Quality Assurance Coordinator Job Regina area,Saskatchewan Canada,Quality Assurance

City : Regina State : Saskatchewan (CA-SK)
Country : Canada (CA)
Requisition Number: 48789

A Day in the Life:

The Quality Assurance Coordinator is responsible for conducting internal food safety and quality system audits to ensure compliance with company standards and procedures within Bunge Grain Handling operations

What You’ll Be Doing:

Conducts internal audits of the Viterra Food Safety & Quality System program and processes within specific operations to ensure compliance to company policy, food safety certification standards and basic food safety and quality principles. This includes verification of effective corrective action for continued compliance to the Food Safety & Quality System program. Provides support to sites subject to third party audits including the certification body, and at times, regulatory and customer audits as needed.

This includes the monitoring of audit follow-up activities to ensure corrective actions are effective. Work in conjunction with third party auditors during the external audit process as representatives of the company.

Assists in the development and implementation of Viterra Food Safety and Quality System program to achieve compliance to quality and food safety standards including ISO 9001, ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, GMP+B3, regulatory requirements from Canada (CGC, CFIA), US (USDA, FDA) and other countries.

Prepares audit reports from internal audits which document an audit score, evidence of compliance and assist with establishing corrective action for non-conformances issued. Internal audit scores are used to measure Viterra’s overall performance on compliance to the program.

Provides support to operations when significant contamination events occur to ensure risk is mitigated.

Trains, advises and makes recommendations to operations staff on the requirements of the program. Provide resources for self development of staff to ensure established training requirements are maintained. Conducts presentations as necessary at facility, market center and regional levels to communicate program enhancements and requirements.

Liaises as necessary with corporate functions, facility staff, merchants, market center managers, region managers, operations managers to ensure effective communication of requirements and compliance to established standards. This can include the need to facilitate meetings and coordinate conference calls regarding matters relating to the Food Safety and Quality Systems program.

Maintains and updates established HACCP Plans within business units for compliance to changing requirements. This includes the verification of critical control point procedures and parameters for compliance as per established food safety program requirements.

Facilitates HACCP Team Meetings as required for significant process or equipment upgrades within country operations to ensure potential risks are identified and relevant controls are in place.

Ensures compliance to specific end-use customer requirements and contractual obligations through the internal audit process.

Assists with the completion and response to technical questionnaires including supplier approval/verification questionnaires from end-use customers, consulting with Market Centre Managers and merchants as, well as legal when needed.

Provides technical support and training on system databases used to support the Food Safety and Quality System.

Supports sites through internal and external customer complaints and issues.

Participates in market centre and region conference calls to provide progress reports and deliver updates on food safety and quality system requirements. Available as a resource to answer food safety related queries.

Assists with special projects, including: risk assessments and the research…