Qc Lab Tech

At Freshouse Foods, we create custom protein items with the help and direction of our partners. We want to build our creations to meet and exceed our customer's needs.

With over 60 years of major retail and food service experience, our expertise in product development has enabled us to react swiftly to customer wants and expectations. Our flexibility and versatility on our production floors allow us to offer an array of retail, food service, and healthcare products.

Overview: Reporting to the QC Manager, you will be working cross-functionally throughout the organization to move validated projects to completion.

**What We’re Looking For**

**Responsibilites**:

- Conduct daily monitoring of facility and personnel to ensure compliance to the food safety system of the facility; perform formal audit on cGMP as required
- Collect product samples according to schedule, and document the details of samples
- Perform allergen, environmental and product sampling at the set frequency as per procedure and as needed
- Compile, organize and analyse information derived from external testing as well as various internal analysis
- Extract ATP swabbing results, compile the results, analyze the trend
- Responsible for sample submission documentation and shipping out of samples to outside labs for testing
- Establish professional relationships and clear communication with external labs on specifics and testing needs
- Responsible for maintaining special sampling requirements for company and customers and when required, analyze/submit samples
- Follow nutritional compliance testing program and coordinate with appropriate department for sample collection and submission
- Immediately report results discovered to be out of specification to the production and the quality assurance manager.
- Ensure finished products are tested, hold and release procedure followed
- Ensure products are tested internally for physical, chemical parameters according to the specification requirements
- Perform calibration and verification of various equipment and instruments at the set frequency as per procedure, keep track and coordinate external calibration needs
- Participate in validation studies of processes, PCPs and equipment’s, gather and organize data.
- Assisting in investigation of non-conformances and deviations in the program
- Responsible for maintaining the right lab supplies and ordering needed consumables.
- Co-ordinate with QC techs on floor and assisting with specs implementation
- Assist QC manager in internal audits and third-party audits on topics related to Environmental and Product Monitoring Programs
- Act as a backup in performing sanitation efficacy monitoring in the facility, such as ATP, T0 swabbing and visual inspections.
- Any other duties as assigned by QC Manager

**Qualifications**:

- Fluent English speaking, reading and writing
- QC college courses and/or professional experience
- Able to stand for longer periods and work from Monday to Saturday

**Benefits**:

- Health Insurance after probation time

**NO AGENCIES PLEASE

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $20.00 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 50 per week

**Benefits**:

- Extended health care

Flexible language requirement:

- French not required

Schedule:

- 12 hour shift
- Day shift
- Monday to Friday
- Weekends as needed

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Georgetown, ON L7G 4R8: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Education**:

- AEC / DEP or Skilled Trade Certificate (required)

**Experience**:

- QC: 1 year (required)

**Language**:

- English (required)

Work Location: In person