About Us
At Walter & Wild, we’re proud to be one of New Zealand’s leading food manufacturers, home to some of the country’s most iconic brands including Hubbards, Hansells, Aunt Betty’s, Vitafresh & Vitasport, Greggs, Killinchy Gold, NZ Natural and more.
As a proudly Kiwi business, we combine the scale to make a real impact with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit to keep moving forward. Our products are found in homes across New Zealand, and our people are at the heart of everything we do.
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced Quality Manager to lead the food safety and quality function at our Hubbards manufacturing site in Mangere. Reporting to the Group Quality & Compliance Manager, you’ll take ownership of the site’s day-to-day quality and food safety function, ensuring our products and processes meet company, customer and regulatory requirements.
You’ll lead a team of 3, and work closely with Production, Engineering, New Product Development and the wider Quality team. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll be visible on site, supporting operations, strengthening our food safety and quality culture, and driving continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
You’ll be an experienced Quality leader who understands what good looks like in a busy food manufacturing environment. You’re comfortable being out on the floor working alongside operational teams, but equally confident dealing with auditors, customers and senior leaders.
You'll bring:
At Walter & Wild, we bring together people who are commercially savvy, care about others, and thrive in a fast‑paced, purpose‑driven environment. We value fresh thinking, staying curious, and adapting quickly. We’re always looking for smarter, more innovative ways to move forward - and we make sure to enjoy ourselves along the way!
What we offer:
Please note that you must have valid NZ working rights and be based in New Zealand to be considered.
At Walter & Wild, we’re proud to be one of New Zealand’s leading food manufacturers, home to some of the country’s most iconic brands including Hubbards, Hansells, Aunt Betty’s, Vitafresh & Vitasport, Greggs, Killinchy Gold, NZ Natural and more.
As a proudly Kiwi business, we combine the scale to make a real impact with the agility and entrepreneurial spirit to keep moving forward. Our products are found in homes across New Zealand, and our people are at the heart of everything we do.
The Role
We’re looking for an experienced Quality Manager to lead the food safety and quality function at our Hubbards manufacturing site in Mangere. Reporting to the Group Quality & Compliance Manager, you’ll take ownership of the site’s day-to-day quality and food safety function, ensuring our products and processes meet company, customer and regulatory requirements.
You’ll lead a team of 3, and work closely with Production, Engineering, New Product Development and the wider Quality team. This is a hands-on leadership role where you’ll be visible on site, supporting operations, strengthening our food safety and quality culture, and driving continuous improvement.
Responsibilities
- Lead the day-to-day food safety and quality function for our Hubbards site
- Lead, coach and develop the site Quality team
- Act as the site SQF Practitioner, maintaining compliance with customer, regulatory and certification standards
- Lead HACCP, ensuring food safety risks and critical controls are effectively managed
- Lead quality investigations, corrective and preventative actions, GMP, traceability and calibration
- Manage supplier approvals and quality requirements for contract manufacturing
- Lead food safety and quality training across the site
- Provide technical support and quality advice to Production and the wider business
- Manage product withdrawals and recalls when required
- Manage site quality expenditure within agreed budgets
- Drive continuous improvement across customer complaints, quality incidents and the cost of poor quality
- Manage internal, external and customer audits, ensuring non-conformances are closed out effectively
You’ll be an experienced Quality leader who understands what good looks like in a busy food manufacturing environment. You’re comfortable being out on the floor working alongside operational teams, but equally confident dealing with auditors, customers and senior leaders.
You'll bring:
- 5+ years’ experience in food manufacturing
- Proven experience leading, coaching and developing a Quality team
- A Food Technology (preferred) or Science degree
- Broad food manufacturing experience, ideally across areas such as bakery/cereal, dairy, meat, chilled or frozen products
- Strong knowledge of food safety and Quality Management Systems
- Experience with internal and external audits
- Experience leading quality projects within an FMCG production environment
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, GMP and quality compliance
- Strong communication, coaching and stakeholder management skills
- A resilient, practical approach and the ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment
At Walter & Wild, we bring together people who are commercially savvy, care about others, and thrive in a fast‑paced, purpose‑driven environment. We value fresh thinking, staying curious, and adapting quickly. We’re always looking for smarter, more innovative ways to move forward - and we make sure to enjoy ourselves along the way!
What we offer:
- Join a collaborative, down-to-earth culture where people genuinely enjoy working together
- Be part of a growing New Zealand success story with ambitious plans for the future
- Competitive salary and development opportunities
Please note that you must have valid NZ working rights and be based in New Zealand to be considered.