Jr. Quality Assurance Technician

**About Trophy Foods Inc.**

Trophy Foods is Canada's leading supplier of high quality edible nuts, dried fruit and confectionery products. We pride ourselves on providing the highest quality products, at the best value, through our direct channel of global grower relationships.

Trophy Foods Inc. is Canadian owned and operated with over 40 years of experience in serving our customers. We produce edible nuts, dried fruits, confectionery and bulk foods under our Trophy brand. We also work with grocery retailers, mass merchandisers, drug channel, and food service customers across the country to create and produce a wide variety of private label branded products.

**Overview**:The Junior Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for procuring product samples for evaluation. Duties also involve the inspection of raw material, ingredients, and products at various stages of manufacturing including receiving, processing, and packaging to maintain compliance with established quality standards.

**Hours of work**:

- Morning Shift - 7am to 3pm

**Hourly** **Rate**: $18.87/hour

**Key Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to)**:

- Monitor plant manufacture procedures, including roasting, candying, chocolate panning, packaging, etc. and alert the processing and packaging Lead Hands of product quality or process problems during production.
- Ensure proper code dating, identification, package seal, gas flushing, and weight allowance for all products packaged at Trophy Foods.
- Sample and inspect all incoming raw material (packaging material & ingredients) when received for QA evaluation as per established procedure.
- Maintain retention samples of incoming commodities and finished products.
- Notify the Manager/Supervisor/Lead Hand to any food safety or quality issues during processing, packaging or material storage.
- Adhere to and enforce all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and notify management of all infractions in a timely manner.
- Assist with plant GMP/sanitation audits and participate in quality planning and improvement activities.
- Withhold product that does not meet minimum quality or safety standards.
- Maintain complete and accurate reports and test results as required.
- Keep a safe, clean and orderly work area and maintain lab equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures.
- Adhere to company health and safety policies/procedures including the use of all required personal protective equipment (PPE).
- Other duties as assigned by Quality Assurance Manager and QA Supervisor.

**Experience, Qualifications, and Educational Requirements**:

- Minimum High School (Grade 12) Diploma.
- Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating & maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
- Intermediate skill required for Word and Excel.
- GMP & HACCP training.

**Physical Effort**:

- Regular walking through the Plant and Office areas.
- Extended periods of time often exceeding 1-2 hours without sitting.
- May be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.

**Work Environment**:

- Regularly exposed to allergens such as peanuts, tree nuts, sulphites, soya, dairy, egg, mustard, gluten and sesame.
- Exposed to wet and/or humid conditions including slippery floors.
- May be exposed to equipment and processing mediums exceeding several hundred degrees Fahrenheit and noise levels exceeding 85 decibels.
- The employee may be required to handle chemicals that require PPEs to be worn including a respiratory PPE.

**Mental Stress**:

- Work and environment are not repetitious/unchanging.
- There is noticeable pressure from deadlines, production quotas, accuracy or similar demands.

Work Remotely
- No

**Job Type**: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months

**Salary**: From $18.87 per hour

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift
- Morning shift

Work Location: One location