Quality Assurance Manager

Nufarm. Evolving Ag.

Nufarm is a global crop protection and seeds technologies company that helps farmers and businesses meet the global challenges of food, feed, fibre and food production.

Whether it's commercialising the world's first plant-based omega-3, launching precision agricultural solutions, unlocking biomass oils for more sustainable fuels and fast-moving consumer goods, launching innovative new crop protection solutions or delivering the crop and seed solutions farmers depend on every day, Nufarm is evolving with agriculture to drive value for customers.

Your Future, Fuelled by Innovation

To lead and manage the Quality Assurance department to ensure full compliance with regulatory, customer, and internal quality standards. This includes maintaining ISO 17025 accreditation, overseeing product and process quality, supporting new product development, handling customer complaints, conducting internal quality training, and aligning QA activities with operational and business goals

How you will help us grow

Quality Management & Compliance

Ensure the QA function operates in full compliance with ISO 17025 and other relevant standards.

• Lead internal and external audits; manage the timely closure of non-conformances and implementation of corrective actions.
• Develop, review, and maintain SOPs, work instructions, and quality-related documentation to ensure consistency and traceability.

Monitor and enforce adherence to regulatory, customer, and in-house quality requirements.

Leadership & Team Management

Provide clear direction, supervision, and support to the QA team, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and ownership.

Conduct regular performance evaluations and identify training needs to develop team capability.

Laboratory Oversight

Supervise the laboratory team to ensure accurate, timely, and reliable analysis and reporting.

Oversee documentation, data integrity, and compliance for laboratory operations.

Customer Complaint Handling

Lead investigations into customer complaints related to quality issues.

Implement root cause analysis and corrective / preventive actions (CAPA) to prevent recurrence.

Production Quality Control

Monitor and validate production and packing processes to ensure compliance with quality standards.

Coordinate with production teams on in-process checks, visual inspections, and finished goods verification.

New Product Development Support

Participate in non-routine job requests related to new product development (NPD), including product trials, process validation, and risk assessments.

Provide QA inputs during formulation, pilot runs, and scale-up phases.

In-House Quality Training

Develop and deliver in-house training programs on quality systems, SOPs, good documentation practices, and product quality requirements.

Maintain training records and regularly assess effectiveness.

Continuous Improvement & Reporting

Analyze quality data and identify trends for improvement opportunities.

Education

: Bachelor's degree in science, Chemistry or a related technical discipline.

Experience