Quality Control Associate

Location: 3520 Laird Road Mississauga, L5L 5Z7 Shift: Morning and/or Afternoon and/or Night including weekends & holidays About the Role Job Overview As a Quality Control Associate you will take a hands-on approach to maintaining and continuously improving our product quality control processes. Reporting to the Supervisor, Quality Control , you will play a key role in ensuring our Production Associates have all essential high-quality ingredients required to make delicious and safe meal kits for our customers.

What you will be doing:

• Receive inbounding and inventory SKUs from the Warehouse department and conduct quality control inspections to ensure products adhere to required specifications.
• Work closely with the Warehouse team to achieve quality targets, in addition to performing regular inspections on packaged products for lot codes.
• Respond to Quality and/or BBD issues on the production lines
• Maintain clear and concise communication with the Operations, Procurement, and Logistics teams; in cases of product non-conformance, alongside maintaining a photo database of product non-conformances.
• Lead production associates for ingredient sorting.
• Perform quality control inspections on work-in-progress and finished products to ensure products meet Company Standards.
• Ensure accuracy and efficiency at designated ship-out stations, and complete logs and records as required.
• Work in compliance with OH&S acts and regulations.
• Use personal protective and safety equipment and clothing as directed by the employer and report workplace hazards and dangers to the supervisor or employer.
• Conduct environmental monitoring and equipment calibration verification, (Environmental sampling & ATP swabbing)
• Provide support to FSQA Supervisor.
• Perform Quality Assurance inspections as they pertain to Finished Product, Raw Materials, Water and Cleaning & Sanitation.
• Perform sensory on shelf stable raw materials.
• Monitor PRPs and PC's.
• Ensure all Out of Spec findings, as they pertain to the aforementioned, are addressed through the procedures as they pertain to "Deviation, Corrective Action & Preventative Measures", "Food Safety Assessment" and "Product Holds".
• Conduct internal inspection on a periodic basis, i.e. GMP audits and pre operational inspections.
• Ensure water samples are sent out to Accredited Laboratories on a periodic basis for analytical testing.
• Provide support to the management teams in troubleshooting and resolving problems in the Production Process.
• Ensure GMPs and Management of allergens is followed as per procedures.
• Ensure spillages are cleaned up immediately to eliminate the potential for cross contamination of allergens.
• Other duties as assigned

• Post-secondary education in Biological, Chemical or Food Sciences diploma
• 6 Months to 1 year experience working in QC/QA in a food processing, manufacturing or service industry
• Willing and able to push, pull, and lift up to 50lbs
• Has experience with standing for prolonged periods of time including regular bending, twisting and walking
• Understanding the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and GFSI schemes
• Willing and able to work in a refrigerated environment (0°C to 4°C)
• Ability to communicate in English, both verbal and written
• Familiar with MS Office, Google Apps and comfortable learning new technologies.
• Ability to prioritize, remain calm and alert while multitasking in a fast-paced and deadline oriented environment.
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment, in addition to having strong interpersonal skills.
• Level 1 First Aid is considered an asset.

• Competitive salary and health benefits
• Shift premiums are available for afternoon and overnight shifts
• 75% discount on Hello Fresh or Chefs Plate weekly box…