Quality Control Associate

 

About the Role

As a Quality Control Associate you will take a hands-on approach to maintaining our product quality control processes and monitoring our food safety requirements. Reporting to the FSQA Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring our customers are being provided with safe, great tasting meals.

What you will be doing:

• Ensure compliance of products with regulatory requirements through monitoring of product labeling and CCP compliance
• Perform quality control inspections on raw ingredients, work-in-progress and finished products to ensure products meet Company Standards 
• Act as primary point of contact for Food Safety issues on the production lines
• Communicate with cross-functional teams in cases of product non-conformance and implementation of measures to bring non-conforming products back into compliance. 
• Lead production associates for ingredient sorting.
• Ensure GMPs and management of allergens is followed as per procedures.
• Receive inbounding and inventory SKUs from the Warehouse department and conduct quality control inspections to ensure products adhere to required specifications
• Conducting sampling of raw materials, WIP, and finished products
• Maintain accurate reports and records (ex. CCP & PCP records, line verification records).
• Work in compliance with OH&S acts and regulations.
• Use personal protective and safety equipment and clothing as directed by the employer and report workplace hazards and dangers to the supervisor or employer.
• Conducting environmental monitoring to verify sanitation effectiveness and equipment calibration verification (ex. calibrating thermometers and other relevant QC tools).
• Other duties as assigned 

At a minimum, you have: 

• Post-secondary education in Biological, Chemical or Food Sciences diploma
• 6 Months to 1 year experience working in QC/QA in a food processing, manufacturing or service industry
• Understanding the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and GFSI schemes
• Flexibility to work overtime, weekends, varying shifts and holiday work, as required
• Willing and able to push, pull, and lift up to 50lbs
• Has experience with standing for prolonged periods of time including regular bending, twisting and walking
• Willing and able to work in a dynamic environment, which can include warm/humid or cold temperatures 
• Ability to communicate in English, both verbal and written
• Familiar with MS Office, Google Apps and comfortable learning new technologies. 
• Ability to prioritize, remain calm and alert while multitasking in a fast-paced and deadline oriented environment. 
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment, in addition to having strong interpersonal skills. 
• Level 1 First Aid is considered an asset.

What you’ll get in return:

• Competitive salary and health benefits
• Shift premiums are available for afternoon and overnight shifts
• 75% discount on HelloFresh or Chefs Plate weekly box subscription
• High impact work to help feed thousands of families in Canada
• Opportunity to learn and grow
• Work with a hard-working and supportive team

Working Conditions:

It’s no surprise that as a food company, we use many ingredients that may be considered common allergens (i.e. peanuts, tree nuts, milk, etc.). Whether this role is based out of our headquarters or one