Quality Assurance Technician

Job Summary:

A QA Analyst is primarily responsible for assisting the QA HACCP Coordinator & Analyst in maintaining the facility’s HACCP, prerequisite and BRC programs. This includes all necessary analytical testing, data management, environmental & product sampling and associate training. It may also include onsite and record verifications as well as facility audits and/or other projects as deemed necessary by the QA HACCP Coordinator and/or QA Manager.

Key Responsibilities:

• Primarily responsible for:
• water activity analysis
• environmental sampling (swabs)
• water sampling
• sanitation chemical testing
• micro sampling (in process, staph, shelf life)
• analytical sampling and analysis (chemical lean)
• allergen sampling (finished product, spices, swabs)
• instrument calibration (scales, thermometers)
• Provide QA coverage and support to afternoon operations activities
• Point of contact for afternoon regulatory inspection
• Completion of CoCs (chain of custody) documents to accompany samples for either internal or external testing
• Record keeping of monitoring and verification documents
• Associate training (production, supervision, maintenance, engineering, etc)
• Ingredient verification as part of supplier verification program and release of ingredients for production to use
• Data entry of test results into electronic spreadsheets

Requirements:

• Basic understanding of HACCP principles and government regulations in regards to meat processing
• Computer knowledge and ability to work with various programs (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint) to create spreadsheets, reports and written letters of response
• Organizational skills, strong ability to multi-task and work independently
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) as required to conduct training, interact with associates, present findings and represent the company on audits
• Strong sense of teamwork and ability to work with any functional group of individuals including senior management
• Knowledge of manufacturing practices
• Technical science diploma or degree

Hiring Range:

• Hiring Range: CAD $51,158 - $63,948
• Bonus: This position is eligible for a bonus up to 5% of base salary subject to the plan terms and conditions.
• Please note that the expected hiring range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sofina. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, skillset of the candidate and internal equity.

This position is currently an active vacancy.