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Invest in you, Join Agropur in Edmonton as Temporary Quality Assurance LabTech.
 

We dairy you!

Whether you’re starting your career as a Quality Assurance Laboratory Technician or are ready for a new challenge in a stimulating and collaborative workplace, your next professional challenge is right here!

How Agropur invests in YOU:

• Starting wage of $32.26/hour

Note: this is a TEMPORARY position with no guarantee of direct hire

DAYS/HOURS OF WORK:

• 40 hours per week.
• Other days / hours may be requested as required.
• Must be Flexible to work Saturday/Sundays as required per production needs.
• Generally working Monday - Friday, rotating between 4am - 1230pm AND 7:30/8:30am - 3:30/4:30pm.

What’s involved in this role:

Directly reporting to QC Manager the QA Technician is responsible to ensure:

• Good Manufacturing Practices and Standard Operating Procedures are followed. 
• Quality and Food Safety standards are met. This is ensured through a mixture of "time on the floor" monitoring employee practices.  
• Inspecting equipment and premises, and collecting samples/ swabs, and time in the laboratory testing, calibrating, entering data, reporting, sending and receiving shipments.     
• Must manage time effectively and be able to manage changing priorities.

WORK TO BE PERFORMED:

• Plant and equipment inspections to ensure all food safety standards are met.            
• Laboratory equipment calibration, analysis, prep-work, cleaning and organizing.   
• Sampling, testing and evaluation of ingredients, packaging materials, water, air, products during processing and finished products.            
• Proactively address GMP deviations by taking corrective actions as per policies and SOPs.                                              
• Collect and send samples for outside testing.                                      
• GMP, HACCP, CIP, COP, SOPs, and 5S, monitoring, recording, reporting, verifying.          
• Data collection, data entry, summary, and reporting.                                
• Complete list of assigned daily tasks, working alone or in a team.        
• Effectively report, hold, sample and re-test materials or products that are outside specifications.                                                
• Any other duties assigned.

What you need to join our team:

• Minimum one year of a 4 year University Bachelors Degree in Food Science, Microbiology or Food Technology.
• Proficient in Word, Excel, Access and Power Point. (1 year minimum experience preferred)
• Good understanding of Quality and Food Safety Program and documentation control.
• Inquisitive and analytical abilities to solve production quality issues
• Knowledge of basic food industry lab test methods and HACCP.
• Quality experience preferred
• Food/Dairy manufacturing/technology preferred
• GSFI accredited facility experience preferred
• Basic lab equipment experience preferred

We dairy you! JOIN AGROPUR in Edmonton as temporary QA Lab Tech!

Agropur welcomes people from all backgrounds and origins. We are proud to be an employer with a diverse community and are committed to providing a respectful and inclusive experience for all employees and applicants. We will work with candidates who request accommodation. Please note that an adequate knowledge of French is required for positions in Quebec. Agropur uses artificial intelligence technology to assist our recruiters in screening, assessing, or selecting applicants for this position. 

In this text, the use of the masculine gender to designate persons is intended only to lighten the text.