Quality Assurance Manager

20 hours ago

Oshawa, Ontario, Canada SCL Search Consultants Ltd. Full time $90,000 - $110,000 per year

Manager, Food Safety and Quality Assurance

Our client is an established food manufacturer, providing meat products for a growing customer base across Canada. The company is growing fast, with a highly engaged team and a strong corporate culture, which values integrity and outstanding customer service. In this organization, your work makes a difference in peoples' lives.

For this role, we require a committed food safety professional who will take ownership of HACCP and other food safety plans, who can build partnerships across the organization and create a collaborative environment to drive best practices in food safety, quality assurance, and employee training and development. This role will create a 'food safety first' strategy from raw-ingredient inspection through finished-product delivery.

If you have a strong background in Food Safety and Quality Assurance, please apply today

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and implement HACCP plans, GMP-compliant quality systems and change-control processes.
  • Cultivate a culture of accountability, safety, continuous improvement, and regulatory compliance.
  • Oversee receiving, preparation, cooking, packaging, and distribution to ensure consistent compliance with GFSI, CFIA, and other regulatory bodies.
  • Build collaboration across the organization to address quality issues proactively.
  • Conduct in-house and field audits, supplier assessments, and regulatory inspections; develop corrective action plans and monitor improvements.
  • Support new product launches with robust Good Manufacturing Practices and supplier quality management.
  • Develop and deliver FSQA training programs that incorporate best practices at all levels of the organization.
  • Report on quality KPIs, risk mitigation plans, and continuous improvement initiatives to the Senior Leadership Team.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE / QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 5+ years in food safety, quality assurance, within heavily regulated manufacturing environments (preferably meat, seafood, further processed foods, etc.)
  • Proven experience in the protein industry, CPG, and/or pharmaceutical GMP-regulated operations
  • Post-secondary degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Pharmaceutical Sciences, or related field
  • Deep knowledge of SQF/BRC, HACCP, GMP, GMP validation, ISO standards, and regulatory frameworks (CFIA, FDA, Health Canada)
  • Demonstrated ability to implement traceability systems, change-control procedures, and supplier quality management
  • Expertise in creating and reviewing technical documentation: validation protocols, test procedures, project plans, and SOPs
  • Strong analytical skills with a track record of reducing Cost of Quality, returns, and waste
  • Lean Six Sigma certification or equivalent continuous-improvement credentials
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills
  • Resilient, calm, and decisive in high-stakes, perishable food manufacturing operations

SALARY RANGE:
$90,000 – $110,000; plus bonuses and benefits. Compensation will be commensurate with experience.

Please send your resume in PDF or MS Word format to: I look forward to speaking personally with all qualified applicants

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