Food Safety Quality Assurance Haccp Specialist

**The Opportunity**: As a member of the facility's FSQA team, the HAACP Specialist is responsible for the day-to-day maintenance, ongoing review, and continuous improvement of the documented quality assurance and food safety programs such as; Food Safety Enhancement Program (FSEP), Prerequisite Programs, Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Point (HACCP) Plans, and Standard Operating Food Safety Procedures.

**Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life**:

- Responsible for HACCP maintenance, ongoing HACCP reassessment, monitoring, and verification.
- Identify any Food Safety and HACCP-related Work Requests generating from Interior Premises Audits, Sanitation Monitoring, Pre-op inspections, 3rd Party audits, or any Food Safety failures.
- Assist and accompany CFIA inspectors during performance of their CVS tasks and Risk Based sampling.
- Update SOPs and forms from HACCP reassessments, program changes, etc. as necessary
- Conduct monthly audits to verify compliance with FSEP pre-requisites bullets and HACCP.
- Assemble and lead annual HACCP reassessment team.
- Conduct pre-requisite program reassessment and audit.
- Prepare and support various Audits including BRC recertification, internal audits, etc..
- Perform record verification & CCP operator competence verification.
- Perform allergen verification and label review.
- Conduct any process Lethality testing.
- Conduct CCP and prerequisite training.
- Provide back-up support to FSQA Technicians, Coordinators and/or Supervisor.
- Provide back-up to FSQA Manager for Product Development Process (PDP) FS risk assessment.

**What You’ll Bring**:

- University degree or college diploma preferably in Chemistry, Microbiology, Food Science or a related discipline.
- 3 to 5 years food related experience in areas of GMP and HACCP principles and programs.
- Must have in-depth HACCP experience including program development, implementation of programs and auditing of the program.
- Proven leadership skills with ability to effectively communicate to all levels of internal and external organizations.
- Detail oriented with strong organizational and presentation skills.
- Superior systems skills (including MS Office).
- Demonstrated alignment to the Maple Leaf Leadership Values.

**What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods**:

- Being part of a high-performance, people-focused company that has an inspiring and unique vision to become the most sustainable protein company on earth, and a deep commitment to sustainable protein across North America.
- An inclusive company culture and a work environment that keeps our people safe, rewards excellence, and empowers everyone to learn and contribute their best.
- Competitive Health and Wellness benefits that offer flexibility to meet your individual or family needs, including programs focused on improving mental health and wellbeing. These benefits start on your first day of employment.
- Defined Contribution Pension Plan with company matching that starts on your first day of employment.
- Learning and development opportunities, including workshops, ‘speaker series’ events, and resources that allow you to develop your skills and progress your career.
- Comprehensive tuition reimbursement program that supports continuous learning and development of our team members through investment in eligible degrees, diplomas, professional certification, or trades programs.
- Supporting our deep commitment to community impact, we offer up to two paid days annually to volunteer at a cause of your choice.

**About Us**: We’re a carbon neutral food company on a purposeful journey to Raise the Good in Food through better nutrition, safer food and workplaces, more humane animal care, and environmental sustainability efforts that protect our planet. We care about our communities and commit to reducing food insecurity in Canada. Join us on the journey. Let’s build a better future, together.

We’re passionate about food. For more than 100 years, we’ve made delicious, healthy protein that Canadians love under iconic national and regional brands, like Maple Leaf®, Schneiders®, and Greenfield Natural Meat Co.® We’re on a journey to become the most sustainable protein company - not just in Canada - but on earth.
- We are carbon neutral.
- We are one of the only food companies in Canada to set science-based targets.

We’re a global food company with more than 13,500 team members. We operate sites in 20+ locations across Canada. We also have locations in the U.S. and Mexico, and do business in Asia.
**A diverse and inclusive work environment**: Championing diversity and inclusion is a critical component to advancing our collective purpose and vision and living the Maple Leaf Leadership Values. We believe in building, investing in, recognizing, and rewarding remarkable people who value an inclusive workplace, embrace all forms of diversity, and commit to including every voice in our collaborative environment. We’re so much stronger when we know we’re accepted and valued for who we