SQF Practitioner Assistant

Haliburton International • Ontario, CA

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About The Position

The SQF Practitioner Assistant supports the company’s food safety and quality program by maintaining approved supplier records and controlled documents, conducting GMP inspections, tracking corrective actions, and helping with SQF staff training and audit preparation. The role requires a background in quality assurance or food safety, strong organizational skills, and familiarity with GMPs.

The position also involves working across departments to follow up on incomplete records and corrective actions, escalating food safety, quality, supplier, or compliance concerns to the Quality Manager or SQF Practitioner, and performing other quality and food safety duties as assigned. Travel is not required. The work takes place in a fast-paced manufacturing environment that may have strong odors from foods being processed. Applicants must pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen as a condition of an employment offer.

Requirements

• Previous experience in quality assurance, food safety, document control, or a related role.
• Familiarity with GMPs and food manufacturing practices.
• Strong organization and document-management skills, with careful attention to detail.
• Clear communication skills and the ability to work with employees across different departments.
• Comfortable following up on incomplete records.
• Basic computer skills, including email, spreadsheets, and document management.
• Ability to sit for extended periods at a computer workstation and frequently use hands and motor skills for tasks such as keyboard data entry.
• Clear vision to read and interpret documents, reports, and information on a computer screen.
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods and occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and withstand strong odors from foods being processed.
• Must successfully pass a pre-employment background check and drug screen as a condition of an employment offer.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the approved supplier program by collecting and reviewing supplier questionnaires, specifications, certificates, audit documents, and other required records.
• Track supplier approvals and document expiration dates, follow up on missing information, and keep the approved supplier list current.
• Control quality and food safety documents, including procedures, work instructions, forms, specifications, and records.
• Ensure current documents are available to employees and obsolete versions are removed from use.
• Organize and maintain records so they are complete, legible, current, and easy to retrieve for audits.
• Conduct routine GMP inspections of production areas and document observations, corrective actions, and follow-up.
• Help communicate GMP and food safety expectations to employees and support staff training and training records.
• Assist with SQF activities, including audit preparation, internal inspections, corrective-action tracking, and maintaining supporting records.
• Follow up with departments to help ensure corrective actions are completed on time and documented.
• Escalate food safety, quality, supplier, or compliance concerns to the Quality Manager or SQF Practitioner.
• Perform other quality and food safety duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed