Quality Assurance Coordinator - Food

Salary :

Activity area : Industrial and manufacturing, Chemical

Post category : Production and engineering

Province : Quebec

Region : Montreal, Montreal and surroundings

Job type : Permanent, Full time - in person

Salary: Competitive salary based on experience!

The Quality Assurance Coordinator :

Contributes daily to the circular economy movement. His/her role will be to ensure compliance of raw materials and finished products with HACCP quality and food safety requirements, as well as inventory management and receiving/shipping.

In this way, she contributes to achieving the company's mission.

Your main duties and responsibilities:

• Verify compliance of files (Quality + Food Safety (CCPS & prerequisite programs such as: recipes, allergen sequences, washes) and on-site execution of surveillances.
• Rotate pre-operational inspections.
• Keep regulations up to date, re-evaluate and validate the HACCP system.
• Train all stakeholders on changes.
• Analyze gaps and trends in the HACCP program and conduct CFIA, customer and GFSI audits.
• Enforce Quality work practices (HACCP/BPF).
• Make pre-operational inspection rounds every morning before productions.
• Check the cleanliness and integrity of the premises and equipment before the production team arrives.
• Receive raw materials (identify and control inputs).
• Inventory control.
• Ensure rotation of ingredients (FIFO).
• Approve and prepare ingredients and line starts before production begins.
• Carry out regular line rounds during the day at each workstation.
• Ensure that checks/inspection points are completed by production team members.
• Check critical points (CCP monitoring verification).
• Sample and check raw materials, packaging and labels on receipt.
• Comply with Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Comply with the plant's Occupational Health and Safety rules.
• Any other related task(s).

In collaboration with the management team and R&D, make the:

• Update HACCP system & reassess HACCP system.
• Determine the causes of non-compliant situations and take action.
• Evaluate if there is a recurrence and what measures need to be taken.
• Ensure compliance with the company's written program (procedures).
• Update, reassess and validate the HACCP system.
• Adapt the written HACCP program in line with updates or changes to laws and regulations.
• Carry out daily inspections and/or audits (several times a day).
• Promote and enforce quality standards.
• Compile and interpret microbiological analysis results.
• Investigate, find causes and propose corrective measures in case of deviation.
• Respond to customer requests and complaints regarding quality and food safety.
• Enforce quality requirements for future exports.
• Perform all other related duties.

Advantages :

• Casual wear
• Public transport reimbursement
• Free fruit basket on site
• Time off on your birthday
• Employer contribution RRSP
• Group insurance

Skills and qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology, Food Science or Food Engineering, or any other relevant field related to food processing, or equivalent experience.
• 3 years' relevant experience in a similar position, particularly in a federally inspected establishment.
• Mastery of quality system standards.
• Advantage: Knowledge of GFSI (SQF) standards.
• Problem-solving skills, thoroughness and organizational skills.
• French/English bilingualism, both written and spoken.