Quality Assurance Analyst - Winnipeg, Canada - Vitalus Nutrition Inc

Vitalus Nutrition Inc

Verified Company

Winnipeg, Canada

1 week ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

POSITION OVERVIEW:

VALUES:

Integrity, Care & Expertise (ICE):

PURPOSE:
Improving Lives - By unlocking the Nutritional Value of Milk

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

Coordinate and conduct internal audits in accordance with the QA schedule, perform root cause analysis, work out corrective and preventative actions from audits, and track completion.
Contribute to the compliance of the Vitalus policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs), statutory, regulatory, and customer requirements.
Follow up with other departments on nonconformances, corrective and preventive actions, and validation activities to ensure completion in a timely manner.
Monitor and maintain QA records for prerequisite programs.
Monitor plant (interior and exterior) for maintaining regulatory and food safety requirements.
Review SOPs to ensure the documents are accurate, route the SOPs through the review and approval process, assess documentation for effectiveness and accuracy.
Provide internal training in accordance with the QA schedule.
Collect supplier and contractor facility documentation in accordance with the Vendor Approval system.
Coordinate change management and continuous improvement in processes, documentation, and quality systems.

COMPETENCIES (Knowledge, Skills, Ability)

Knowledge of a range of Regulatory Requirements, Operating Procedures (SOPs), Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP).
Developed interpersonal skills that contribute to the team environment and the achievement of department business goals.
Problem solving ability, including recommendation and selection of the best alternative for solving the problem.
Ability to establish effective communication, listening, and presentation skills.
Ability to generate new ideas and go beyond the status quo.
Ability to work with mínimal supervision on routine work.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Diploma in Food Science/Biotechnology or equivalent plus 25 years' experience or a BSc in a sciencerelated area of study and 2 years' experience.
Experience with HACCP or FSSC 22000 required.
Strong verbal and written communication skills with the proven ability to communicate oneonone.
Proficient computer skills in Word, Excel, graphing, and database programs.

Company Information

Vitalus Nutrition has grown from a small family-owned business to a trusted international supplier of specialty dairy ingredients for large-scale processors and brands.

Our transparent, ethical and service-driven approach has helped us build long-standing relationships with customers throughout the world. Our purpose is to improve lives by unlocking the nutritional value of milk.

Bringing Milk to Life

We constantly look for ways to improve the work environment, provide a safe workplace, communicate company information, encourage employee collaboration, provide ongoing training to assist employees in performing their current job and prepare for career opportunities.

Our compensation and benefits package is very competitive.

We pride ourselves on creating a healthy, respectful, and safe work environment where managers and co-workers care about who you are and support you in learning this new role.

As a company, our turnover is low to industry, and our employee engagement is higher. This relates to our core values of CARE, INTEGRITY and EXPERTISE.