Quality Assurance Technician - Contract

at  Sunrise Farms

Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.
From our hatcheries to our “ready to eat” state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.
POSITION SUMMARY: Responsible for monitoring employee GMP compliance and product quality specification compliance of the raw materials, intermediate products and finished products. This position involves 90% on-floor inspection and 10% reporting.
SHITF TIME: Tuesday to Saturday 10:00 AM to 6:30 PM

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

• Possession of High School Diploma, experience in similar quality control roles are preferred.
• Excellent Proficiency in Microsoft Office (word, excel, outlook, etc.)
• Excellent technical writing skills
• Good understanding of QA systems
• Basic knowledge in HACCP, SFCR and GFSI
• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail, high level of accuracy and a sense of urgency
• Ability to work in a fast paced environment
• Excellent Organizational skills, attention to detail, keen and quick learner
• Experience in a food processing facility is an asset
• Possess positive attitude and professional approach with the willingness to learn and improve
• Ability to work independently or part of a team and get things done with minimal supervision

• Perform daily monitoring and verification tasks as outlined in the HACCP program and recommend corrective actions for deviations
• Responsible for Pre-Operational inspections, perform equipment sanitation verification and maintain environmental sanitation records
• Monitor and identify any product, processes or equipment that are not within acceptable tolerances and respond with immediate corrective action
• Monitoring inbound and outbound product quality
• Assist in facility (interior and exterior) GMP inspections
• Verifies label compliance and packaging tare weights
• Monitor CCPs and record results
• Initiate and enforces: ingredient, packaging or product QC Holds when needed
• Monitors temperature and chemical concentration of sanitation systems
• Maintain ongoing company compliance with all applicable regulations and third party audit requirements
• Participate in preparation for Third Party and Internal audits
• Provide support and coaching to employees and production management to maintain and improve facility QA practices and procedures
• Perform data entry and data analysis tasks
• Help in collecting samples for shelf life and other special projects.
• Help in collecting data and reporting.
• Participate in projects and meetings with the goal of improving food safety and food quality
• Assist in the implementation of changes that advance QA systems and/or programs
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager