Quality Assurance Specialist

| Mississauga  | Full Time | Permanent

We are Dr. Oetker. Since our beginnings, we have been breaking new ground. With pizza, cake, and desserts at the core of our business, as well as digital platforms and services – we create the "Taste of Home" for millions around the world with you.

Are you ready for a new challenge? Then take your next step.

Your Future:

• Reporting to the QA Manager, you will work closely with the plant/QA teams to develop and implement quality and food safety programs.
• This involves regularly reviewing the current food safety programs to ensure they meet both regulatory (CFIA, FDA, USDA, Exports) and FSSC 22000 standards and requirements.
• You will lead the facility’s food safety team.
• In this role, you will coordinate internal or external audits with 3rd parties, customers, or regulatory agencies.
• You will oversee inspections and tests conducted by the Quality Technicians. This involves setting test schedules, providing guidance, ensuring testing protocols are followed, and supporting development of the Technicians.
• You are responsible for reviewing test findings and analyzing deviations from specifications to determine possible causes.
• Lead the internal audit process (GMP, PRP, and HACCP) to ensure best quality practices are maintained within the operations.
• Investigate and respond to consumer quality complaints.
• Identifies quality and food safety non-conforming trends, identifies root causes, supports corrective actions, and implements process improvements by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Leads the employee training program on GMP, quality, and food safety.
• Provides leadership, coaching, and education as it relates to the development of our food safety culture.
• You will support the specification process for new or alternate raw materials and suppliers.
• Conduct ingredient risk assessments to ensure appropriate food safety measures are in place both at the supplier and plant level.
• Supports the achievement of set quality and food safety objectives
• Supports QA Technicians as needed.

Your Strengths:

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Quality Assurance, or a related field
• 3-5 years of experience in quality assurance within the Consumer Packaged Goods industry
• Strong knowledge of, HACCP, FSSC, FSMA and applying knowledge to conduct gap analysis, provide risk based thinking and conduct hazard analysis.
• Familiarity with quality control methodologies and process improvement techniques
• Knowledge of ingredients and specification related to food safety and quality

• Proficiency in statistical analysis software, e.g. excel and experience working with SAP or similar systems.
• Ability to make informed decisions in a timely manner within a fast pace environment
• Can work independently as well as in a team environment

Your Schedule:

• Day shift
• Flexibility is required to complete certain tasks which requires an onsite inspection in the night or early morning 6 or 7 am