QC - Analytical Team Leader - Afternoon Shift

Your Opportunity

Step into a leadership role with Vitaco as our Analytical Team Leader – Afternoon Shift within the Quality Control function. This is a high-impact position where you will lead from the front, driving analytical excellence, strengthening laboratory performance, and ensuring the timely release of materials and finished products in a fast-paced, regulated environment.

As a team leader in QC, you will partner closely with the Analytical Team Leader – Day Shift, the Quality Control Manager, and cross-functional stakeholders (PD, QA, Procurement, Planning, Regulatory) to elevate standards, enhance efficiency, and embed a culture of continuous improvement.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated leader who is passionate about developing people, optimising processes, and delivering quality without compromise.

The health and wellbeing industry is evolving rapidly and this role allows you to join us on the journey, ensuring our laboratory operations remain agile, compliant, and best-in-class.

What you’ll be doing

• Lead, coach and inspire a team of Laboratory Analysts to consistently deliver against production and release timelines
• Drive laboratory excellence, ensuring high-quality analytical testing and robust data integrity
• Oversee analytical testing and material release with a strong focus on efficiency and compliance
• Champion GMP, GLP, NZ GMP and PIC/S compliance, ensuring audit readiness at all times
• Lead OOS investigations, method development, validation and troubleshooting, driving right-first-time outcomes
• Partner cross-functionally with QC, QA, NPD and Operations to align priorities and remove barriers to delivery
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to enhance capability, throughput, and team performance

What you’ll bring

• A BSc in Chemistry (or related discipline)
• 6+ years’ experience in a GMP-regulated laboratory environment
• Strong hands-on expertise in HPLC and dissolution testing
• Proven ability to lead, develop and motivate high-performing teams
• A continuous improvement mindset, with a drive to challenge the status quo and lift standards
• Strong attention to detail, with a commitment to quality, compliance, and operational excellence

If you’re ready to step into a pivotal leadership role within a purpose‑driven, growing organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

About Us

Vitaco is the home of an outstanding collection of leading New Zealand and Australian supplements, health food, and sports nutrition brands. Our four power brands — Nutra-Life, Healtheries, Athena, and Musashi — have been empowering healthier lives across Australia, New Zealand, and more than 30 countries worldwide for over 100 years.

Health and wellness is our passion. From best-in-class manufacturing capabilities to our dedicated customer service teams, Vitaco employs over 650 people across New Zealand and Australia, all committed to delivering the highest quality products for consumers around the world.

Why Join Us?

At Vitaco, We Care, We Act, We Succeed. You will work in an energising environment with passionate people who value collaboration, initiative, and shared success. Our people enjoy working with us because of our values, our products, and the positive impact we make every day.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary
• Flexible working arrangements
• Staff discounts on our products
• Access to discounted health insurance
• Subsidised onsite café
• A paid day off on your birthday
• Learning and wellness initiatives
• Access to naturopathic advice from our in-house experts
• A fun, supportive, and inclusive work environment

Vitaco is growing — and it’s an exciting time to join us!

As our business continues to expand across local and international markets, we’re welcoming many new team members and creating fresh opportunities across all areas of the company. Joining Vitaco now means being part of a dynamic, purpose-driven organisation with a bright future — where your contribution truly makes a difference and growth is part of the journey.

How to Apply

Applications may be considered before the closing date.

To learn more about this career opportunity or to apply online, please click Apply Online to be taken to our careers page.

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Agency notice: This recruitment assignment is being managed directly by Vitaco’s recruitment team. We will reach out to our preferred agency partners should we require additional talent options. Thank you for respecting this process.

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