Student; Quality Assurance

Interested in joining Canada’s largest poultry processor? At Maple Lodge Farms, we’re not only passionate about our chickens, but our people, too. We operate to the latest in technological, health and safety, and quality standards. With rapid expansion over the years, and continued innovation and investment in growth, we’re looking for committed team players to join the Maple Lodge family. As a proudly family-owned Canadian company, we’re passionate about what we do.

If you’re a committed team player, we would love to have you as part of our team.

Reporting to the QA Manager - Food Safety + Quality Programs, the Student (Quality Assurance) - Contract
will focus primarily on Quality Assurance and Food Safety, and will involve quality checks and temperature monitoring in order to ensure food safety and quality products.

This is an existing position within the company on a contract basis through December 31, 2026.

What’s in it for you?

• Health benefits and pension plan
• Weekly pay
• Onsite Cafeteria
• Discount at our Chicken Shop
• Opportunities for career advancement
• A culture that values humility, respect for family and hard work

complicated requests to the QA Manager – Food Safety and Quality Programs.

• 2. Document control and document management
  • Maintain document registers and logbook of changes.
  • Initiate annual document review process with document owners.
  • Circulate documents for collection of signatures for document approval.
  • Post PDF versions of approved documents to FSMS Documentation Drive.
  • Issue Change Communications, save Change Communication records electronically and follow-up with employees that have not completed and/or submitted their Change Communication records.
  • Convert documents in old format into new document templates (Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, Forms, Appendices).
  • Maintain and update the Glass and Brittle Plastic checklist.
  • Assist with record review and / or verification of records during the reassessment of the HACCP plan and
  • Report on various metrics as assigned.
  • Assist with various food safety and quality related projects and food safety validations including data entry, tabulating an basic graphing.
  • Assist in other areas as business needs and priorities changes.
  • Adhere/comply with company policies and procedures.
  • Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner
  • Promote and comply with all Maple Lodge Farms Health & Safety, Quality Assurance, and Environmental Management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

complicated requests to the QA Manager – Food Safety and Quality Programs.

2. Document control and document management

Maintain document registers and logbook of changes.

Initiate annual document review process with document owners.

Circulate documents for collection of signatures for document approval.

Post PDF versions of approved documents to FSMS Documentation Drive.

Issue Change Communications, save Change Communication records electronically and follow-up with employees that have not completed and/or submitted their Change Communication records.

Convert documents in old format into new document templates (Standard Operating Procedures, Work Instructions, Forms, Appendices).

3. Maintain and update the Glass and Brittle Plastic checklist.

4. Assist with record review and / or verification of records during the reassessment of the HACCP plan and

5. Report on various metrics as assigned.

6. Assist with various food safety and quality related projects and food safety validations including data entry, tabulating an basic graphing.

7. Assist in other areas as business needs and priorities changes.

Adhere/comply with company policies and procedures.

Promote and comply with all Maple Lodge Farms Health & Safety, Quality Assurance, and Environmental Management policies, procedures and controls to ensure a healthy and safe work environment.

What you will bring:

Necessary Knowledge and Experience

• No previous experience is required;

  Working knowledge of food and meat plant regulatory standards (CFIA, etc.), GMP, HACCP, BRC,…