Job Description

Quality Assurance Specialist

Parrish & Heimbecker
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Join our team that shares your Passion & Heart for Canadian agriculture! Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited (P&H) has an opportunity for a motivated, forward-thinking, and dedicated individual as a Quality Assurance Specialist for our Milling division based in Cambridge, ON.P&H Milling
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P&H is the largest Canadian-owned milling company. The P&H Milling Group sources wheat from Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec, and Atlantic Canada to produce quality flour and cereal products. The lineup includes hard red spring wheat flour for breads and other bakery products, soft winter wheat flour for cakes and cookies, as well as semolina flour for pasta, organic flour, and atta flour for chappati. In our specialty milling operation in Saskatoon, we also mill pea fractions.



From its mills in Halifax, Nova Scotia; Acton, Hanover, Hamilton, and Cambridge, Ontario; Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; and Lethbridge, Alberta, the P&H Milling Group supplies flour to customers throughout Canada, the United States, the Caribbean, the Middle East, Iceland, and Pacific Rim countries.Benefits
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Parrish & Heimbecker Ltd has a people-first approach therefore, we offer many perks to our hard-working staff! Some of our benefits include:Learning and Development Programs Dental, Vision, and Extended Health Care Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program Paid Time Off RRSP Matching Wellness Program Company Events
Your Role
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Reporting to the Food Safety and QA Compliance Manager, this position will provide support for the Company's development and management of quality and food safety programs at a national level.
Day to Day
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Will own and drive the national customer complaints handling and management in coordination with the site QA or designated person (for third party warehouse and transportation) Will support Supply Chain and Transportation in QA related tasks. Assist the FS & QA Compliance Manager in the document control. Support implementation of Company's quality management systems at each plant including third party warehouse. Provide support to Company's manufacturing plants in food safety and quality. Maintain QA process standards and procedures which include frequency and method of calibrations and recipe set-up, generation of COA's and related QA documents. Assist in the development of corrective action, root cause and prevention plans. Provide written responses to Sales and Customers as required. Assist with traceability exercises as needed. Conduct scheduled internal and external facility audits (manufacturing plants, warehouses, suppliers) as required. Pro-actively work on assigned department tasks and special projects. Perform other duties as required
Required Qualifications
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Degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Microbiology, or related field (or equivalent experience). 3-5 years of relevant experience, preferably in agriculture, grain, or flour milling. Strong knowledge of plant QA systems (HACCP, GFSI/BRCGS). Skilled in problem-solving, detail-oriented analysis, and technical documentation. Excellent communication skills with the ability to work independently and cross-functionally. Proficient in Microsoft Office; training in Continuous Improvement is an asset. Willingness to travel to plant locations as required.
Work and grow with a family-owned company.
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Join our team with Purpose & History! P&H's roots go back over 115 years. We have always been a Canadian, family-owned and managed agri-business that understands the qualities and conditions needed for meaningful growth. Our corporate culture values are family values; honesty and integrity with a focus on listening and continuous learning. Like family, we support our staff to always do better.



With over 70 locations spanning from coast to coast, and trade links around the globe, P&H is growth-oriented, diversified and vertically integrated with operations spanning across grain merchandising, flour milling, crop input distribution and animal feed production.



To apply and learn more visit us at www.pandhcareers.com



We thank all applicants, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.



P&H is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that is reflective of Canadian society. As a result, Parrish & Heimbecker, Limited is an equal opportunity employer and is in compliance with the Employment Equity Act. P&H welcomes and encourages applications from women, aboriginal people, people with disabilities and members of visible minorities. Accommodations in relation to the job selection process are available upon request for both internal and external candidates taking part in all aspects of the recruitment process.




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