Your Partner in Woolworths Supplier Excellence Certification
QMS Audits provides expert Woolworths Supplier Excellence (WSE) training and consulting to help food businesses achieve and maintain WSE certification.
Whether you’re preparing for your initial audit or looking to strengthen your existing systems, our experienced consultants assist with documentation, implementation, internal audits, and compliance with the latest WSE criteria.
We offer tailored support across all WSE modules and categories, including BRCGS, SQF, and HACCP-based programs. With consultants in Melbourne, Sydney, and Brisbane, QMS Audits is ready to help your team become Woolworths audit-ready with confidence.
What is Woolworths Supplier Excellence?
The WSE quality standard was developed by Woolworths after the Garibaldi small goods incident in South Australia in 1995. It was the first standard to be released in Australia by a major supermarket.
It relates to suppliers, who have been invited by Woolworths, in the following categories:
- Bakery
- Cheese
- Deli-style products
- Grocery
- Meal solutions
- Meat
- Nuts
- Perishables
- Seafood
- Smallgoods
- Value-added produce
Who uses the WSE standard?
Certification of the WSE standard is required by food businesses supplying to Woolworths.
How often are Woolworths audits?
Depending on prior performance, the Woolworths/WSE audits are 6 monthly. It is the responsibility of the vendor to book quality audits with the certification body and to maintain Woolworths/WSE certification.
QMS Audits Assistance and Consulting
QMS Audits can help you at every step of the way to prepare for Certification with Woolworths Supplier Excellence. We will work with you to ensure your Quality Management System is up to scratch. We will:
- Integrate teh WES requirements nto your BRCGS, SQF or FSSC 22000 manual.
- Review and update, or write your HACCP Plan.
- Train your staff on HACCP Principles and Applications or give them a HACCP Refresher Course.
- Allergen Management Training using the VITAL Framework that will ensure your facility is monitoring allergen risks.
- Perform Internal Audits for you, or train your staff to complete thorough Internal Audits.
- Advise of corrective actions required, and help you to understand how to take these actions.
- Check your pest monitoring and prevention activities, ensuring they are up to standard.
- Ensure all your records are up-to-date and make it easy for your staff to maintain them.
- Offer you Food Defence and Food Fraud training, so you will know what to do in the case of an attack on your premises or when vetting your suppliers for their suitability.
- Help you to avoid foreign object contamination in your product.
GFSI Certifcation
- SQF Grade Excellence
- BRC Grade A minimum
- IFS Grade greater than 95%
HACCP Training
HACCP Plan
Quality Manual
Internal Audit
Woolworths Audit
- Industry Standard
- Practice Audit (COP)
- Production Focus
Continued Audit - Woolworths audit is usually continued with GFSI or Supplier Execllence Certification audit for convenience to reduce cost
Disclaimer – While we have attempted to make this as accurate and current as possible, this is a summary only and does not list ALL of the requirements to fulfil each standard or achieve certification.
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