Manager, Quality Assurance

• Responsible for ensuring that the company’s HACCP, Pre-requisite and GFSI system requirements are being met and reassessed on a continuous basis through guidance, direction, follow up and leadership to the HACCP Coordinator, Analyst and Technicians in the facility.
• Manage environmental swab programs.

• Product & Ingredient test programs ensuring proper hold and release procedures are being maintained.
• Ensure sample collection and analysis are carried out as per written procedures.
• Appropriate follow up and corrective actions are being carried out based upon result findings.
• Responsible for direct communication with local CFIA staff on any major issues or concerns (failed product test results, requests for product dispositions, etc).
• Ensuring that all new regulatory requirements as communicated through the IIC are being implemented as necessary in each manufacturing facility.

• Provide guidance to QA/HACCP Coordinators in managing CFIAconcerns and working with the appropriate operations staff to implement the necessary changes or corrective actions.
• Assistance/leadership during CFIA or other regulatory agency audits of the manufacturing facilities.
• Generation and presentation of plant level product and QA FS performance metrics.

• Providing guidance to operations team members on interpreting regulatory requirements (new construction, processing regulations, label restrictions, etc).

• Assist Director of QA/FS during recall / product withdrawals in terms of communication of activity / deliverance of requested material to CFIA.

• Assist in the development of the QA department’s budget as well as providing input into the development of operational budgets concerning pest control, outside sanitation costs.
• Providing input in the development of CER’s when relating to food safety / quality improvement.

• Lead contact with outside pest control.
• Responsible for the implementation and execution of regular sanitation audits complete with written reports and action plans based on findings.
• Designated back up to the HACCP Coordinator and secondary back up to the QA Analyst and technicians.
• Following up on customer complaints in terms of reviewing internal documents, providing data to support a conclusion to the issue, etc.

• Responsible for the development of employee knowledge and skill sets through day to day coaching and providing training opportunities.
• Completion of annual performance appraisals including business and personal growth objectives for each direct report.

• Assist the Director of QA and Foods Safety (designated back up) in food safety recall or crisis situations.
• Other duties as determined by the Director of QA and Food Safety.

• Knowledge and extensive experience with manufacturing practices relating to dry cured RTE deli meat products.
• Knowledge and experience in GFSI Standards.
• Strong understanding and experience with HACCP principles and government regulations in regards to meat processing.
• Computer knowledge and ability to work with various programs (Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Minitab) to create word documents, spreadsheets, reports and written letters of response.
• Organizational skills and the strong ability to multi-task.
• Strong communication skills (verbal and written) as required to interact with various levels of management, customers, suppliers, present findings and represent the company on various audits.
• Strong sense of teamwork, leadership and ability to work with any functional group of individuals including senior management.
• Bachelor of science or college diploma in food science or other related science discipline.
• Able and willing to work in a team environment.
• Task and detail oriented.
• Able to deal with ambiguity, while respecting the established standards.

Sofina Foods