Internal Auditor

**The Opportunity**: As a member of the FSQA team, the Internal Audits and Claims Specialist is accountable for the development, verification, and execution of Food Safety and Quality Assurance Programs, including those related to the management of integrity of claims. The Internal Audits and Claims Specialist is a key member of the London Poultry Team and is responsible for overseeing the plant level Internal Auditing program and driving continuous improvement in a fast paced and demanding environment. Additionally, the Internal Audits and Claims Specialist will establish and maintain positive relationships with the various auditing and regulatory bodies.

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

- Execute plants Internal audit and claim verification programs
- Prepare for and participate in and drive corrective action plans for BRC, Customer, and Animal Welfare audits
- Prepare and lead and drive corrective action plans for Maple Leaf internal audit
- Actively participate in ongoing monthly meetings, including the Food Safety Meeting
- Execute various initiatives to improve the quality and safety of our process and products
- Ensure that critical food safety and quality data is tracked and trended for process understanding and continuous improvement purposes
- Assist with investigation of complaints, develop and submit responses for customer complaints and consumer.
- Assist with Non-Compliance Reports (Deviations) and in-house disposition of materials placed On Hold including completing Risk Assessments to determine product disposition.
- Assist with maintaining and updating current HACCP system, BRC and business unit Food Safety and Quality programs and/or SOPs
- Assist with follow up and issue any corrective actions, if necessary, based on deviations found in plant process or resulting from customer complaints or audits
- Assists with internal audits to comply with pre-requisites programs, HACCP plans, BRC and customer requirements.
- Verification of the monitors and paperwork
- Developing a constructive work environment through excellent interpersonal, team building skills, open communications, encouraging input and constructive performance management
- Assist with Animal Welfare compliance
- Actively participate in facility leadership meetings.

**What You’ll Bring**:

- Bachelor of Science or Diploma in Food Safety/Science program or equivalent experience
- Understanding of Sanitation, HACCP, CCP’s and GMP’s
- Solid understanding of Animal Welfare best practices
- Strong leadership skills
- 3-5 years’ experience in the Food industry preferred
- Ability to work effectively on a cross functional leadership team.
- Experience thriving in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment.
- 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 aim to reduce our environmental footprint by 50% by 2025.

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