Quality Assurance Technician

cereliabakerycanada; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 28,000 - 39,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerelia Bakery Canada is hiring a Quality Assurance Technician at our Mississauga, ON facility. You will play a critical role in ensuring quality and health standards are met daily, supporting production with GMP practices and QA audits.

The ideal candidate has experience in a food manufacturing environment, is a team player, and can work 8–10 hour rotational shifts with flexibility for overtime. Transportation to site is preferred; we are an equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Experience in a food manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
• Positive and eager attitude with a willingness to adapt.
• Ability to work rotational shifts (8–10 hrs) with overtime as needed.

Responsibilities

• Perform pre-operational inspection on operating equipment before start-up.
• Monitor production and GMP practices on the line.
• Conduct allergen checks per HACCP requirements.
• Participate in internal and external quality audits and reviews.
• Inspect raw materials, products and report deficiencies to QA Manager.
• Assist with sanitation inspections and line cleanliness.
• Ensure products meet specifications and document results.
• Maintain sample retention and send samples to third-party labs as required.

Skills

Food manufacturing experience

Team player

Flexible

Go-getter

Forward thinking

Rotational shifts

Job description

Are you a "foodie" and love cookies, muffins and pancakes? Are you are looking for a company where we place high value on teamwork, collaboration, innovation? Are you looking to gain experience and grow your career with a successful international company?

If you are looking to do the best work of your career, be a part of an extraordinary company and have a passion for what we do, we want to hear from you!

Cerelia Bakery Canada (Formerly English Bay Batter) is currently looking to add some awesome new team members to our facility in Mississauga, ON. As a Quality Assurance Technician, you will be a critical part of delivering our products to customers everywhere by ensuring our quality and health standards are met everyday!

About Cerelia Bakery Canada:

We develop and produce exceptionally high-quality products including: Fresh & frozen cookie dough and muffin batter in pre-portion sizes and scoop and bake pails for the foodservice industry as well as in-store bakeries of North American grocery, mass and club stores.

Our baked gourmet cookies and muffins are produced for distribution through multiple channels, including quick service restaurants. Refrigerated products including cookie, pastry and biscuit dough sold to North American Grocery Stores in a variety of formats including canister, chub, break-and-bake and place-and-bake.

Our Research and Development is on-going, aimed at introducing new and exciting products to complement our delectable bakery lines. We are an aggressive, flexible company dedicated to providing quality products that satisfy customer needs and marketplace demands.

Most importantly, we are GROWING. As we grow, our team members grow with us.

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

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.