement, control the quality of products and processes and act in process audits, considering the standards, norms, procedures and technical quality requirements.

• Ensures that Safety culture is embedded in the day-to-day work as a priority.

• Developing and maintaining inspection reports.

• Support the production on problem solving analysis.

• Ensuring goods and products comply with company standards.

• Audit periodically the process according to the Production Basics.

• Responsible to monitor the scrap reduction and follow up the Rapid Problem Solving.

• Support the follow up actions of ISO 9001 and ISO 14001.

• If correspond, ensuring test equipment is calibrated and working correctly.

• Reporting quality anomalies and identify containment actions to support Tier meetings.

• Collating test data and drafting quality reports.

• Identifying possible areas for improvement in quality control processes.

• Pragmatic, organized and methodical.

• Expertise in Continuous Improvement techniques.

• Knowledge of the quality tools (monitoring plans, quality system, etc.).

• Builds a culture of Continuous Improvement.

• Ensures that the quality system is compliant with the policy guidelines and properly updated.

Key competencies, skills & experience required

• Expertise in Continuous Improvement techniques.

• Knowledge of the quality tools (monitoring plans, quality system, etc.).

What You Can Expect

• Autonomy with strong support in a trusted, global, leading Animal Health organisation

• Ongoing development and upskilling with exposure to different projects and technologies

• Flexibility with pathways to broaden your skill set and access new opportunities

• A collaborative team of like-minded professionals who share knowledge and drive improvement

We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing talented and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another’s thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive workplace.

Required Skills:

Accountability, Analytical Problem Solving, Batch Record Review, Good Laboratory Practices (GLPs), ISO 14000, ISO 9000, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Assurance Systems, Quality Auditing, Quality Control Processes, Quality Improvement Programs, Quality Metrics, Quality Process Development, Quality Standards, Software Quality Assurance (SQA) Testing, Software Systems, Taguchi Methods, USDA Regulations

Preferred Skills:

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Employee Status:

Temporary (Fixed Term)

Relocation:

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Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Not Applicable

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Job Posting End Date:

02/26/2026

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