Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer
A Primary Products Quality Assurance Officer monitors and verifies quality standards in Australian food, meat, dairy, and primary product processing facilities.
Full-time AUD, 2025 indicative. Wide bands reflect variation by employer, experience, and location.
Consistent demand in meat, seafood, dairy, and horticulture export processing.
Occupation list membership
Which Department of Home Affairs skilled lists this occupation currently appears on.
- CSOLCombined Skilled Occupation List
The merged skilled list that consolidates previous MLTSSL and STSOL eligibility under the Skills in Demand program.
Assessing authority
The body that assesses skills for migration purposes for this occupation.
- VETVETASSESSVisit official site →
Visa pathways
Australian visa subclasses for which this occupation is currently eligible.
- 186Learn more →Employer Nomination Scheme visa
Permanent employer-sponsored visa for workers nominated by an approved sponsor.
- 482Learn more →Skills in Demand visa
Employer-sponsored temporary visa (formerly TSS) for occupations on the relevant list.
- 494Learn more →Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional visa
Five-year employer-sponsored provisional visa in regional Australia, with a path to PR.
Key duties
- Inspect and test primary product samples against quality and food safety specifications
- Conduct HACCP verification activities and monitor critical control points
- Prepare quality reports and non-conformance documentation
- Liaise with regulatory authorities on food safety compliance matters
Skills required
- Food safety and HACCP principles in primary products processing
- Quality inspection and laboratory testing techniques
- Food standards regulation and compliance reporting
- Primary product grading and defect identification
Typical qualifications pathway
Certificate IV in Food Science and Technology or relevant Diploma. VETASSESS assesses qualifications.
Visa & occupation list information
Listed on CSOL, enabling subclasses 186, 482, and 494 For advice on which pathway suits your circumstances, consult a registered MARA migration agent.
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