Quality Manager

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Overview:

The Quality Manager will manage and improve food safety and quality programs, ensuring compliance with internal policies and external regulations. Lead the execution of customer, regulatory, and third-party audits, while addressing incidents and implementing effective corrective actions. Oversee QA department operations, including training and risk analysis for continuous enhancement.

What Wonderbrands Offers:

• Wonderbrands believes in Home Grown Talent and accelerated career growth
• Competitive Compensation, Health, and Dental Benefits
• Pension plan with matching contribution
• Quarterly incentive program
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Partner with Sr. Manufacturing Quality Manager, Bakery Manager and internal teams to lead, coach, direct and develop personnel in the areas of Quality & Food Safety, building a strong food safety program.
• Model behavior to meet or exceed Wonderbrands standards for safety, food safety, and environmental practices.
• Treat employees and co-workers with respect and dignity.
• Ensure pre-requisite programs as outlined by Wonderbrands policies/procedures are implemented effectively for producing a safe product; Develop and manage QA and FS programs including HACCP, GMP.
• Serve as site HACCP/Food Safety coordinator to lead Quality and Food Safety continuous improvement.
• Monitor plant activity to ensure compliance to GMP’s and implementation of QA/FS policies. Maintain QC/QA documents (policies, procedures and records) as required.
• Lead and facilitate the successful execution of customer, regulatory, certification and third-party audits.
• Identify areas of improvement based on self-inspection and audit findings; ensure critical gaps are closed immediately and follow up to ensure other gaps are addressed/closed in a timely manner based on risk; Adapt procedural changes and engage cross functional partners to ensure effective corrective actions are put in place and prevent reoccurrence.
• Lead investigation and analysis of quality and food safety incidents/complaints. Ensure root cause and effective corrective actions are put in place to address immediate risks and prevent reoccurrence.
• Conduct risk analyses on quality and food safety deviations and escalate as required.
• Develop training materials and train cross functional teams and employees to support and reinforce quality standards, GMP’s/HACCP; ensuring 100% completion of food safety training.
• Support R&D initiatives, ensure proper quality and food safety documentation is in place and standards are met for new product launches.
• Ensure food safety and quality risks are properly identified and mitigated during construction and maintenance activities.
• Organize, prioritize and manage work responsibilities for direct reports in the quality department. Set expectations and hold quality team accountable for meeting expectations.
• Monitor the pest control program to ensure compliance with Wonderbrands policies and standards and work closely with 3rd party pest control service provider.
• Lead the Environmental Program and support sanitation to ensure compliance to Wonderbrands Policies.
• Any other projects, as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in science with a preference for a microbiology or Food Science background.
• Must have worked in the food industry (preferably bakery production) for a minimum of five years.
• A minimum of 4 years of supervisory experience.
• Great team building skills; Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• PC application skills (i.e. Excel, Word, Visio, etc.).
• Strong problem solving, organization and analytical skills.
• Ability to define performance measures related to the quality, food safety and sanitation.
• Must be able to work independently and set priorities.

Wonderbrands is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 14 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.

Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake. We are heavily focused on embracing an entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.

Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.