Quality Assurance Specialist

Hilton Food Group Plc•Brantford, ON

6d•CA$55,566 - CA$65,457•Onsite

About The Position

To ensure compliance to food safety and quality systems within their assigned area (e.g. Receiving /Formulation/Stuffing, Slicing/Packaging, Palletizing, etc). The successful applicant for this opportunity has knowledge of BRCGS and/or other GFSI standards, knowledge of HACCP, is a strong communicator, is highly organized, and can work independently or in a team environment. This role will also include any ad-hoc activities required.

Requirements

Proven background in Food Manufacturing (experience in Meat Industry highly regarded)
Food Safety Qualification and/or trade qualification i.e. Trade Butcher
Strong understanding of Sanitation, SOPs, Pre-requisite Programs, HACCP, CCP’s and GMP’s.
Previous experience with maintaining/validation of FSEP program.
2-3 years QA experience in the Food industry preferred.
Strong MS Office skills.
Knowledge of FSQA Systems is an asset
Excellent organization and planning skills, high attention to detail and a willingness to learn and teach others, be self-directed and motivated.

Nice To Haves

knowledge of BRCGS and/or other GFSI standards
knowledge of HACCP
strong communicator
highly organized
can work independently or in a team environment
experience in Meat Industry highly regarded
Trade Butcher qualification
Knowledge of FSQA Systems is an asset

Responsibilities

Perform or assist in daily quality and food safety related decision making based on established processes to ensure products meet the quality standards and food safety requirements of Hilton Foods.
Review and Verify acceptability of line inspections performed by operators (product weight, batch, gas, CCP, critical to quality, critical quality parameters, etc).
Conduct EMP/TPC swabs and pre-op inspections.
Product HOLDs, product sample collections (shelf life, daily product cuttings) and quarantine management requirements as required.
Check conformance of raw meat to agreed primal and trim specifications
Prepare sensory samples and participates in sensory evaluations.
Verify and audit sanitation practices and chemical concentrations as outlined in SSOP’s.
Perform microbiological and analytical sampling for product and environment.
Participate in projects and meeting with the goal of improving food safety ad food quality.
Monitor quality of incoming packaging primal and ingredients.
Provide support and coaching to employees and production management to maintain and improve their QA practices and procedures.
Shall demonstrate full commitment to the implementation of the requirements of the Global Standard for Food Safety and to processes which facilitate continual improvement of food safety and quality management.
Ability to enter data and complete trace exercises within ERP systems.
Identification, entry and closure of non-conformance within your area.
Support Risk Assessment development and customer complaint investigations.