Food Safety and Quality Assurance Specialist

1 week ago

Toronto, Ontario, Canada PORTA Full time

PORTA, an authentic Italian manufacturer of artisanal frozen meals, is seeking a highly skilled Food Safety and Quality Assurance Specialist to join our team.

About the Role

This exciting opportunity will play a crucial role in maintaining the highest standards of quality and safety during night operations and ensuring seamless compliance. Reporting to the Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality Assurance, you will be responsible for championing Porta's FSQA vision and fostering a strong food safety culture that ensures our products meet the highest standards of safety and quality.

In this dynamic role, knowledge of GMP and HACCP principles is essential. You will ensure that food safety procedures are in place and always adhered to by conducting daily GMP checks, quality control activities, complaint investigation support, corrective action management support, and data analysis within a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

Essential Responsibilities:

  • Ensure all production activities comply with food safety regulations, HACCP, and GMP protocols.
  • Be knowledgeable and well-versed in the HACCP Program.
  • Own and report any changes to the current HACCP Program.
  • Ability to identify deviations to the HACCP Program and provide corrective action to team members.
  • Document Control Support – assist with the maintenance, archiving, and update of controlled documents to ensure ongoing regulatory compliance.
  • Program Implementation Support – monitor the implementation of food safety protocols and escalate any issues to FS/QA leadership as required.
  • Training & Program Delivery Support – assist with the development and delivery of training materials; reinforce training and knowledge of protocols with employees.
  • Investigation and Root Cause Analysis - assist with investigations and customer complaints.
  • Production Line Quality Assurance Support - perform process checks as needed throughout the production, packaging, sanitation, and warehouse areas.
  • Quality Assurance Testing Support – conduct and coordinate sampling and sample submission for laboratory analysis.
  • Audit Support - assist and provide support during third party audits.
  • Data Analysis & Reporting - monitor and summarize data, prepare reports relating to food safety/quality assurance activities and findings.

Requirements:

  • Knowledge of HACCP, GMP and food regulations (Safe Food for Canadians Act, Food and Drugs Act).
  • Organized, critical thinker with excellent communication ability.
  • Flexibility to work overtime, weekends, varying shifts and holiday work (as required).
  • Works with a sense of urgency.
  • Strong work ethic with meticulous attention to detail and a "can do" attitude.
  • Ability to collaborate with various cross-functional partners (production, customer service teams).
  • Proactive and conscientious – able to identify and anticipate compliance gaps and recommend creative and practical solutions.
  • Schedule flexibility – able to be on call as needed for emergency situations.
  • Must thrive in a fast-paced and dynamic company environment.

What We Offer:

  • An estimated salary of $65,000 per year.
  • A competitive benefits package.
  • The opportunity to work with a leading manufacturer of artisanal frozen meals.
  • A dynamic and supportive work environment.

About PORTA:

PORTA is committed to providing a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace. Our people are our business, and we celebrate our differences, encourage a breadth of perspectives, and offer equal opportunity for all employees to join and excel at our company.

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