Position Summary
The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for maintaining the facility's food safety and quality program. This includes all necessary onsite and record verifications as well as facility audits, production sampling and associate training. The incumbent will also perform test and sampling requirements, pre-operational inspections, data entry and record keeping.

Key Accountabilities

• Primarily responsible to ensure compliance of day-to-day functions and alignment of our food safety and quality program.
• Record keeping, monitoring and verification of documents.
• Calibrating and cleaning testing equipment.
• Assist with HACCP and BRC’s program updates, maintenance, verifications and function as a cross-functional liaison to ensure the plant is meeting regulatory and compliance requirements for all stakeholders.
• Reporting safety and quality infringements to the Sr. QA Technicians and/or QA Manager.
• Ensuring employees adhere to safety and quality regulations.
• Assist with third party audits (HACCP, CVS, BRC’s, or customer)
• Review of Raw Material Specifications and Customer Specifications and ensure conformance.
• Maintaining an attitude of continuous process improvement and training of employees at hourly and salary levels.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Degree or certificate in quality management, food science, or related field.
• 1-2 years experience in a similar role.
• Strong knowledge of GMP.
• Strong analytical and communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office Applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook.

Sofina Foods Inc. is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (‘AODA’). Applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements, for the purpose of accommodation under AODA, known to Human Resources when they are contacted for an interview.