HACCP & Audit-Ready Food Safety Specialist

High Liner Foods; Lunenburg; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Referral bonus eligibility

Pay for performance incentives

Employee & Family assistance programs

Wellness Programs

Retirement Planning

Disability Support

Family friendly Flex policies & Summer

Learning and mentorship opportunities

Safety focused work environment

Job summary

High Liner Foods is seeking a Food Safety Documentation Specialist to support and maintain the facility's FSQA programs at our Lunenburg site. You will verify HACCP records, manage document control, and coordinate CAPA and customer complaint investigations to ensure compliance with FDA/USDA and FSMA standards.

You will partner with Quality leadership and site operations, monitor documentation accuracy, and drive audit readiness across the team with strong organizational skills and precise

Qualifications

• Post secondary education: Associates degree or Bachelor's in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 2-4 years of experience in food safety, quality assurance, regulatory compliance, or related roles within a food manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, GMPs, and food safety regulatory requirements (FDA/USDA, FSMA, customer standards).
• Experience with audit preparation, documentation management, or CAPA processes is strongly preferred.
• Strong organization, documentation and record‑keeping skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook) and comfort working in digital document control systems.
• Exceptional communication skills combined with strong interpersonal skills
• Team-focused, works collaboratively to ensure directives are achieved together
• Demonstrates a passion for putting the customer first, in every decision

Responsibilities

• Maintain and support onsite FSQA program and supporting documentation, ensuring they remain current, compliant, and effectively implemented across the facility.
• Conduct HACCP verification activities, including record review, prerequisite program verification, and support for validation and reassessment needs.
• Partnering with Quality and site leadership to coordinate audit-readiness efforts by organizing documentation, ensuring record accuracy, and maintaining program elements in a state of continuous compliance.
• Support the site’s CAPA documentation process, including issue intake, support for root-cause investigations, corrective action tracking, and verification that actions are effectively implemented and sustained.
• Coordinate customer complaint activities, including data review, investigation support, documentation accuracy, and timely communication of findings to the QA Manager.
• Oversee document control for all FSQA-related materials, ensuring documents and records are properly maintained, updated, and aligned with regulatory, customer, and company requirements.
• Support Quality leadership and the site with internal and external audits by preparing required materials, participating in audit activities, and ensuring timely and accurate follow-up on findings.
• Perform routine program verification checks to confirm compliance and promptly escalates gaps, risks, or emerging issues to the Plant Quality & Food Safety Manager.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners—including Production, Sanitation, and Maintenance—to reinforce food safety expectations and support effective program execution.
• Contribute to a culture of continuous audit readiness by identifying emerging risks, supporting corrective actions, and promoting consistent adherence to FSQA standards and behaviors.

Skills

Documentation & record-keeping

Communication

Team collaboration

Attention to detail

Education

Associates degree in Food Science or related field

Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Office

Digital document control systems

Job description

High Liner Foods is seeking a Food Safety Documentation Specialist to support and maintain the facility's FSQA programs at our Lunenburg site. You will verify HACCP records, manage document control, and coordinate CAPA and customer complaint investigations to ensure compliance with FDA/USDA and FSMA standards.

You will partner with Quality leadership and site operations, monitor documentation accuracy, and drive audit readiness across the team with strong organizational skills and precise