311138 Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer

• Dairy Quality Assurance Officer
• Meat Quality Assurance Officer

This occupation has a skill level corresponding to the qualifications and experience below.

Australia

• Skill Level 2: AQF Associate Degree, Advanced Diploma, Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience

New Zealand

• Skill Level 2: NZQF Diploma, or at least three years of relevant experience

• Develops, implements, audits, and monitors quality assurance procedures at farms and primary product processing facilities to ensure compliance with standards
• Advises producers and processors on regulations related to grading, packing, processing, and loading of products
• Ensures that hygiene standards are observed in storage, processing, and packing facilities, and transport vehicles
• Informs producers and the general public of the health implications of diseases and impurities impacting primary products
• May monitor production requirements as they relate to food safety, biosecurity, and quality assurance