Job Description

Trophy Foods is Canada's leading supplier of high-quality edible nuts, dried fruit and confectionery products. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality products, at the best value, through our direct channel of global grower relationships.

Trophy Foods Inc. is Canadian owned and operated with over 40 years of experience in serving our customers. We produce edible nuts, dried fruits, confectionery and bulk foods under our Trophy brand. We also work with grocery retailers, mass merchandisers, drug channel, and food service customers across the country to create and produce a wide variety of private label branded products.

Overview:

The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for all aspects of Trophy Foods Quality Programs ensuring they are maintained through monitoring, verification, and auditing functions.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Maintain company's Quality Management program through monitoring, verification and auditing programs as required.

Actively participate in the implementation and maintaining of the BRC program.

Perform operational inspections (inclusive Food safety and Quality) every 2 hours. The inspections include verification of CCPs, and preventive controls.

Verify records (Quality system checks and inspections, production records, etc.), and investigate any gaps identified.

Actively manage the product Hold process. Drive dispositioning based on proactive approach.

Perform task verifications and inspections according to Quality Management program.

Perform daily chemistry analysis and shelf life testing as per schedule.

Train employees on: Hygiene policy, GMPs, Sanitation, CCP, Allergens, Operational Inspections, etc..

Ensure Good Manufacturing Practices are followed by all Employees and enforce GMP's when necessary in the plant.

Ensure raw materials, packaging materials, WIP and finished products meet specifications.

Operate the laboratory equipment and perform regular maintenance as required.

Investigate any deviations and participate implementing corrective and preventive measures.

Assist with Internal Audits as per GFSI (BRC/SQF) requirements.

Participate in root cause analysis and CAPA.

Perform environmental monitoring testing. Create lab requisition and analyze the reports.

Adhere to Company health and safety policies/procedures including the wearing of personal protective equipment. Keep a safe, clean and orderly work area.

Other duties as assigned.

Experience, Qualifications, and Educational Requirements:

University Degree, College diploma, or Technical School Certificate in the science field (e.g. Food Science, chemistry, microbiology, etc.).

Minimum 2-3 years of experience in the food industry.

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating & maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

Intermediate skill required for Word and Excel.

GMP & HACCP training would be an asset.

Training in a GFSI Benchmarked food safety standard (BRC preferred) would be an asset.

Accountabilities for Success:

Collaborate and partner with others through actively building positive and productive relationships, working to understand different viewpoints, and treating people of varying backgrounds and perspectives fairly.

Communicate ideas and information in an effective manner by listening, demonstrating understanding, readily sharing information, and keeping appropriate parties up to date.

Take initiative to understand and produce results aligned to department priorities, and accept responsibility for performance and results.

Identify causes of problems and develop solutions to make effective, timely decisions.

Demonstrate a commitment to Trophy's vision and mission. Understand how individual decisions and actions impact the needs of the department as well as overall corporate goals.

Physical Effort:

Regularly walks through the Plant and office areas.

May be required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Extended periods of time often exceeding 2 to 3 hours without sitting.

Work Environment:

Regularly exposed to allergens such as peanuts, tree nuts, sulphites, soya, dairy, egg, gluten and sesame.

Occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions including slippery floors.

May be exposed to equipment and processing mediums exceeding several hundred degrees Fahrenheit and noise levels exceeding 85 decibels.

The employee may be required to handle chemicals that require PPEs to be worn including a respiratory PPE.

Sensory Attention:

Frequent need to give concentrated attention, with one or two senses used in co-ordination.

Ability to apply common sense to problems involving mathematical skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplication, and dividing and written or oral instructions.

Mental Stress:

Work and environment are not repetitious/unchanging.

There is noticeable pressure from deadlines, production quotas, accuracy or similar demands.

Trophy is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity. Diversity is core to our business: by embedding diversity into all aspects of our culture, we maximize the opportunity to achieve sustainable business success and growth. Trophy Foods Inc. provides equal opportunities in employment, promotions, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment to all qualified persons without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, or any other characteristics protected by the applicable Federal and Provincial laws.

Trophy Foods has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for employees with disabilities. If you require a specific accommodation because of a disability or a medical need, please advise us during the recruitment process so that arrangements can be made for the appropriate accommodations to be in place before you begin your employment.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $55,000.00-$60,000.00 per year

Additional pay:

Overtime pay
Benefits:

Company events Discounted or free food Employee assistance program On-site parking Wellness program
Flexible language requirement:

French not required
Schedule:

8 hour shift Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:

Calgary, AB T2C 4L3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:

Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:

Food Manufacturing: 2 years (preferred) GFSI Benchmarked food safety standard (BRC preferred): 1 year (preferred) Microsoft Excel: 2 years (preferred) COAs: 2 years (preferred) Laboratory: 2 years (preferred)
Work Location: In person