Food Quality & Safety Technician

Strive Recruitment Inc.; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Permanent role

Job summary

STRIVE Recruitment Inc. is assisting a Canadian food manufacturer in Vancouver to hire a Quality Technician on a permanent basis. You will support quality and food safety programs through sampling, lab testing, environmental monitoring, and investigations.

The role involves ensuring products meet quality, regulatory, and customer specifications, maintaining HACCP and GMP programs, and driving continuous improvement with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Engineering or related field such as Chemistry, Microbiology, Biotechnology.
• Minimum 5 years in food processing, QA or industrial lab environment.
• Strong knowledge of HACCP and GFSI-recognized food safety schemes.
• Experience with quality testing, lab analysis and non-conformance investigations.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office; Maximo/Navision/ERP systems experience an asset.

Responsibilities

• Collect samples and perform chemical, physical, and microbiological testing on in-process and finished products.
• Generate Certificates of Analysis to confirm product specs.
• Perform environmental sampling to support compliance.
• Calibrate, verify and troubleshoot laboratory equipment.
• Investigate non-conformances and assist with root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Conduct GMP and facility inspections; support HACCP team and continuous improvement.

Skills

HACCP

GMP

COAs

MS Office

Maximo/Navision/ERP

English communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science/Technology or related

Tools

SharePoint

Job description

STRIVE Recruitment Inc. is assisting a Canadian food manufacturer in Vancouver to hire a Quality Technician on a permanent basis. You will support quality and food safety programs through sampling, lab testing, environmental monitoring, and investigations.

The role involves ensuring products meet quality, regulatory, and customer specifications, maintaining HACCP and GMP programs, and driving continuous improvement with cross-functional teams.