Manager, Quality Assurance

Facility Location
- Brampton

**About This Opportunity**:
Lead and manage the Quality Assurance Department to ensure the production of high-quality product at the lowest cost, while meeting the demands of our customers.

This position will be reporting to the Plant Manager based out of our Brampton facility. Lot's of opportunities to grow laterally and cross
- functionally.

**Coke Canada was named as one of the top employers for Diversity in Canada by Forbes, and was the highest ranked for Diversity in Canada in the Food, Soft Beverages, Alcohol & Tobacco category.**

**Responsibilities**:

- Select, supervise, and develop Quality Assurance personnel
- Ensure accuracy and efficiency of water processing, syrup-batching, and all QA testing and record-keeping
- Monitor and enforce GMP, proper sanitation and housekeeping procedures
- Monitor all Company, Federal and State communications/audits and implement any necessary changes
- Assist operations management with process equipment and product/package troubleshooting and innovation
- Collaborate with other departments in order to implement procedures and improve Quality performance
- Have good working knowledge of TACCP & HACCP
- Collaborate with departments to implement changes including new/modified products/packaging
- Ensure proper operation and maintenance of water treatment plant
- Ensure timely action and communication
- Ensure safety of all personnel within the department
- Implement, monitor and improve QHSE management system within the department
- Establish, submit, and balance the yearly departmental budget
- Ensure departmental compliance with all company and other applicable policies and procedures
- Lead projects, as required

**Qualifications**:

- College degree in Applied Sciences or Bachelor completed.
- Knowledge and Experience in Food Safety & Quality Assurance required
- Proven experience as a quality assurance manager or relevant role
- Minimum of five (5) + years previous supervisory or management experience in a related industry required.
- Thorough knowledge of methodologies of quality assurance and standards (i.e. GFSI)
- Excellent numerical skills and understanding of data analysis/statistical methods
- Good knowledge of MS Office and databases
- Outstanding communication skills
- Great attention to detail and a result driven approach
- Excellent organizational and leadership abilities
- Experience in certification of quality control is a strong advantage (ISO 9001, 14001, 45001)
- Experience in certification of Food Safety Programs (FSC 22000)

**About Us**:
**Proudly Canadian and Independently Owned, we are Coke Canada Bottling**

Coke Canada Bottling is Canada's premier bottling company. We are an independently owned business encompassing over 5,800 associates, more than 50 sales and distribution centres, and five production facilities nationwide.

We have a 120-year heritage of manufacturing, marketing, selling, and distributing the major branded ready-to-drink products Canadians love.

We pride ourselves on building diverse and sustainable relationships with our customers, consumers, stakeholders, and communities through our shared values: lead with an entrepreneurial mindset, collaboration, integrity, accountability, quality and safety.

Our brands include: Coca-Cola®, Diet Coke®, Coca-Cola® Zero Sugar, Sprite®, Fanta®, Barq's®, NESTEA®, POWERADE®, Minute Maid®, DASANI® and vitaminwater®; and our partner brands: Canada Dry®, Monster Energy®, and A&W®.

**Important**:
All offers of employment at Coca-Cola Canada Bottling Limited (“Coke Canada Bottling”) are conditional upon a successful background clearance obtained through our contracted third-party vendor. The standard clearance requirements depend on the position and may include some or all of the following: criminal clearance, employment verification, education verification and drivers abstract review. Please advise the Talent Acquisition team if you have any questions or concerns in regards to this once you are contacted for further consideration.

Coke Canada Bottling is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce with several programs, policies and resources in place to support our people. For individuals requiring accommodations or support throughout the recruitment process please contact our Talent Acquisition Services team by calling 1-844-383-2653