Quality Assurance Technician

Cerelia Bakery USA Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 27,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cérélia North America in Mississauga, Ontario is seeking a Quality Assurance Technician dedicated to upholding strict quality standards across production. The role focuses on GMP-compliant inspections, allergen checks, and participation in audits to prevent defects from entering the supply chain.

The successful candidate will have food manufacturing experience, a hands-on, team-oriented approach, and the ability to work 8–10 hour shifts with overtime as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Positive and eager attitude.
• Ability to work rotational shifts (8–10 hrs) with overtime as needed.
• Having reliable transportation or own vehicle is highly recommended.
• Team player who can jump in and help others.
• Flexible and able to switch tasks quickly.
• Forward thinking to improve quality processes.
• Go-getter with a drive for quality and completion of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-operational inspection on equipment in mixing production.
• Monitor production/mixing process and GMP practices.
• Allergen check on process per HACCP requirements.
• Participate in internal and external quality audits and reviews.
• Inspect raw materials and products; report deficiencies to QA Manager.
• Involve in sanitation inspection and ensure cleanliness.
• Check percentage of chemicals and critical control points.
• Enforce Non-Nuts flow and manage sample retention for labs.
• Perform sensory evaluation of all batches before processing.
• Monitor temperatures of coolers/freezers; update charts weekly.
• Ensure paperwork on the line is completed accurately.
• Ensure products meet specifications and segregate non-conforming items.

Skills

Food manufacturing experience

Team player

Flexible

Rotational shifts

Attention to detail

Go-getter

Job description

About Cérélia

Cérélia is a leading food manufacturing company with small-town roots. We are dough and batter experts and proudly serve rolled dough, cookies, pancake and waffle products across Europe, Asia, and North America.

Cérélia’s products are commercialized under its clients’ brands, both retailers and industrial companies, as well as under its own brands: English Bay Bakery, JusRol, Croustipate, Jan, Pop! Bakery and Crêapan in particular. While we continue to grow and expand, our history of trade partnership, production excellence, well-founded innovation, and sustainable development is deeply rooted in more than 40 years of industry know-how.

About Cérélia Canada

As part of the global Cérélia Group, headquartered in France, Cérélia Canada partners with major retailers and food brands to deliver high-quality, innovative products. It is committed to food safety, product innovation, and continuous improvement, while fostering a collaborative and dynamic workplace for its employees.

Summary:

The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for direct examination of product to ensure that quality standards and procedures are met and aligned with legislation and customer specifications. Requiring a high level of attention to detail, the Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for strictly adhering to the organization's quality assurance policies, ensuring staff follow GMP rules and identifying defects and/or production errors to prevent these materials from entering the supply chain.

What you will be doing:

• Perform pre-operational inspection on operating equipment in the mixing production before handing off for start-up.
• Monitor production/ mixing process and personnel GMP practice.
• Allergen check on process as outlined in the HACCP requirements.
• Participate in internal and external quality audits and operational review.
• Inspect raw material, products and reports any deficiencies and off-spec product to Quality Assurance Manager.
• Involve in the sanitation inspection.
• Check the percentage of the chemical.
• Check critical control points.
• Enforce Non- Nuts/Nuts flow.
• Maintain retain sample & send sample to third party labs on equipment’s.
• Perform sensory evaluation of all batches mixed before they are processed.
• Check temperature of cooler, freezers, and humidity.
• Change temp charts weekly.
• Monitor that employees on the line are filling out paperwork completely and correctly.
• Ensure raw and finished product follow all specifications: i.e. weight, placement in tray or case, packaging date, production and best before date, outside coding etc.
• Make sure product meets required specifications and segregates product that does not meet specifications and puts on QC Hold.

What you bring to the table:

• Past experience in a food manufacturing environment strongly preferred.
• Positive and eager attitude.
• Ability to work rotational shifts ( 8 – 10 hrs) with flexibility for overtime as needed
• Having reliable transportation or own vehicle is highly recommended
• Team player- you are willing to jump in and help others
• Flexible- you are comfortable jumping from task to task quickly
• Forward thinking- you look for new and better ways to deliver our high-quality products in your workspace
• Go-Getter- you want to work! You are driven by quality and the accomplishment of a job well done.

Pay Rate: $24:00/hr

If you are eager and excited to work with a company driven by quality, commitment to excellence, and an awesome product, we want to hear from you!

Note: We thank all candidates for their interests. However, only those selected for interviews will be contacted. No telephone calls please.

DISCLAIMER:

Cérélia is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity or testing, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation.