ABOUT ISLAND CITY

We have experienced considerable growth over the past few years and we are always looking for people to help us further grow and succeed. As we continue to grow and be successful, our employees will be provided with unlimited possibilities when it comes to career planning and personal growth and rewards!

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Diploma or B. Sc. in Food Science/ Technology or related discipline
• Knowledge and experience with GMPs, SOPs and HACCP
• One to three-years experience working in the food industry
• Basic computer knowledge (Microsoft Office applications)
• Ability to work with other staff and management
• Well organized and demonstrate effective time management skills
• Self-starter with excellent project management skills
• Attention to detail
  Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
  Pay: $23.00-$24.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site parking
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Richmond, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)

Experience:

• QA/QC: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In perso

• Enforce on-going compliance with product safety and quality, customers and regulatory requirements e.g. Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hygiene, labelling etc.
• Assist in developing/ modifying food safety policies, procedures.
• Develop, recommend and monitor corrective and preventative actions.
• Perform critical control point checks and quality checks at various stages of the production process to ensure conformance to product specifications such as weight checks, metal detector checks
• Assist with product complaints and non-conformance investigations. Participates in the root cause analysis and corrective action process as deemed necessary.
• Collect samples for sensory evaluation and shelf-life testing.
• Conduct pre-op inspections and changeover allergen verification and report deviations to production, sanitation and QA teams.
• Identifies and responds to food safety and quality concerns throughout the plant-report to QA Manager in order to initiate nonconformance’s and/or corrective actions
• Perform QA equipment calibration, pest control inspection, glass & brittle plastic inspection, light intensity check, plant cleanliness and report findings.
• Immediately notify appropriate personnel of any issues directly affecting product quality to ensure that corrective actions are taken to meet our quality and food safety standards.
• Hold all raw materials, WIP and finished products that fail to meet the established standards as per On Hold and Disposal Procedures and seek and finalize disposition on held items.
• Perform audits of operation to identify areas for improvement in training, data collection and entry, report systems, and manufacturing.
• Verifies all relevant quality assurance documentation.
• Assist in employees training, customer complaint trend analysis, establishing relevant SOP’s.
• Problem solving and trouble shooting of product quality and labeling issues.
• Perform any new QA checks as required for new processes and or as assigned.
• Communicate information to all required departments to support plant operations.
• Request lab supplies purchase as needed.
• Provide support for regulatory compliance as appropriate.
• Safety and Security - Observes safety and security procedures; Reports potentially unsafe conditions.