HACCP Coordinator

Interested in joining Canada's largest poultry processor? At Maple Lodge Farms, we're not only passionate about our chickens but our people, too. We operate to the latest in technological, health and safety, and quality standards. With rapid expansion over the years, and continued innovation and investment in growth, we're looking for committed, team players to join the Maple Lodge family. As a proudly family-owned Canadian company, we're passionate about what we do. If you're a committed team player, we would love to have you as part of our team.

Reporting to the QA Manager – Food Safety and Quality Programs, the
HACCP Coordinator
reviews, updates, and maintains all written programs, SOPs, Work Instructions, and HACCP plans to ensure they are current, accurate, both to plant procedures and regulatory requirements through SFCR and BRCGS.

Shift : Mon - Fri - 10:00 am - 6:30 pm. (Fully On-site)

What's in it for you?

• Health benefits and pension plan
• Weekly pay
• Inhouse Cafeteria
• Discount at our Chicken Shop
• Opportunities for career advancement
• A culture that values humility, respect for family and hard work

What You Will Be Doing

• Responsible for the development, maintenance, and overall management of the Preventative Control Plan (PCP) and Food Safety Management System (FSMS), ensuring all related documents are completed, comprehensive, up-to-date, and accurate. Including, developing, and updating written procedures and policies to meet regulatory, customer and certification bodies requirements.
• Initiates and performs reassessment of the PCP, HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points) and Pre-Requisite Programs annually as per schedule, and when there are changes to programs, processes, procedures, raw materials, equipment, or technology, to ensure that all regulatory, company, and/or customer requirements are effectively implemented.
• Point of contact for communication between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Maple Lodge Farms – Mississauga, and collaborate, foster, and maintain a positive relationship with the Inspector-In-Charge, ensuring all requests related to Standard Inspection Process (SIP) tasks are addressed, including non-compliances (NC).
• Assists in Product Development tasks such as finished product specification creation/updates, new ingredients and packaging as required.
• Assists in all required training: new hire orientation, annual food hygiene training, QA Technician, etc.
• Assists in supervision of QA Technicians ensuring staff coverage, and task compliance.
• Attend, participate and/or lead in external third-party audits, second-party audits, internal and regulatory audits.
• Supports QA Manager as the back-up as required.
• Analyze microbiological and product analysis data to provide food safety and quality recommendations to management as required for continuous improvement.
• Assists in conducting root cause analysis, including corrective actions and preventative measures for nonconformities and customer complaints.
• Assists in conducting Internal Inspections with a cross-functional group identifying any non-conformities.
• Assists in issuing Supplier Non-Conformances as required.
• Other tasks as required.
• Policies, Processes & Procedures a. Adhere/comply with company policies and procedures. b. Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.

What You Will Bring

• A minimum of 3 years of experience working in HACCP/GFSI role(s) in the food industry, preferably in meat and in a unionized environment
• Team-player with the ability to interact professionally with internal and external stakeholders (including CFIA Inspectors)
• Working knowledge of quality assurance principles, food and meat plant regulatory standards (CFIA, etc.), GMPs, HACCP, BRCGS, food safety, food quality, etc.;
• Dynamic and proactive employee, with a strong ability to multi-task and work under pressure in a fast-paced environment while organizing and prioritizing workload.
• Excellent organizational skills, initiative, attention to detail and accuracy of information.
• Strong computer skills (e.g. MS Office).
• Undergraduate degree in Food Science, Microbiology or related field

Maple Lodge Farms was established in 1955. We are the largest chicken processor in Canada, and we remain family owned. The principles that guided us from our humble beginnings, when Lawrence May sold eggs door-to-door, are the same principles that guide us today: hard work, agricultural wisdom and family values. We are creating a sustainable future by providing healthy, wholesome, best quality chicken products with a focus on the humane treatment of animals, the responsible use of resources and the positive development of our employees and the communities in which we operate.

Please note that any offer of employment will be conditional upon background and reference checks, including a criminal record check.

In accordance with Ontario Human Rights Code, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) 2003, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the recruitment process. Applicants are required to make their needs known in advance.

We thank all applicants for applying, however, only those chosen will be contacted by our Talent Acquisition Team.

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