Quality Control Associate

HelloFresh•Mississauga, ON

11h•Onsite

About The Position

As a Quality Control Associate, you will take a hands-on approach to maintaining and continuously improving our product quality control processes and monitoring our food safety requirements. Reporting to the Supervisor, you will play a key role in ensuring our customers are being provided with safe, great tasting meals.

Requirements

Post-secondary education in Biological, Chemical or Food Sciences diploma
6 Months to 1 year experience working in QC/QA in a food processing, manufacturing or service industry; experience with RTE product is an asset
Physically capable and willing to push, pull, and lift up to 50lbs
Comfortable with standing for extended periods of time and performing regular bending, twisting and walking
Understanding the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and GFSI schemes
Willing and able to work in a refrigerated environment (0°C to 4°C)
Strong communication skills in English, both verbal and written
Familiar with MS Office, Google Apps and comfortable learning new technologies.
Ability to prioritize, remain calm and alert while multitasking in a fast-paced and deadline oriented environment.
Ability to work independently and within a team environment, in addition to having strong interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Level 1 First Aid is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

Receive inbounding and inventory SKUs from the Warehouse department and conduct quality control inspections to ensure products adhere to required specifications.
Maintain clear and concise communication with the Operations, Procurement, and Logistics teams; in cases of product non-conformance, alongside maintaining a photo database of product non-conformances.
Perform quality control inspections on raw materials, work-in-progress and finished products to ensure products meet Company Standards.
Conduct environmental monitoring through swabbing and equipment calibration verification.
Monitor GMPs are followed by all employees and Management of allergens is followed as per procedures.
Ensure compliance of products with regulatory requirements through monitoring of product labeling, CCPs and PRPs as applicable.
Maintain accurate reports and records (e.g. CCP & PCP records, line verification records, GMPs).
Input and verify data in QA tracking systems (e.g., Google Sheets, QA App, IMT, WMS, Datalit)
Address quality concerns and best before date (BBD ) issues on the production lines as needed.
Ensure all Out of Spec findings are managed according to established procedures, including Deviation, Corrective Action & Preventative Measures, Food Safety Assessments and Product Holds.
Assist management team in troubleshooting and resolving problems within the Production Process.
Perform additional tasks as assigned