Technical Compliance Manager - Papua New Guinea

Key Responsibilities

Technical Governance (Animal Health, Human Health & Biosecurity)

Develop and maintain animal health, human health, and biosecurity protocols across farming and manufacturing operations.
Implement and oversee controls relating to listeria, salmonella, water pick-up, evisceration, contamination risks, hygiene management, and shelf-life control.
Ensure best practice standards are applied across vaccination programmes, animal welfare, WHS, and disease prevention.
Provide technical guidance to operational managers to ensure consistent and correct application of standards.

Leadership of Quality Teams

Lead and manage Quality personnel across processing plants, egg grading operations, and supply chain functions.
Ensure Quality teams remain independent of operations while supporting compliance and continuous improvement.
Oversee product quality management, shelf-life monitoring, stock rotation, packaging compliance, HACCP verification, and laboratory testing.
Build capability within Quality teams through training, coaching, and standardised practices.

Compliance System Management

Develop, implement, and maintain the companys Quality and Compliance framework, including SOPs, policies, and verification systems.
Ensure compliance with HACCP, ISO, WHS, animal welfare standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
Own the corrective action process, including root cause analysis, CAPA development, implementation, and monitoring.
Lead scheduled and unscheduled internal audits as part of compliance verification.

Operational Support & Continuous Improvement

Partner with site managers to improve biosecurity, processing efficiency, product quality, and animal health outcomes.
Analyse audit findings, laboratory results, quality incidents, and supply chain data to identify trends and systemic risks.
Provide technical support during operational incidents such as disease risks, contamination events, or quality deviations.

External Audits & Regulatory Engagement

Act as the primary technical representative during regulatory inspections, certification audits, customer audits, and industry reviews.
Maintain up-to-date knowledge of changing legislation, food safety standards, and global livestock and poultry best practices.
Ensure documentation, traceability systems, and compliance records remain audit-ready at all times.

Role Requirements

Qualifications & Experience

Degree in Agriculture, Animal Science, Food Technology, Compliance, or a related discipline.
Minimum 35 years experience in technical services, quality assurance, compliance, or operational roles within poultry or livestock industries.
Strong working knowledge of farming system