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Quality Assurance Compliance Lead
full-time•Brampton
About this role
Give & Go Prepared Foods Corp. is a proud member of the Mondelēz family. We are a leading, and growing, North American manufacturer of baked goods for over 30 years. If you're looking for a company that will provide you with opportunities for career growth and development, while working with an energetic and team with deeply ingrained values of respect, direct and open communication, quality, and accountability, we’d love to have you join our team. Our Consumer Brands: two-bite® brand, including two bite-brownies®, Kimberley's Bakeshoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse™, and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co™
It’s an exciting time to part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part of our growth and extraordinarily bright future!
Job Overview:
Responsible for ensuring Site Quality Programs comply with all company policies and procedures and all customer, GFSI and regulatory requirements. Also serves as the SQF Practitioner for their sites.
Key Responsibilities:
- Owner of all Compliance Programs including but not limited to:
- HACCP, SQF, CAPA, Food Defense, Calibration, Traceability
- Ownership includes planning, implementing, executing, and maintaining all aspects of these programs with a continuous improvement mindset to improve the Site Quality Systems.
- Implementation of corporate policies at the site level.
- Serve as SQF Practitioner
- Ensure sites are prepared for all Internal, MDLZ, GFSI, Regulatory and Customer audits.
- Serve as Site Lead for all quality audits and regulatory visits.
- Serve as CAPA Lead for all NC’s identified during quality audits and regulatory visits.
- Assure compliance with the FDA/CFIA food laws
- Develop and deploy training on Food Safety & Quality Management in alignment with Corporate Quality, as per GFSI requirements and corporate policies to maintain or exceed target audit scores, while ensuring consistent compliance with national and international food industry standards
- Ensure training and education for the food security team as well as for the operators that monitor critical points.
Recipe for Success:
- Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Quality Assurance, Food Science, Biology, Engineering, Microbiology, Operations Management or a related field
- 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance
- Technical knowledge of quality and food safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).
- Technical knowledge of Food Manufacturing processes, Sanitation and Microbiology
- Experience dealing with regulatory agencies (i.e. CFIA, FDA).
- Submitting and implementing corrective/preventive actions plans.
- Proficient with Office 365, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams.
- Strong interpersonal and influencing skills.
- Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with Plant Quality and Operations colleagues.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Able to document findings and data clearly, concisely, and accurately.
- Strong analytical skills and attention to detail.
- Well organized and self-motivated, and able to work well both independently and in cross-functional teams ·
- Action driven
- Strong knowledge of GFSI, HACCP, Preventive Controls and Quality Systems
- Statistical processes and problem-solving techniques
What We Can Offer:
- It’s an exciting time to be part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part our growth and extraordinarily bright future.
- As we grow, we are committed to preserve the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
- Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.
Give & Go Prepared Foods (USA) Corp. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The Company does not discriminate on the basis of age, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, domestic partnership, race, color, creed, religion, ethnicity, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, disability, marital status, veteran status, military status, domestic violence victim status, genetic information, reproductive decision making, salary history, arrest or conviction record or any other legal recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local laws, regulations or ordinances. Those applicants requiring reasonable accommodation to the application and/or interview process should notify a representative of the organization. While there is no federal law specifically prohibiting employers from asking applicants if they've ever been convicted of a crime, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recommends employers avoid asking for this information on an application form.
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What you'll do
- The Quality Assurance Compliance Lead is responsible for ensuring compliance with all quality programs and regulatory requirements at the site level. This includes serving as the SQF Practitioner and leading all quality audits and regulatory visits.
About Give and Go Prepared Foods
Give & Go has been baking the products our consumers and retailers love since 1989.
Today, we are a leader in mini-treats within the in-store bakery of retailers across North America.
As a proud business unit of Mondelēz International, and 11 facilities serving North America, Give & Go is a Canadian manufacturer of fully-finished, sweet baked goods for every season and across four key consumer consumption occasions: Celebration Solutions, Breakfast Solutions, Everyday Treats and Better For You Snacking.
We market our solutions under our proprietary brands: two-bite®, Create-A-Treat®, Kimberley's Bakeshoppe™, Mason St. Bakehouse®, and The Worthy Crumb Pastry Co.®.
We strive to remain at the forefront of innovation, both in product development and retailer solutions, based on consumer research and a deep understanding of our retail partners’ needs. Our indulgent, high-quality baked goods are sold to leading retailers and food service operators across Canada, United States, Mexico, Europe, Australia and Japan.
We pride ourselves in our values of Respect, Direct Communication, Quality, Accountability and Safety to fulfill our company motto of being "Great People, Baking Great Products, For A Great Future!"
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