Quality and Compliance Manager


About the Company

Open Country Dairy is New Zealand's largest independent dairy manufacturer, producing a wide range of dairy ingredients and products for global markets. Since 2004, we have built a reputation for quality, operational excellence, and innovation, backed by modern manufacturing facilities and a strong commitment to our people. 

 

About the Role

We are currently hiring a Quality and Compliance Manager to join our Awarua Site. This role has specific responsibility for:

  • Managing the Awarua compliance team, such that the Awarua site quality and compliance programmes
  • Remain compliant with regulatory requirements and for supporting the corporate quality and compliance systems.
  • Process improvement opportunities, complaint investigations, corrective and preventative actions, audit and customer visit hosting and other quality functions as required.
  • Ensure that all Company standards and objectives are met with regard to quality, cost, availability, yields, safety and environmental issues.

 

About you

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • Strong understanding of manufacturing principles and sampling and testing methods
  • Relevant Quality Control/Auditing qualifications
  • Minimum 5 years sound work history in auditing and quality control
  • Experience in dairy manufacturing
  • Experience with external contractors
  • Performance improvement, compliance and H&S exposure

Apply Now 

If you are looking for your next opportunity and would like to be part of a growing and successful business, we'd love to hear from you. 

As applications will be reviewed as they are received, the position may be filled before the advertised closing date. 

Only applicants with NZ Working Rights will be considered. 

Apply now

Permanent Full Time

Job no: 2026-0388

Location: Awarua, Southland

Closing Date: Thursday, 12 November 2026