Director, Food Safety & Quality APACSA

Position Title: Director Food Safety & Quality APACSA

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:39680

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

Are you ready to shape the future of food quality and safety on a global stage McCain is searching for an experienced and visionary Director Food Safety and Quality APACSA to lead our strategic food safety and quality this newly created high-impact role youll be our subject matter expert and trusted leaderresponsible for driving an ambitious FS&Q agenda delivering against bold targets and championing innovation and best practices. As the APACSA representative on our Global Food Safety and Quality Leadership Team youll collaborate across continents influence senior stakeholders and play a critical part in building a world-class future-ready FS&Q organization. If you thrive on operational excellence inspire teams and are passionate about making a genuine difference we invite you to join McCain and shape the next era of food safety and quality leadership.

What youll be doing.

• Develop and implement FS&Q strategies that align with overall McCain business objectives including clear functional plans delegated responsibilities and robust reporting channels.
• Champion ambitious quality and safety targets ensuring product consistency across all categories and channels. Foster cross-functional collaboration to deliver action plans facilitate best practice sharing and support FS&Q talent development in the APACSA region.
• Ensure key products consistently meet consumer specifications by leading and coaching multi-functional teams establishing clear business quality objectives and creating transparent action plans for achievement.
• Drive compliance with all food safety and quality standardswhether company regulatory or third partyby establishing and auditing robust processes working closely with cross-functional leaders and ensuring effective corrective action when required.
• Contribute to the ongoing development of the FS&Q organizational structure by supporting talent management training succession planning and ensuring the team has the right skill mix for both current and future business needs.

What youll need to be successful.

• 15 years experience in Food Safety & Quality leading teams in matrixed global environments
• Strong operational mindset; quickly builds credibility across the business
• Skilled in influencing cross-functional decision-making
• Business-savvy leader driving strategic and operational FS&Q excellence
• Deep expertise in HACCP Sanitary Design Sanitation and Quality Assurance
• Builds effective cross-functional partnerships to drive results
• Experienced in turnarounds and leading region-wide quality strategies
• Proven success in improving quality functions and stakeholder engagement
• Strong interpersonal skills; collaborates across diverse teams and cultures
• Effective in complex multi-functional business settings
• High initiative with a track record of inspiring and motivating teams
• Experienced change leader in food quality and operational upgrades

About the team.

Youll be joining a high-performing and collaborative team that prides itself on delivering results while maintaining a supportive and enjoyable work environment. We work hard tackle challenges together and make sure to have fun along the way.

About McCain.

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Leadership principles.

At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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Job Family:Quality & Food Safety
Division:ANZ
Department:ANZ Quality Safety Environment and Risk
Location(s): AU - Australia : Victoria : Melbourne

Company:McCain Foods (Aust) Pty.