About us

At Sanford, we are proud of our 100+ years of seafood history, passionate about our industry and excited about our future. Our vision is Leadership in New Zealand Seafood, achieving this through a value led approach of care, passion, integrity and achieving together in all that we do.

About the role

Discover our fish processing division located in Timaru, central to mountains, lakes, and the sea. We process various fish species from our deep-water vessels and independent ACE fishers. Our facility operates three shifts daily to support day, night, and part-time operations, while our joint venture with San Won keeps the unloading of our vessels and storage facilities busy year-round. You will find a variety of our beautiful New Zealand seafood products in our retail shop located on site.

This role is located at Sanford Timaru. Reporting into the Quality Assurance Manager, the Quality Controller, will be responsible for carrying out quality inspections and compliance tasks across the Timaru Factory. This role will be required to work between the hours of 5.00am and 2.30pm.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting QA Team with maintaining and updating food safety system
• Carrying out quality inspections on in-process and finished product
• Carry out compliance tasks ensuring all support areas meet standards
• Collecting product and environmental samples when required
• Ensuring factory hygiene compliance and pre-operational checks
• Data input and other tasks as required

What we're looking for:

• Food manufacturing experience
• Understanding of GMP and process hygiene
• HACCP experience

Sanford offers endless opportunities, with a diverse team of over 1500 people working in various roles, including remote locations like the seas surrounding Antarctica. Join us to deliver the highest quality seafood to plates worldwide.

You must be eligible to work in New Zealand. Our recruitment process includes pre-employment checks including criminal history check, drug and alcohol testing, and a medical assessment.