Quality Assurance Technician Summer Student - Brampton, Canada - Sofina Foods Inc

Sofina Foods Inc

Verified Company

Brampton, Canada

1 week ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

About us:

Sofina Foods is one of Canada's leading manufacturers of primary and further processed protein products for retail and foodservice customers as well as international markets.

We manufacture pork, beef, turkey, chicken and fish products.

Our family of brands include:
Cuddy, Lilydale, Janes, Mastro, San Daniele, Fletcher's, Vienna, Riserva and Zamzam. We are also the exclusive distributor of Italy's finest Rio Mare & Lavazza products in Canada.
Position Summary

Reporting to the QA Manager, the QA Technician is primarily responsible for maintaining the facility's food safety and quality program.

This includes all necessary onsite and record verifications as well as facility audits, product sampling and associate training.

It may also include testing requirements, pre-operational inspections, data entry and record keeping as well as other projects as deemed necessary by the QA Manager.

Key Accountabilities

Primarily responsible for the daytoday functions of maintaining the food safety and quality system in the facility
Record keeping of monitoring and verification documents
Associate training (production, supervision, maintenance, engineering, etc)
Data entry of test results into electronic spreadsheets
Preshipment verifications and sign off's
Swab testing
Water sample collection
Completion of CoCs (chain of custody) documents to accompany samples for either internal or external testing
Environmental, product and raw material sampling as part of food safety & quality program
Perform product hold and release
Other duties as assigned

Requirements:

Currently enrolled in a College or University program in Food Science or a related field
Experience in a food manufacturing environment is an asset
Excellent communication skills both oral and written
Computer Literacy (intermediate MS Word, MS Excel)
Strong attention to detail
Must be able to travel between 2 locations (6 kms)

Sofina Foods Inc.

is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act ('AODA').

Applicants are asked to make their needs/requirements, for the purpose of accommodation under AODA, known to Human Resources when they are contacted for an interview.