QA Technician

Sunrise Markets Inc; Toronto; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 36,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Markets Inc. is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician for the Morning Shift in our Ontario facility. The role ensures food quality/safety through daily checks, lab work, and collaboration with the operations team.

Responsibilities include production checks, microbiology testing, and generating QA reports. A university degree or diploma in Food Science or Microbiology is required, with HACCP/SQF knowledge preferred.

Qualifications

• University degree or diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or Microbiology.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Strong time management and organization skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Team player.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications.
• HACCP and SQF knowledge and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Verifies production control sheets and performs production checks (temperature, weight, sensory, texture, CCP).
• Inspects finished products for consistency and quality.
• Performs microbiology tests and monitors plant sanitation checks.
• Generates quality daily and weekly reports for QA Manager including wastage, downtime, detained products, non-conformances.
• Supports quality control policies for production workers and performs hygiene checks through GMP training.
• Ensures production processes meet specifications and adheres to safe quality food procedures.
• Calibrates and maintains laboratory equipment and prepares ingredients for production.
• Participates in root cause analysis.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Detail-oriented

Time management

MS Office

Education

University degree or diploma in Food Science/Food Technology/Microbiology

Job description

• Pay or shift range: $22 CAD to $26 CAD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

Description

We are seeking a Quality Assurance Technician for our Morning Shift who is flexible, self-accountable, and has the ability to take action when a product's quality is in question.

The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for filling an essential role in the monitoring and advancement of food quality and safety programs. The QA Technician also ensures the integrity of products through daily process checks as well as short and long-term projects. The ideal candidate will be able to work effectively alone but also work well with fellow team members and the operations team.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Verifies production control sheets as well as performing production checks such as product temperature, weight, sensory, and texture, CCP, etc.
• Inspects finished products to ensure consistency and quality.
• Performs microbiology tests and monitors plant sanitation checks (equipment swab, environmental / air sampling, etc.
• Generates quality daily and weekly reports for Quality Assurance Manager including wastage, downtime, detained products, non-conformances, etc.
• Supports quality control policies for production workers and performs personal hygiene checks through GMP training.
• Works with production team and ensures production processes and parameters meet specifications.
• Ensures safe quality food procedures are followed.
• Titrates and monitors the concentration of the cleaning chemicals and sanitizers.
• Calibrates and maintains laboratory equipment.
• Prepares ingredients for production.
• Performs product evaluation and trend analysis.
• Conducts pre-operational checks - inspects by performing visual checks and random swapping to ensure that equipment has been cleaned and sanitized before production.
• Performs other duties or projects as assigned by QA Manager.
• Adheres to SOP, OHS, HACCP, SQF and GMP standards, requirements and practices.
• Adheres to company working standards.
• Follows work safe procedures and wears protective equipment as required.
• Works effectively as a team with other employees.
• Participates in root cause analysis.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• University degree or diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or Microbiology.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Strong time management and organization skills.
• A self-starter, having self-discipline and the ability to work under minimal supervision.
• Team player.
• Good computer skills (proficient in Microsoft Office applications).
• HACCP and SQF knowledge and experience preferred.

WORKING CONDITIONS

• Work is in a laboratory setting and in the production area, use of safety shoes required.
• Permanent Full-Time position.

Additional pay:

• Overtime pay
• Company events
• On-site parking

Work Location:

Morning shift varies between two different shifts - Monday - Friday: 5:00am - 1:30 pm or 7:00 am - 3:30pm (Weekend availability required)