Quality Assurance Inspector - Mississauga, Canada - Belvika Trade & Packaging

Belvika Trade & Packaging

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Mississauga, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Belvika Trade & Packaging Ltd. is a leading one-stop contract packaging company, specializing in precision packing of dry foods, chocolate and confectionary products from multiple facilities totaling more than 500,000 ft2. A 30-year-old and 100% owned Canadian Company, Belvika has grown to be one of the largest co-packers of chocolate, confectionary and snack products in Canada. Belvika uses its extensive experience in managing both manual processes and automated equipment to handle primary and secondary packaging of products for some of the world's best known confectionary brands.

Belvika is currently seeking a
Quality Assurance Inspector **to maintain the overall quality standards for all products packed and ensuring that the Company's & Client's quality specifications are complied with at all times.

The QA Inspector will be located at 340 Traders Blvd East, Mississauga and must be flexible to work on all shifts.

Position Summary:

This is a Quality Assurance Inspector position within the Quality Department of a Copacker in confectionary and snack food products;
Areas include: quality element control related to operations, policy and procedure auditing, leads quality improvement projects, and drives defect prevention and detections;
Organizes and reviews all QA aspects of daily production.
Monitor and inspect production lines and quality report forms daily to ensure client quality and food safety standards are being met;
Prepare product lot traceability, quality forms and all other items required prior to the start of production;
Support the QA Manager on certification audit (SQF), customer audits, and internal audits. Ensure the facility is audit ready all the time.
Perform preOp inspection along with ATP, and allergen swabs when needed;
Perform water sampling and environmental swabbing based on the company/Client specifications;
Conduct a variety of monthly internal audits with crossfunctional team and identify opportunities for improvement;
Maintain and verify that daily, weekly and monthly cleaning duties have been completed and records are up to date;
Ensure that the pest control program is being maintained and liaise with operator to ensure that all BTPL and regulatory standards are being met;
Maintain and verify the PM records and file them to the folder;
Other tasks as assigned by your supervisor or designate.

Education/Work experience requirements:

Minimum 1year experience in quality assurance in food processing or food packaging environment;
Knowledge & experience of GMPs, HACCP and & Quality Management systems;
Postsecondary education related to Quality Assurance and/or Food Science is an asset.

Key technical & behavioural
competencies:

Selfstarter who works well under pressure and has great time management skills;
Proficiency with Microsoft Office such as Word and Excel;
Great interpersonal skills with a proven ability to work well both independently and with multiple departments as required;
Knowledge and basic understanding of allergen and pathogen swabbing techniques;
Knowledge of quality auditing, inspection methods;
Detail oriented;
Strong organizational skills, able to prioritize responsibilities and multitask;
Excellent reading, writing, and oral communication skills.