Quality Assurance Manager

Minimum of 4 years as a QA Manager in food processing/manufacturing facilities?

In-depth understanding of micro/chemical testing?

Strong hands-on experience at conducting microbiological testing on poultry products?

Comprehensive knowledge of CFIA, HACCP, SSOP?

HACCP and/or BRCGS certified? Preferred.

Strong leadership?

Ability to travel 10% of the time.

If your answer is _**“yes”**_ to all those questions, then we want to speak with _**YOU**_
- **Who are we?**_

Burnbrae Farms is a sixth-generation Canadian family-owned company that is operated today by the 4th generation of the Hudson family. We are proud to be one of Canada's leading egg processors with farms, grading stations and processing operations across the country.

Today, Burnbrae has grown into the leading egg processor in Canada, with an attractive consumer brand and value-added products that include Egg Creations, Simple Egg Whites, EGG Bakes, EGG Bites and EGGS2go. We partner with 400 local egg farmers across the country and we operate in five provinces; including British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Quebec and Ontario with 6 farms, 2 distribution centres, 8 grading stations, 3 processing plants grading, boiling, cooking and shipping eggs across Canada. With a bright future and ambitious plans, the company continues to grow nation-wide and currently employs over 1700 passionate, dedicated employees.

**Quality Assurance Manager**

**Term**:Permanent

**Location**: Onsite

**Reports to**: Director, National Food Safety and Quality Assurance

**Salary**: TBD

**Address**: 500 Pandora Avenue West Winnipeg, MB R2C 1N1

**Team consists of**:

- 1 Egg Processing & 1 Egg Grading Plant
- 1 x Supervisor
- 3 x Food Safety Coordinator
- 5 x QA Technician

The Quality Assurance Manager is responsible for ensuring adherence to corporate quality standards for the processing and distribution of liquid, frozen and cooked egg products from the processing plant and graded eggs from the grading plant; and, that these products meet or exceed all external requirements (customers, regulatory and other agencies) including all requirements under our internal Quality Assurance System (British Retail Consortium “BRC”).

A primary focus for the Quality Assurance Manager will be the sanitary processing and packaging of manufactured egg products to meet or exceed overall quality standards. This will require that all facilities and equipment and all required laboratory and testing procedures meet rigorous sanitation and cleanliness standards. The Quality Assurance Manager will provide an overall leadership role, to protect and enhance the quality of products, facilities, and equipment through leading by example.

**Duties/Responsibilities**:

- Implements established quality and food safety standards for all processed products within the assigned facilities.
- Working with plant management and taking whatever action is necessary, up to halting an operation or shutting down a facility, should violations of established quality standards or procedures occur, or if sub-standard laboratory results and/ or unacceptable products should surface.
- Ensures that established laboratory methods, analysis and interpretation of results are regularly communicated to plant management and appropriate plant personnel.
- Ensures that testing frequencies and protocols are in place and rigidly enforced for all products.
- Provide leadership, direction, and support to the Quality Assurance team to instill a “quality culture” in the plants.
- Maintains an open line of communication with both plant management and other key floor employees in order to properly emphasize the critical nature of daily product and process cleanliness and insistence on the maintenance and further development of established practices and procedures that in any way relate to product quality.
- Implements sanitation protocols and ensures proper record keeping and regular follow up.
- Monitors various products on a regular basis ensuring adherence to corporate quality standards and specifications.
- Develops and updates a plant employee training program and ensures all employees receive comprehensive training in the proper and consistent execution of personal and facility sanitation practices.
- With the guidance of the National Director, Quality Assurance, and the local plant management, implements quality management programs and integrates these programs with any other focused activity that addresses local quality concerns.
- Works closely with plant management to lead the local Quality Team in preparing plants for third party audits and follows up with any corrective actions or recommendations that are brought forward.
- Establishes and maintains a strong working relationship with inspectors from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and other external auditors; cooperates fully with any directives that are issued ensuring that a positive relationship exists and that the best interests of