Overview
Quality Assurance Manager Jobs in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada at The People Co.
Title: Quality Assurance Manager
Company: The People Co.
Location: St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Our client, a manufacturing company located just outside of St. Catherines, ON looking for a QA/Food Safety Manager to join their team.
ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS:
- Relevant supervisory experience in food ingredient processing with exposure to employee safety, food safety, food defense, purchasing, quality, project management, or related field.
- Prefer demonstrated progressive leadership and management experience in a plant setting.
- Excellent listening, verbal, and written communication skills.
- Experience in process improvement management preferred.
- Analytical and problem-solution oriented mindset.
- Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to comprehend and analyze numerical and statistical data to drive operational decisions and improvements.
- Strong leadership skills with a passion for developing and coaching staff.
- Ability to delegate and maximize staff utilization while enforcing standards and infusing pride in the organizational values and mission.
- Demonstrated ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast paced, every changing environment.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office
GENERAL SUPERVISION OF ROUTINE QC AND PRODUCTION ACTIVITIES
- Monitor production lines to ensure products being manufactured are within all specifications.
- Direct interaction with production supervisors, managers, and quality staff to ensure identified QC related issues are effectively resolved and managed.
- Troubleshooting non-conformities and offering advice and assistance when required.
- Managing, scheduling, and training QC staff members
- Working as part of the management team regarding production scheduling, troubleshooting, reporting non-conformities and attending and/or scheduling meetings.
QC RECORD MAINTENANCE AND VERIFICATION
- Verification of QC, Production and Sanitation data records.
- Organizing data entry and paperwork, including customer reporting, filing, and retention of records.
- Review and verification of preventive controls and CCP records.
GENERAL LAB DUTIES, CALIBRATIONS
- Inventory management of QC, lab supplies, and equipment. PO issuance and approval.
- Ensuring the lab is kept clean and tidy and lab cleaning schedules are being followed.
- Manage and schedule all lab and plant equipment calibrations within the defined schedule.
PEST CONTROL
- Manage all aspects of pest control program. Meeting with PC contractor, upkeep of documentation and pest control binder, reviewing weekly inspections, internal auditing, executing CARs.
- Scheduling and participation of weekly plant and warehouse self-inspections focused on Pest Control.
SANITATION
- Manage all aspects of sanitation program, including Chemical Control, Master Cleaning Schedule, ATP and allergen swabbing, procedures, validations, and training.
- Executing sanitation and allergen validations when required and maintaining documentation.
- Maintaining inventory of sanitation chemicals, and scheduling calibrations and cleaning of sanitation equipment.
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM
- Manage all aspects of environmental program, including water testing, swabbing schedule, air monitoring, etc.
EMPLOYEE TRAINING
- Participate in QC proficiency, HACCP, GMP, PC, Allergen and Sanitation training. Organizing training records.
AUDITS
- Participate in all plant 2nd and 3rd party audits including BRC, AIB, Organic, GFCO and Customer audits.
- Participate in regulatory audits – FDA, CFIA, Health Authorities
- Lead and execute self-inspection program
- Execute internal audits as required
- Keep plant “audit ready” through daily GMP inspections
RECALL
- Member of Recall Team. Assist in mock recalls and act as an alternate to Technical Coordinator.
If you feel that this role would be a good fit for you, please submit your resume today in MS Word format – Don’t forget to include your accomplishments and achievements.
