Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Technician (12 month term - Part Time)

Alfa Laval Inc.; Guelph; On-site; CAD 35,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dedicated Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Technician for a part-time role. This exciting opportunity involves providing quality assurance and food safety support, conducting inspections, and analyzing data to identify trends and risks. You will collaborate with teams to ensure compliance with safety standards and improve processes. If you are passionate about food safety and quality assurance, this role offers a chance to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment while working alongside experienced professionals.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of related work experience required.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and able to work in cold environments.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections of finished products and raw materials.
• Manage customer complaints and ensure preventive measures are in place.
• Assist in audits and shelf life projects through testing and reporting.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Food Safety

HACCP

Quality Assurance

Data Analysis

Education

High School Diploma

Bachelor's Degree in Food Science

College Diploma in Food Science

Job description

Cargill's size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials - from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill's protein and salt business, where we provide wholesome, high-quality food products to a wide range of customers, from foodservice operators and grocery stores to manufacturers and exporters.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Technician (12 month term - part time) will provide quality assurance and food safety technical support through testing and auditing process documentation and data collection and analysis. In this role, you will collaborate to identify quality assurance issues and analyze data to uncover risks and support knowledge transfer.

Key Accountabilities

• Conduct inspections of finished products or raw materials pre-operational inspections to identify trends in defects or errors and support more complex trials and experiments under intermediate supervision.
• Conduct documentation review of hazard analysis, food safety and quality documents.
• Assists in audits and shelf life projects through testing, preparing reports and final summaries.
• Manage customer complaints and ensure appropriate actions and preventative measures are in place to prevent reoccurrence.
• Handle moderately complex clerical, administrative, technical or customer support issues under general supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma, secondary education level or equivalent
• Minimum of two years of related work experience
• Able to work on cold environment, and spend long hours walking and standing
• Able to work on a day shift, 3 days a week (6:00 am to 2:30 pm).
• Proficient in Microsoft Office
• Must be legally entitled to work for Cargill in Canada

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree completed or in progress, College diploma or certification in Food Science
• Experience working in a Manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of meat processing, sanitation and good manufacturing practices
• Experience in Food safety, HACCP, and regulatory and third-party requirements

Position Information

Relocation assistance will not be provided.

Cargill is an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing accommodation to our job applicants with disabilities.