Job Description

Manager, Quality Control

Division: Quality Operations
Job location: Bradford, Ontario
Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday - Friday
Employment type: Full-time permanent employment operating in a hybrid dynamic

Travel into our facilities including but not limited to Bradford, Jarvis, Markham, Brampton, or Toronto Ontario may be required and the frequency is subject to change depending on business needs.

A little about us

Hi, we\'re Aurora Cannabis, and we\'re so excited to meet you!

We\'re a global cannabis company with operations across Europe and North and South America. We\'re driven by our passion to help people improve their lives and have a diverse team who bring their best every day, so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers. We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family - from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael \'71, Greybeard and Whistler.

Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our \xe2\x80\x9cA-Team\xe2\x80\x9d. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

Job summary

Are you passionate about quality control and improving processes? Do you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can challenge the status quo and drive innovation? Does the idea of delivering high quality cannabis products around the globe sound exciting? If so, our A-Team may be the perfect place for you!

It\'s grow time and we\'re looking for an ambitious professional to plant their roots with us as a Manager, Quality Control. In this role, you will report into the Director, Quality Operations and collaborate with our dynamic team to oversee our lab operations and stability program. You will operate in a hybrid dynamic and spend most of your time at one of our largest facilities in Canada, Bradford Ontario, to identify gaps, build processes and introduce innovative solutions to help us deliver the highest quality of products to our patients and consumers. Sound interesting? Here is a little more\xe2\x80\xa6

As the Manager, Quality Control you will\xe2\x80\xa6.

• Oversee analytical laboratory operations and review data being reported to the various internal clients
• Manage the stability program and ensure ongoing enrolment aligns with corporate objectives
• Lead a team of professionals to support corporate QC initiatives including, but not limited to, coaching, test/method evaluation for innovation, QC investigations, and on-going stability program
• Identify potential issues with lab operations or stability program processes

and make changes as part of the continuous improvement cycle * Continually review quality control functions across the sites and ensure best practices are applied

• Review and revise QC related standards, policies, and protocols to ensure consistent practices across all sites
• Support any quality control related OOT/OOS investigations or audits (internal or external audits) as required
• Develop plans for quality control improvements and strengthen reporting on KPIs
• Provide guidance to the operational sites through employing risk-based decision making and strategies
• Stay current with industry trends, standards, and expectations to be able to adopt best practices
• Partner with other functional areas to establish and cultivate a strong quality culture at our facilities

You will be setup for success if you have\xe2\x80\xa6

• A Bachelor\'s Degree in Engineering, Science, Technical discipline, or related field along with advance MS Office skills (we would also welcome an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience)
• 5+ years of experience in a lab environment, preferably in the pharmaceutical or consumer-packaged goods industry
• 5 + years of experience in a leadership role building high-performing teams

You\'re the ideal candidate because\xe2\x80\xa6

• You have strong leadership skills capable of developing cross-functional relationships and coaching others to success
• You excel in a fast-paced environment where you can challenge the status quo and manage multiple projects at once
• You have excellent communication skills equipped with the ability to connect with all levels of the organization in remote and hybrid dynamics
• You can think strategically while balancing tactical issues to make quick and informed decisions and influence other effectively through data

Why you\'ll love working at Aurora
Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work! From rewarding career opportunities to flexible work environments to team activities, we go above and beyond to prioritize your success and here\'s how we do it\xe2\x80\xa6

• Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! You will be empowered to achieve work-life balance with flexible hours, remote work options, vacation time, meeting-free-Friday-afternoons and more!

• Total rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary, stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account for you to use for gym memberships, ski passes or staycations.

• Benefits: we will foster your health and wellness (and your dependents) with our employee benefits package including, employer-paid health and dentalcare premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and a medical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A-Team, that will provide you with $3,000 of coverage each year (because we truly believe cannabis is the best medicine).

• Life-long learning: we\'re lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout all aspects of your career! You will have access to a tuition assistance program, virtual learning activities and annual performance reviews, to ensure you are provided with the toolkit and support you need to succeed.

• Perks: we love to celebrate our people by providing corporate perks including employee discounts, perkopolis memberships, company SWAG, paid volunteer time and modern technology.

• Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with cannabis.

Next steps
Apply today by submitting your resume through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by our Talent Acquisition Team and we will contact you if we see a fit via email.

Think you\'re the ideal candidate but you don\'t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways. We would love to review your application to see if you\'re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity. Not the role for you? Share this posting with your network while subscribing to our to learn more about upcoming opportunities (hot tip: if you are an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by sharing this posting with someone in your network! If they are the successful candidate, you may be eligible for a bonus!).

Diversity and inclusion
At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.

Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers - and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know!

Health and safety

If applicable, Aurora Human Resources will contact you via your email address provided. We do not contact candidates over Facebook or other Social Media apps. You will never be requested to provide confidential information such as banking information or your Social Insurance Number in the interview process.

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