Quality Assurance Team Leader

Job Posting:
**Ready For a Tasty New Challenge?**

**Summary**

As Quality Assurance Team Leader, you will be responsible for assisting in the day-to-day management of Quality Assurance activities in our Kitchener facility, all within a fast-paced food-manufacturing environment.

**What Wonderbrands Offers**:

- Wonderbrands believes in Home Grown Talent and accelerated career growth
- Competitive Compensation, Health, and Dental Benefits
- Pension plan with matching contribution
- Quarterly incentive program
- Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc.

**Responsibilities**
- Acts as Back-up for BQM on as required basis.
- Perform Shelf life evaluations on the products per established procedures
- Conduct daily GMP walkthrough & report any/all findings. Investigate RCA & Implement CAPA after reviewing with the BQM
- Supports the Development of Food Safety and Quality training, with the QSL and conducts training on food safety and quality requirements for all employees in the bakery
- Manages product specification verification and documentation.
- Examines incoming raw materials, process and finished products to make sure they comply with quality and food safety standards.
- Verifies packaging operation to ensure correct packaging, labelling, production codes, and best before marking and carton labelling.
- Conducts sampling of the plant environment and equipment, water, raw materials and finished products for microbiological and/ or analytical testing / sensory evaluation
- Supports Trials/first production approval runs in keeping with compliance to Stage Gate protocols
- Hold of product or ingredient control and dispositions
- Assists with the maintenance of all HACCP programs
- Participate & Support in all internal/ third party/ CFIA and/or FDA audits
- Identify, report non-conformance for any out of compliance situation or food safety incidents. Support BQM with RCA & CAPA implementation for ingredients/packaging, and finished products
- Completes inspections for glass and brittle plastics, pest control, and overall plant food safety
- Support BQM with RFT Data measurements & Consumer complaint investigations.
- Reports and logs analytical test results for each line and ensure compliance to WB and/or customer specifications
- Completes shift reports and audit sheets as required
- Performs certificate of analysis reviews and data entry and filing.
- Issues Non Conformance reporting for incoming ingredient or packaging deviations

**Requirements**:

- 2+ years’ experience in a QA position (preferably for a food manufacturer)
- Post-secondary education in Food Science, Microbiology, process engineering or a related discipline
- Knowledge of food safety (HACCP) programs, GMP programs, and Quality System
- Experience with BRC an asset
- Should be flexible to work rotational shifts & weekends per business requirements
- Must have intermediate level knowledge of Microsoft Office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint etc. skills

**What is the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands**

Wonderbrands, is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 14 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.

Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake. We are heavily focused on embracing an entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.

**Disclaimer**: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.

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