Quality Assurance Technician - Vancouver, Canada - Sunrise Soya Foods

Sunrise Soya Foods
Sunrise Soya Foods
Verified Company
Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

Sophia Lee

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

beBee Recruiter
Description
Since 1956, Sunrise Soya Foods has been trusted by generations to produce healthy and delicious soy products.

As Canada's leading tofu manufacturer, we are dedicated in our commitment to putting Goodness First behind everything that we do.

From our products to our workplace, we adhere to our values of:
Customer Focus, Honesty and Integrity, Respect, Teamwork and Corporate Citizenship.


THE POSITION


The Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for filling an essential role in monitoring and advancement of food quality and safety programs.

The QA technician also ensures the integrity of products through daily process checks as well as short and long term projects.


CORE COMPETENCIES

Behavioral:


  • Accountability and Dependability
  • Ethics and Integrity
  • Adaptability and Flexibility
  • Attention to Detail
  • Commitment to Health and Safety
  • Commitment to Quality
  • Communication
  • Teamwork

Functional:


  • Resourceful
  • Economical
  • Organization
  • Time Management
  • Cooperation
  • Result Focus
  • Customer Focus

JOB DUTIES

  • Verify production control sheets as well as performing production checks such as product temperature, weight, sensory, and texture, CCP, etc.
  • Inspect finished products to ensure consistency and quality.
  • Perform microbiology tests and monitors plant sanitation checks (equipment swab, environmental / air sampling, etc).
  • Generate quality daily and weekly reports for Quality Assurance Manager including wastage, downtime, detained products, nonconformances, etc.
  • Support quality control policies for production workers and performs personal hygiene checks through GMP training.
  • Work with production and ensuring production processes and parameters meet specifications. Ensures safe quality food procedures are followed.
  • Titrate and monitors the concentration of the cleaning chemicals and sanitizers.
  • Calibrate and maintain laboratory equipment.
  • Prepare ingredients for production.
  • Perform product evaluation and trend analysis.
  • Conduct preoperational checks inspect by performing visual checks and random swapping to ensure that equipment has been cleaned and sanitized before production.
  • Perform other duties or projects as assigned by QA Manager.
  • Adhere to SOP, OHS, HACCP, SQF and GMP standards, requirements and practices.
  • Adhere to company working standards.
  • Follow work safe procedures and wears protective equipment as required.
  • Teamwork
with other employees and leadhands

  • Participate in root cause analysis

TEAMWORK

  • Ensure compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards for people safety, food safety, quality, cost control, waste reduction and complete and ontime delivery
  • Promote and follow all company and regulatory standards, including but not limited to; Occupational Health and Safety (OHS), Food Safety, Safe Operating Procedures (SOP's), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) and Workplace Hazardou Materials Information System (WHMIS)
  • Ensure proper use of required personal protective equipment at all times
  • Report all safety concerns to a member of your Joint Health and Safety Committee and your Supervisor/Manager
  • Perform other duties and special projects as assigned by Supervisor or Manager.

REQUIREMENTS

  • University degree or diploma in Food Science, Food Technology or Microbiology
  • Good verbal and written English language skills
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work effectively both independently and in a team environment
  • Strong organizational and time management skills.
  • Selfstarter, having selfdiscipline and the ability to work under mínimal supervision
  • Detail oriented and ability to work well under pressure and with mínimal supervision.

WORKING CONDITIONS

  • Permanent Fulltime position (40 hours per week)
  • Each normal work shift is 8.5 hours, with a halfhour unpaid meal break & 15minute paid coffee break
  • Works in a laboratory setting and in the production area
  • Rotational shift work
  • Wearing of company provided Uniform and other Personal Protective Equipment is required as applicable

TO APPLY

Sunrise Soya Foods Inc.
729 Powell Street, Vancouver, BC, V6A 1H5
More jobs from Sunrise Soya Foods
See all jobs of Sunrise Soya Foods