Food Safety Specialist

Give and Go Prepared Foods • Toronto, ON

9d • CA$57,000 - CA$86,000

About The Position

Responsible for the Food Safety support to G&G Operations and deployment of Food Safety programs at the G&G manufacturing sites in compliance with Mondelēz Global Quality Policies; to perform end to end food safety risk assessments during the manufacturing process; to build capability to the G&G operations teams.

Requirements

• Completion of Bachelor of Science degree or equivalent work experience
• 2-4 years in Food Safety and Quality in the food industry
• Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point (HACCP) certification(s)
• Proficient with office 365, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams. Ability to run analytics and use database systems to create reports
• Possess strong customer service, interpersonal skills, an approachable demeanor, and an active listener
• Demonstrated cross-functional leadership skills with an effective ability to coach and influence others
• Ability to manage and communicate sensitive and confidential information with professionalism and discretion
• Excellent ability to focus and prioritize in a fast-moving environment
• Attention to detail, strong technical knowledge and analytical capability

Nice To Haves

• Strong knowledge of CFIA/Health Canada/FDA/USDA/GFSI/HACCP Benchmarks Auditing an asset

Responsibilities

• Support the manufacturing site’s implementation and maintenance of the food safety programs, in compliance with Mondelēz requirements.
• Monitor and trend G&G food safety scorecard, assess food safety risk factors, develop improvement strategies and escalate food safety deviation to the QLT and Global FS team
• Ensure Risk Assessment is employed as the key decision-making approach for Product, Process and Package.
• Provide risk-based food safety verifications for suppliers, manufacturing sites, warehouses, and transportation and customer
• Conduct HACCP validations and re-analysis.
• Support effective management of operational Food Safety challenges at factories including disposition recommendations based on risk assessment.
• Food Safety Risk Assessments to support plant notifications and critical business issues (Crisis Management)
• Assess, review, and approve R&D, Engineering and Supply Chain projects
• Partner with facilities on improvement strategies for quality and food safety compliance
• Development of capabilities and competencies in the short and long term to the plant quality teams and HACCP coordinators
• Support for CAPA plans in the full Supply Chain related to Food Safety.
• Promote the implementation of a Food Safety culture across the organization.
• Influence and partner with cross functional peers, effectively communicating how Food Safety supports our company values.
• Support for QCMS audits and other compliance requirements FS policies
• Provide cross-functional technical expertise to QA, R&D and Operations
• Develop and provide training on company food safety management requirements.
• Participate in GFSI, customer and supplier audits as required

Benefits

• Opportunities for career growth and development
• Learning and growth environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level