QA Technician - Afternoon Shift

Sunrise Farms•Cambridge, ON

1d•CA$28 - CA$29•Onsite

About The Position

Actively supports QA, operations, and sanitation teams by performing quality and food safety verifications of paperwork and products. This role assists with the enforcement of food safety and quality programs across all departments, ensuring adherence to food safety laws, regulations, and company/customer policies. The QA Technician has the authority to suspend operations when serious food safety and quality risks are identified.

Requirements

Experience working in the meat/food industry is a strong asset.
Excellent verbal and written communication, interpersonal and administrative leadership skills to supervise, support and train team members.
Proficient with on data entry, data processing and MS Office suite (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Outlook etc.)
Proven ability to work effectively, prioritize multiple obligations within limited time.
Excellent work ethic and accountability must work with minimal supervision in a team environment.
Strong analytical, systematical, and problem-solving abilities.
Highly detail oriented and focused with excellent organizational skills.
Strong attendance/punctuality.
Must be physically and mentally fit to work under pressure in a fast-paced environment.
Preferably 1-2 years of working experience and/or strong knowledge on GMP, HACCP, Prerequisite Programs, Sanitation, Pre-operational inspection preferably on CFIA inspected food manufacturing facility.

Nice To Haves

University degree or college diploma/certification in Food science, Food/chemical engineering, Chemistry, Microbiology or in related discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

Actively participate in the implementation and review of CCP, HACCP and SQF Systems (GMPs, Prerequisite Programs, Policies, SOPs, etc.) as per QA management team.
Provide food safety and quality direction to Production, R&D, Purchasing, Shipping & Receiving, Maintenance, Planning and Sanitation as per HACCP plan and QA policy.
Communicate with QA/production managers and supervisors for reporting non-compliances/deviations/CAPA.
Ensure appropriate product holds and timely dispositions and/or releases.
Daily follow up external lab micro-test results on daily swab and finished products and handle non-compliances as per HACCP plan and QA policy.
Assist QA team in investigation of HACCP, and SQF non-compliance and deviations through root cause and risk analysis, and the application of corrective and preventative actions.
Assist QA team and HACCP coordinator with onsite verifications, internal audits and HACCP verification tasks/reassessment.
Support QA team to ensure regulatory compliance with CFIA, SQF, BRC and Customer requirements are met.
Electronically distribute daily QA shift report to the relevant team.
Attend daily start-up QA shift meeting and provide inputs for continuous improvement.
Prepare all samples for Lab submission including paperwork.
Review and verify daily QA and production paperwork and initiate non-compliances/deviations/CAPA as required.
Identify, report and follow up to pest control and sanitation team for relevant concerns.
Actively follow up daily QA forms and paper works to maintain updated versions, communicate with QA management team for necessary changes as per SOP/specifications.
Identify health and safety concerns and report to the management team as required.
Back up QA supervisor in absence/vacations.
Evaluate raw and finished products for defects and non-conformities, to ensure food safety and quality that meet customer’s specifications and company standards.
Conduct checks for quantity, weight of products, batter viscosity, pickups, batter and breading, temperature for meat block and batters, packaging, preoperational inspection during shift cleaning/repair.
Monitor CCP's, GMPs, HACCP, and Prerequisite Program compliance during production.
Complete records for checks conducted including room temperatures, GMP monitoring, and quality evaluations.
Perform incoming inspections for fresh and frozen raw materials to ensure product meets specification.
Perform hold for non-conformities.
Conduct daily and non-daily pre-operational inspections and release production equipment and production rooms to operations following corporate policies, SOPs and schedules along with QA/sanitation leadership team.
Work with sanitation and direct re-cleans as necessary and conduct re-inspection.
Assist with the development, implementation, maintenance and verification of the sanitation manual and pre-operational activities.
Ensure documentation and resolution of deviations originating from equipment tear down, sanitation and equipment re-assembly as it relates to pre-operational and sanitation activities.
Actively inspect premises and equipment conditions and issue work orders for repairs.
Prepare, approve, conduct swabbing and sampling as applicable.
Identify trends related to pre-operational and sanitation performance, through sanitation scorecards and rewash logs, and communicating trends to management.
Maintain the environmental monitoring, including record completion and trending of results.
Other duties as assigned by QA supervisor and/or QA manager.