Quality Assurance Specialist - Non Food

With roots dating back to 1913, ALDI is proud to make a real difference to people across the world by offering top quality products for low prices. ALDI first entered the Australian grocery market in 2001 and has since grown to have almost 600 stores and 8 distribution centres in 5 states.

If you’ve ever shopped at ALDI, you know we are not your average supermarket.  We’re also not your average employer. ALDI is a place where you’ll find good people, good purpose, and good opportunities. So you can work with a great team, feel great for making a real difference for everyday Australians and have a rewarding career.

It’s that simple. ALDI Good Different.

An exciting opportunity for a Quality Assurance Specialist has become available within the National Buying department of ALDI stores, based in Minchinbury. This position is an 18 month full time fixed-term contract.

As a Quality Assurance Specialist, you will play an essential part in assessing and enhancing the quality of formulated products across various categories. Through testing, researching and product development you will provide our Buying teams with effective recommendations for continuous improvement of formulated products and ensure we continue to deliver a quality product to our customers.

What does the role look like?

• Collaborate with key stakeholders to develop, communicate and update QA requirements in accordance with ALDI standards and legislation
• Provide technical consultancy to the wider Buying teams and ensure they are kept up to date with changing compliance requirements/standards
• Develop, review and monitor product specifications and QA requirements considering mandatory standards, industry standards and in-house requirements
• Liaise with the suppliers' development/R&D and QA teams, testing laboratories and Buying teams on technical issues
• Work with the Buying teams and suppliers to continuously improve ALDI branded products
• Support the external assessment and approval of products, including contracted specifications, artwork and corresponding claims
• Monitor complaint trends and assess products and support relevant departments to manage customer complaints as required.

And the best part? Every single day at ALDI, you'll know you're making a difference, supporting our mission to help everyday Australians live richer lives for less.

• Proven experience formulating personal care/cosmetic products within production/manufacturing
• Expertise in relevant industry standards, regulations and product label compliance
• Experience in the development of product specifications, technical investigation and report writing
• Demonstrated understanding and application of chemical/microbiological and claims verification testing relevant to the personal care/cosmetic industry
• Ability to provide insight and technical expertise in product and ingredient efficacy
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Exceptional organisation and time management skills
• Tertiary qualifications in relevant field such as a science degree majoring in chemistry is essential.

• Enjoy 5 weeks annual leave for pursuing your passions outside of work
• Enjoy the flexibility of hybrid work options
• Support during life’s most important moments including paid parental leave, including superannuation on parental leave
• Complimentary access to free physiotherapy to treat non-work related aches, pains or niggles
• Work with a company who has been recognised as an Employer of Choice every year since 2018 - 2023
• Access to wellness programs such as discounted gym memberships, discounted health insurance and much more!

Remuneration

• Transparent tiered salary range of $114,700 to $136,800 including Superannuation

Ready to embark on a good different career? To learn more about what it is like to work at ALDI visit our careers website www.aldicareers.com.au