Fsqa Technician

**FSQA Technician**

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**Employment Type**: Regular

**Location**: HAMILTON,ON

**_ Bimbo Canada is a market leading producer and distributor of packaged fresh bread, bakery and snacking products with brands such as Dempster’s®, Villaggio®, POM®, Bon Matin®, Ben’s®, Stonemill,® McGavins,® Oroweat®, Vachon® and Takis®. The company operates 16 bakeries and employs approximately 4,200 associates across Canada. Bimbo Canada pursues the goal of creating value by being at the forefront of manufacturing and service delivery innovation in the baking industry through the continued improvement and refinement of its supply chain network. Bimbo Canada serves major grocery chains, retail outlets and food service operations across Canada with a robust offering of both branded and private label products._**

**Description**:
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**Position Responsibilities**:

- Verify that ingredients and finished products meet QA standards.
- Review and analyze microbiological, chemical, and environmental results and follow up to ensure problems are rectified.
- Verify that all CCP’s and process parameters function according to specifications.
- Update formulas and process parameters as necessary
- Providing Operations with comprehensive support on complaints investigation and resolution.
- Develop and implement improvements in quality production techniques
- Support the interpretation and enforcement of HACCP
- Provide training to management team and line operators in areas of food hygiene, GMP and Food Safety.
- Maintains and updates Food Quality Manual to align with corporate QA requirements.
- Interacts with Production, Maintenance, Sanitation and line employees when quality / food safety issues arise.
- Provides support to Technical Support group, Product Development staff and Operations on product improvement, troubleshooting and product transfers.
- Provides reports on Quality Compliance and Food Safety to the plant and the Technical Services Leadership team.
- Maintains external contacts with regulatory agencies, customer representatives and supplier representatives as required fulfilling duties.
- Maintains internal contacts with Operations, Distribution, Sales Operations and Sales Management as required to inform and direct them on quality and food safety issues
- Actively participates on overall Quality and Food Safety continuous improvement programs.
- Must be knowledgeable and be able to follow GMPs, Food Safety and Health & Safety requirements

**Position Requirements**:
**EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND & WORK EXPERIENCE**:

- Strong communication skills
- Food Safety Background
- HACCP experience
- Strong attention to detail
- 2 plus years experience related to a Quality Assurance Technician role
- Post Secondary Education

**Please note all offers of employment at Bimbo Canada Company, Limited are conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-hire background check. This may include anything up to and including a criminal history check, reference checks and/or credit check.