Hsqa Specialist

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**Job Summary**:
**How you will make an impact**:
This position provides support to unit and regional leadership teams to assist them in executing the Compass programs and ensuring compliance with the relevant laws and regulations in Quality Assurance (Food Safety) and Occupational Health & Safety (OH&S) across all sectors in Quebec. The HSQA Specialist must be a strategic thinker who can add value by anticipating future needs and developing solutions and must be driven to achieve effective and timely results.

As a **Health and Safety/Quality Assurance Specialist**, you will:

- Provide strategic and operational advice, guidance and support to regional and unit-based operational leaders.
- Conduct onsite Quality Assurance and Health & Safety assessments (audits), develop actions plans and monitor through to completion.
- Ensure our operating locations’ risk management practices and safety cultures are in line with corporate goals.
- Provide support and guidance to operators with respect to external 3rd party food safety audits
- Review food safety and occupational incident investigation reports; assist with development of corrective actions to ensure closure of required actions and support the implementation of sustainable measures to prevent reoccurrence
- Liaise with regulatory agencies including MAPAC, CNESST and Public Health units.
- Generate statistical reports, analyze for trends and develop strategies to improve HSQA performance.
- Contribute to strategic and operational review/planning and project meetings, including new business and requests for proposals
- Other duties, tasks & responsibilities as assigned.

**About you**:

- At least 1-5 years’ experience in Food Safety and/or Occupational Health & Safety
- Degree or Diploma in Food Safety or Occupational Health & Safety from a recognized post-secondary institution.
- Must be fluent in French and English (both spoken and written)
- Possess excellent working knowledge of Provincial legislation.
- Experience in developing, implementing, and improving safety management systems and processes.
- Practical and theoretical knowledge as well as hands-on experience with conducting safety management system audits.
- Experience dealing with contractors, external audit companies and with regulatory agencies
- Experience with leading and facilitating incident investigations.
- Proven analytical, data/information management to create Executive Summaries and creative thinking skills
- Valid drivers license and vehicle as this position requires regular travel