Quality Assurance Technician - Pre-op Shift

Sunrisefarms; Surrey; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Sunrise Farms in Canada is seeking a Quality Control Technician to ensure HACCP and QA programs are maintained in compliance with regulatory guidelines. You will audit, inspect, perform CCP checks, document findings, and support operations to meet food safety requirements.

The role requires a University/Bachelor/Diploma in Food Science or a related field and at least one year of experience in meat industry.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science or related field.
• Minimum one year of QA/food safety experience, preferably in meat.
• Basic knowledge of CFIA SFCR and GFSI (BRC) requirements.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and monitor HACCP/QA programs to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Audit, inspect, and document findings; report deviations and corrective actions.
• Perform line checks, allergen checks, samples collection, and sensory testing as required.
• Support Operations to meet food safety requirements and maintain GMP.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Food Science or Equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Sunrise Farmsis a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.

From our hatcheries to our “ready to eat” state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.

Role:

Quality Control Technician is responsible for evaluating and assessing that HACCP and Quality Assurance Programs are properly maintained in compliance with regulatory guidelines though auditing/inspection, product quality control, data entry and reporting findings and data collected to verify compliance or to identify a need for corrective action. In addition the Quality Control Technician will provide support to Operations with the objective of meeting food safety requirements efficiently. The Quality Control Technician will be responsible for following established food safety and quality procedures.

Schedule: 3:30am to 12pm, with occasional OT and weekend availability.

• Perform pre-operational inspection on operating equipment when required before handing off for start-up.
• Perform all line checks to ensure compliance with product specifications.
• Monitor all line settings and document in accordance with process control requirements.
• Adhere to food safety and HACCP Principles.
• Audit, assess and report compliance level for documented process control standards
• Perform critical control point checks, pre shipment reviews, allergen checks on process as outlined in the HACCP requirements and other QA duties defined within the Quality Assurance Plan
• Trouble shoot processing lines and provide solutions to operations that target manufacturing and food safety requirements
• Evaluate held product, suggest disposition and inform appropriate Quality Assurance personnel as required
• Inspect raw material products and outgoing product and report any deficiencies and off-specification product to Quality Assurance Manager
• Perform various inspections (ie. daily operational inspection, room temperature monitoring, metal detection verification, building inspection, locker inspection)
• Complete QC-related documents with accuracy and error-free
• Review and verify production records for completion and accuracy
• Ongoing GMP compliance monitoring
• Responsible for sample (swabs, raw materials, products) collection
• Responsible for sensory evaluation and in-house laboratory organoleptic and microbial product testing
• University/Bachelor/Diploma of Food Science & chemical or Equivalent
• Minimum one year of related experience, preferably in the meat industry
• Basic knowledge of CFIA SFCR, GFSI (BRC) requirements
• Attention to detail with good time management skill
• Good communication skill (verbal and writing)
• Good analytical skill and be able to take appropriate immediate actions to ensure food safety is not compromised
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office
• Flexible to work shifts and overtime

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At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.