Quality Assurance Specialist - 12 Month Contract
Core
Support the Quality/Plant team to ensure products meet quality standards and food safety requirements, providing leadership and support to plant employees.
Role type
Quality Assurance Specialist
Builds
Food safety compliance, product specifications, and quality assurance programs for poultry products
Domain
Food manufacturing / Poultry industry
Required skills
HACCP, GFSI standards, Safe Food for Canadian regulations, statistical process controls, customer complaint investigation, GMP requirements, MS Suite, label system software
Preferred skills
Vocational/Technical certification, University degree or college diploma, leadership, team motivation
Technologies
MS Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), label system software
Responsibilities
Participate in written program review and execution of Policies, SOPs, Work Instructions; Assist in resolving deviations and supplier non-conforming product issues; Ensure microbiology sampling and testing are done according to requirements; Maintain Product Specification Program including Product Specifications, Labels, Nutritional info, Approvals and Manufacturing SOPs; Conduct monthly self-audits and on-site verification of monitors; Perform Monthly Facility Inspection Audits; Prepare monthly Continuous Improvement Reports and perform trend analysis on customer complaints, shelf life etc.; Prepare monthly KPI reports and any other customer specific reporting data; Perform regular and refresher training sessions with QA Technicians and production staff; Ensure proper implementation of pest control program and supplier approval program; Work closely with maintenance team on work order completion for equipment and facility maintenance; Complete Food Defense Checklist on annual basis; Perform updates on HACCP related SOPs and Forms as required; Back-up for HACCP Coordinator; Back-up of QA Technicians when required; Proactive involvement with audit preparations; Participates in maintaining the requirements on food safety, quality and defense
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC