Quality Assurance Specialist

Pay or shift range: $55,000 CAD to $66,000 CAD

Description
WHO ARE WE?

Burnbrae Farms is a sixth‑generation, Canadian, family‑owned company, operated today by the fourth generation of the Hudson family. We are proud to be one of Canada’s leading egg producers and processors, with farms, grading stations, and processing facilities across British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, and Quebec.

Working with more than 400 local independent egg farming families, we provide Canadians from coast to coast to coast with safe, nutritious, and affordable eggs and egg products. Across our operations, spanning 7 farms, 8 grading stations, 3 processing plants, and 2 distribution centres, we collect, grade, boil, cook, and ship eggs nationwide. Burnbrae Farms has built a strong, trusted consumer brand, offering a wide range of value‑added products including EGG Creations!,

Simply Egg Whites, EGG Bakes!, EGG Bites!, and EGGS2go!.

With a bright future and ambitious plans for continued growth, we proudly employ more than 1,700 dedicated team members across Canada.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Title:

Food Safety Coordinator

Replacement or New Role:  New

Term:  Full Time Permanent

Reports to:

Quality Assurance Manager

Direct Reports:  0

Hiring Range:  $55,

Bonus:  No

Address:  Winnipeg, ON

Travel:  No

Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, this role is responsible for maintaining and improving the plants Food Safety systems (HACCP and BRC) to ensure compliance to regulatory, customer and third‑party audit requirements. This role will actively participate in all internal and external auditing activities and follow‑up which requires considerable technical and scientific knowledge in a dynamic and challenging food processing environment.

This position will play a key supporting role to the QA Manager in Quality Assurance activities.

JOB

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

Abides by all regulatory and corporate Health & Safety and GMP policies

Oversees the implementation and maintenance of the food safety and quality systems

Execute on HACCP/BRC programs and SOP’s according to changes in CFIA regulations, or new production processes

Lead HACCP/BRC team and participate in projects and meetings with the goal of improving food safety and quality

Completes a reassessment of the HACCP system annually

Verifies that the HACCP system is effectively documented and implemented and perform certifications

Ensure compliance to regulatory, GFSI and customer requirements (HACCP, SFCR, BRC)

Set standards and monitor procedures to ensure food safety

Provide technical expertise to Operations

Train new employees on good manufacturing practices, HACCP/BRC procedures and company policies in Food Plant Hygiene including annual refresher training

Responsible for updating and reviewing HACCP/BRC records, acting on records showing deficiencies or recurring issues and communicate findings to the management team

Accountable for preparation and participation in all third‑party audits/CFIA (Canadian Food Inspection Agency). Maintain professional collaborative interaction with all third‑party auditors /CFIA and production

Assist in follow up corrective actions and preventative measures from audit findings

Recommend and implement approved improvements to production processes, etc. that increase food safety

Accountable to participate in QA projects such as new product launch, etc. with a goal of improved compliance and operational efficiency

Verifies the effectiveness of the recall and traceability program and assist in investigation of customer complaints

Ensure that the facility and equipment meet the sanitation standards by implementing sanitation protocols and ensure proper record keeping and regular follow up

Maintain an open line of communication with both plant management and key production employees in order to properly emphasize the critical nature of daily product and process cleanliness and insistence on the maintenance of established practices and procedures that in any way relate to product quality.

Assist with the development of an on‑site quality control manual for plant management and play an active part in the training of supervision, local quality control personnel as…