Quality Assurance Associate - Bracebridge, Canada - Muskoka Grown

Description

JOB DESCRIPTION

Quality Assurance Associate

Key Success Factors

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• Perform and complete each task to the best of your ability, as per the provided training, and always meet the organizational schedule and timelines
• Label reviews and approvals must be conducted with 100% accuracy and released to the packaging team per the schedule. Any scheduled risk is provided to the manager within 24 hours of identification.
• All batch records are gathered and reviewed for 100% accuracy and completeness before QAP's final review and approval. Any identified discrepancies must be notified to QAP within 24 hours
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• Ensure all NCRs are reported within one business day to QAP and are fully documented within 3 days of reporting. Any assigned actions related to the action plan must be completed within the stipulated time agreed with QAP.
• Assist QAP with process development and SOP revisions including developing new SOPs.
• Assist QAP with QMS, Inventory Management, Sanitation and other QA Programs.
• Complete all tasks. Able to communicate effectively in fastpaced, loud environments.
• Serve as an integral member of the Quality Assurance team, interact/communicate crossfunctionally to ensure business objectives are aligned, and ensure that the organization meets its quality, regulatory and business objectives
• A collaborative and inclusive leader who can inspire and empower others
• Entrepreneurial attitude with interest in learning, understanding, growing and improving the business
• A champion of change with the courage of convictions
• Take ownership of developing the processes and projects assigned by management
• Involve in various internal and external QA processes
• Perform each task to the best of your ability & training
• Able to communicate effectively in fastpaced, loud environments.
• Follow all company Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to maintain compliance with Health

Canada and other regulatory bodies.

• Able to work flexible shift hours with the open availability to change and
• Other duties as assigned by manager or critical leaders.

Proficiencies

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• Effective Communication
• Teamwork
• Accountability
• Organization
• Commercial Awareness
• Understanding of sampling protocol, sampling plans, test methodology, test limitation, validation and risk assessment analysis

Responsibilities

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To achieve our Mission to craft cannabis products consumers love at affordable prices for daily smokers by a team of dedicated people who are excited to come to work while keeping teams aligned with our


TEAM values:

TEAMWORK

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We win and lose as a team. Everyone on the team earns their place & is worthy of cooperation, communication, empathy & respect

• Responsible for working with team members to meet team & individual goals
• Maintain a safe and healthy work environment by following and enforcing standards and procedures that comply with applicable regulations.
• Help ensure a safe, injury/accidentfree workplace.
• Do the right thing

EXCELLENCE

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We do our best today, knowing we need to do better tomorrow because there is always room for improvement.

We expect the best from ourselves because our customers won't accept anything less.

• Do each task to the best of your ability & training.

ACCOUNTABILITY

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We hold ourselves to the highest standards as individuals and as a team. We expect others to do the same. We celebrate wins & learn from losses.

• At least two years of QA experience in the cannabis industry and good knowledge of GPP and Cannabis Regulations. GMP experience is a plus
• Communicate production issues that have the potential to affect quality or schedule compliance to the appropriate Operations Frontline Manager.
• Be honest about mistakes & failures, so we can work as a team to improve
• Dedication to achieving company mission while upholding organizational values
• Attend work on time as scheduled
• Perform all operational tasks in compliance with Standard Operating Procedures.
• Preparation of cannabis samples to be transferred to approved 3rd party testing laboratories
• Develop and provide oversight of the Quality Management System (QMS) appropriate for the facility.
• Provide technical expertise so that facility can comply with cannabis regulations.
• Involve in process changes and be a champion in fulfilling change management.
• Develop and Create (not approve) Standard Operating Procedures in the areas of sanitation program and other manufacturing process
• Review (not approve) Standard Operating Procedures
• Review (not approve) deviation reports/nonconformance reports and follows up actions from these reports
• Review (not approve) laboratory analyses, follow up on specification results and batch records for release
• Review (not approve) of new materials
• Review (not approve) receipt of all incoming cannabis
• Perform inhouse audits, and audits of external service providers (e.g. lab services)
• Review and follow up on customer complaints, ad