QA Technician

Agri Foods•Delta, BC

51d•$37•Onsite

About The Position

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Technician to join our Quality Assurance team! Our Quality Assurance Technician will help us ensure the fast and accurate handling of documents and products/material tests to support the quality team. Opportunities This is a very exciting time as you will get a chance to learn our unique processes and techniques and champion quality assurance for Earth’s Own and Happy Planet. The QA Technician will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure that raw material, raw product and finished product is inspected and released in time and that non-conforming product disposition is handled in an efficient manner. Here is who you are… Drive & motivation You are passionate about quality assurance and proud to be the champion of quality You enjoy solving problems by analyzing data and investigating issues You are health-conscious and have values that align with Earth’s Own and Happy Planet Character & Abilities You are a multi-tasker who prioritizes tasks to meet deadlines You are meticulous, process-driven, and uber-organized with a keen eye for detail You are a great communicator who can easily get along and work with different personalities You are able to lead, instruct, and communicate company and regulatory standards to employees Knowledge & skills You have a working knowledge of CFIA standards You understand HACCP concepts and processes (training in HACCP) You have intermediate level Excel, Word, and Outlook skills

Requirements

You have a Degree/Diploma in Food Science/Food Technology or related discipline
You have experience working in a similar capacity, preferably in a food production facility or a food testing lab
You have a working knowledge of CFIA standards
You understand HACCP concepts and processes (training in HACCP)
You have intermediate level Excel, Word, and Outlook skills
Must be able to work varied shifts 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
Must be able to work all shifts.

Nice To Haves

You have experience troubleshooting complex QA issues

Responsibilities

Ensure products meet company and regulatory standards by running tests, inspections, reports, internal and external audits
Help manage all QA and QC records, documents, and samples pertaining to HACCP and CFIA, etc.
Carry out lab testing including micro test, organoleptic evaluation and other plant base and dairy quality tests
Verification of all sanitation activities pertaining to preoperational inspections, swabbing, calibration, cleaning, and maintenance of laboratory equipment
Effectively communicate quality control expectations to employees and support with training for GMP’s
Monitors raw batches of product and tests for compliance to specifications such as fat, total solids, brix, acidity, viscosity, density and vitamin C
Fixes and standardizes batches that are out of specification
Monitors finished product as to the product specification, filler temperature, weight and codes
Monitors plant sanitation (solution concentration tests)
Tests finished product at end of code
Prepares Micro analysis of finished products after pre-incubation
Conducts Standard plating- SPC, OSA, VRBA
Monitors the Allergen Control Program using protein swabs and allergen test kits
Conduct swabbing and other sampling following environmental monitoring program.
Perform bulk receiving testing (milk, soy, chai, sugar, oat)
Customer Complaint investigations and testing.
Report process deviations and product failures and assist in the investigation
Verification of sanitation activities, including preoperational inspections, swabbing, and communicating corrective actions to production personnel.
HACCP/GMP monitoring and verification
Completing and filing accurate and legible QA records and documentation.
Calibration, cleaning, and maintenance of laboratory equipment.
Repetitive lifting to 12 kg
Other duties as assigned