QA & Food Safety Leader — HACCP, Compliance & Quality

Gategroup Holding; Richmond; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

gategroup Canada Inc. is seeking a QA Manager to assure compliance with Quality/Food Safety SOPs and regulatory requirements for the Vancouver operation. You will manage a QA and sanitation team of about 12 people and participate in local and corporate process improvements.

The role includes leading QA activities, implementing quality systems, maintaining corrective actions, and driving a culture of food safety and quality across the unit.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in food science or related field.

Responsibilities

• Executes monthly self–assessments on the elements of food safety.
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• Executes and maintains HACCP-related procedures as defined in the HACCP plan.
• Leads all QA and food/product safety related activities/initiatives.
• Implements quality systems and measures their effectiveness by verifying activities, controls and preventative measures.
• Manages corrective action system and facilitates corrective actions with leadership.
• Ensures HACCP records are accurate and compliant.
• Leads product defect investigations and foreign object investigations.
• Identifies and maintains KPIs related to food safety and quality.
• Manages sanitation team to meet business needs and maintain unit hygiene.
• Improves procedures to ensure end-to-end process conformance.
• Promotes food safety and quality culture in the Vancouver Unit.
• Identifies and develops top talent; manages vendors.
• Controls QA department expenses and labor costs to meet budget targets.

Skills

Quality Assurance

HACCP

Auditing

Team Leadership

MS Office (Excel)

Communication

Documentation & Records

Education

Bachelor's degree in food science

Foundational HACCP knowledge

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

gategroup Canada Inc. is seeking a QA Manager to assure compliance with Quality/Food Safety SOPs and regulatory requirements for the Vancouver operation. You will manage a QA and sanitation team of about 12 people and participate in local and corporate process improvements.

The role includes leading QA activities, implementing quality systems, maintaining corrective actions, and driving a culture of food safety and quality across the unit.