Job Description

Quality Control Technician

Parrish & Heimbecker

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 Control Technician for our New Life Mills division based in Cambridge, ON.

P&H New Life Mills

New-Life Mills is a Canadian-owned manufacturer of livestock nutrition since 1964. With five production facilities and a dedicated team of experts in species management, nutrition and production, our commitment to the best possible inputs, feed, and services for; broiler chickens, eggs, turkey, beef, dairy, and swine, is the driving force behind our success.

Company-owned farms facilitate responsible nutrition and species management research, and a strict quality assurance/ quality control program supports our FeedAssure certification. We believe that what we put into the feed helps livestock get more out of the feed \xe2\x80\x93 proven nutrition for a more profitable performing animal.

Benefits

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

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, the Quality Control Technician will be responsible for assisting with and supporting the maintenance of a successful Quality Assurance (QA) Program with the goal for continuous improvement. This position will help to improve and streamline NLM QA Program. They will work closely with each of New-Life\xe2\x80\x99s 5 Mill location Quality Teams to provide support to the program. They will also work closely with the Nutrition team on maintenance of the master sampling plans for finished feeds and ingredients.

Day to Day

• Verification of monthly and annual test results completed by each mill according to their Task Matrix frequencies. Summarize and log all results, initiating CARs where deviations are identified and conducting root cause analysis which include determining necessary corrective actions.
• Attend Monthly Ingredient Review meetings with NTI to follow-up on any laboratory or testing deviations noted which may include updates to Sampling Plans, follow up with mills or laboratory.
• Update and communicate quality KPI metrics such as Task Matrix scores and other Monthly QA Metrics.
• Complete Finished Feed result comparisons against label guarantees reporting results to Nutritionists for their verification or CAR initiation.
• Review In-house testing results following up on any out of spec or missing results.
• Periodically perform Internal audits in rotation with the QA Manager.
• Periodically attend and support with External Feed Assure audits and CFIA Inspections.
• Development and delivery of quality training plans and training of staff.
• Review and approve Corrective Action reports for effectiveness on a regular frequency assisting with problem-solving and corrective action implementation, documentation, and resolution where appropriate.
• Assist with Supplier and Ingredient Approvals and review through direction of QA Manager.
• Assisting in the development of test methods and inspection plans.
• Monitoring and reporting on the effectiveness of the Mill Quality Teams performance to the QA Manager.

Required Qualifications

• Post-Secondary Diploma or Degree in Food Science, Agriculture, Chemistry, or related fields
• At least 2 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience directly coordinating a food safety program (HACCP / BRC etc).
• Comfortable working in Microsoft Office with programs such as Excel, Word, Outlook, and Teams.
• Ability to work independently as well as in a team environment.

Work and grow with a family-owned company.

Join our team with Purpose & History! P&H\xe2\x80\x99s roots go back over 110 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.

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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. We welcome 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.

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