Quality Assurance Technician


City: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Title: Quality Assurance Technician
Category:
EmploymentType: Permanent
Description:

Staffmax is working with a very well known company to assist in finding 3 (three) Quality Control Technicians. (One position is a 12 month maternity leave)

 

All applicants must be open to shift work of days, evenings and night shifts (3-week rotation)

About the role:

 

The Quality Technician is part of the food saftey, quality assurance process, conducting food safety and quality sampling, testing and completing required documentation

 

Duties:

 

  • Promotes an environment where our people and foods are safe
  • Understanding of the Food Safety and Quality Objectives and Global Food Safety and Quality Policy.
  • Verifies all applicable expectations are met.
  • Ensure that our foods meet standards and specifications.
  • Understanding and identification of raw materials, semi-finished and finished foods.
  • Report food safety and quality non-conformances and deviations to FSQA Manager.
  • Placing food on hold physically and in SAP for further evaluation.
  • Communicate any human, food or equipment safety concerns to Supervision immediately.
  • Support the Hazard Analysis & Risk-Based Preventive Controls Food Safety Team
  • Conduct sampling, testing, and documenting findings, including procedures and records.
  • Understanding and verification of 21 CFR 117 Subpart B Current Good Manufacturing Practices (cGMPs), Prerequisite and Preventive Control Programs and Critical Control Points (HACCP)
  • Participate in Pre-operational inspections with a cross-functional team.
  • Physical inspections, such as GMP and Hygiene, Food Safety, Foreign material, Glass, etc.
  • Verify finished food case labels are accurate.
  • Verification of lot traceability, how packaging and raw ingredients are coded, coding of finished foods, and recipe verification against the manufacturing specification.
  • Takes ownership in their work
  • Proactively identifies the needs of our customers
  • Think outside the box and improve efficiencies such as paperwork process, documents, operational practices. Improve current practices and make them easier. Work with bakery team on continuous improvement practices

 

Must Haves;

 

  • College or Degree in related field (Quality Management, Microbiology, HACCP, etc)
  • 1-2 years related experience preferably in the food industry
  • Reading, Writing and Math Skills
  • Proficient computer skills including experience MS Outlook & Excel
  • Experience with SAP an asset not a requirement

 

Company:
Staffmax Staffing & Recruiting