Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer

Description

Provide technical support to Managers and Professionals engaged in agriculture, and perform tests and experiments including inspecting animals, plants and agricultural produce and facilities, to ensure compliance with government and industry standards.

Tasks include

• 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 or quality assurance