At Bakels Edible Oils, we believe great products start with great people. Our culture is built on integrity, respect and dedication, and we take pride in doing things the right way — protecting our people, our customers and the consumers who ultimately enjoy our products.
We’re looking for an experienced Food Safety & Quality Specialist to join our Technical team and play a key role in upholding and continually improving food safety and quality standards across our range of products.
If you’re someone who thrives on solving problems, enjoys working collaboratively across a business, and knows that great quality is about much more than ticking boxes, this could be the opportunity you’ve been looking for.
Reporting to the Food Safety & Quality Manager, you’ll be a hands-on technical specialist who helps turn food safety and quality requirements into everyday practice.
Your impact will include:
Driving food safety and quality: Develop, maintain and continuously improve our food safety and quality management systems, ensuring they meet regulatory, certification and business requirements.
Leading audits and verification: Coordinate internal and external audits, HACCP assessments, mock recalls, emergency response exercises and food defence challenges.
Keeping standards high: Monitor compliance with RMP, FSSC 22000, ISO 9001, religious requirements and customer standards.
Turning problems into improvements: Investigate customer complaints and non-conformances, identify root causes, and drive corrective and preventative actions that deliver lasting results.
Protecting product integrity: Lead the release of raw materials, packaging and finished products, ensuring appropriate verification and compliance requirements are met.
Building capability: Lead food safety and quality training and competency across both sites, helping embed a strong, proactive quality culture throughout the business.
Managing risk: Oversee environmental, allergen and hygiene monitoring programmes, evaluate trends and identify opportunities to strengthen controls.
Working across the supply chain: Maintain our Approved Supplier Programme, assess material and supplier risks, and partner with Supply Chain to support supplier performance.
Supporting customers and exports: Prepare customer and certification documentation and assist with export regulatory requirements, including AP Ecert and OMARs.
No two days will necessarily look the same. You’ll work alongside teams across Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Dispatch, Engineering and Technical, building relationships and helping ensure our products are safe, compliant and released to customers on time.
What you'll bring:
You’ll combine strong technical knowledge with a practical, solutions-focused mindset. You understand the importance of robust systems, but you also know that lasting improvements happen when people understand the why behind the standards.
To be considered for this role you will have:
A tertiary qualification in Food Technology, Food Science or a related discipline.
Around 4–5 years’ experience working with food safety and quality systems in food manufacturing.
HACCP and internal auditing certifications.
Experience leading and supporting internal and external audits, with exposure to GFSI-recognised schemes.
Strong investigation, problem-solving and risk assessment skills, with the confidence to challenge, make sound decisions and follow through.
Experience or training as a Halal Quality Assurance Officer is desirable, but not essential.
Most importantly, you’ll be proactive, adaptable and results-driven, with the confidence to uphold high standards even when the pressure is on. You’ll enjoy collaborating with others, sharing your knowledge and helping people take ownership of food safety and quality.
Why Bakels Edible Oils?
We’re proud of our strong culture and our commitment to doing the right thing. Integrity, Respect and Dedication aren’t just words on a wall — they guide how we work, how we treat one another and how we make decisions.
We’re in this, for Good. If you’re ready to bring your expertise, curiosity and commitment to a team that takes quality seriously, we’d love to hear from you.
Apply now and take the next step in your food safety and quality career with Bakels Edible Oils. Applications will be assessed as they are recieved.