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FSQA Technician

Mississauga, ONOnsiteFull TimePosted 9 days ago

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Required skills

  • Food Safety
  • Quality Assurance
  • HACCP
  • GFSI schemes
  • GMP records
  • environmental sampling
  • ATP swabbing
  • equipment calibration
  • product non-conformances
  • sensory studies

Nice to have

  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Google Suite
  • video conferencing

Role summary

HelloFresh is seeking a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician to join their distribution center team in Mississauga. Reporting to the FSQA Manager, you will be the primary checkpoint for food safety and quality systems. Your responsibilities include quantitative measurements, sampling, inspecting raw materials and production processes, completing monitoring activities, performing environmental and sanitation monitoring, conducting calibration verification, and creating tickets for non-conformances. You will also collaborate with Quality & Technical teams on shelf life studies and maintain communication with Operations, Procurement, and Logistics teams. A post-secondary education in a relevant science field or equivalent experience, along with a minimum of 2 years in a food safety or QA role, is required. Understanding of HACCP, Safe Food for Canadians Regulations, and GFSI schemes is essential. The role involves working in a refrigerated environment and requires flexibility for various shifts and overtime.

Location: 5491 Timberlea Blvd. Mississauga, L4W 2T6

Shift: Sunday to Wednesday from 7:30AM-6:30PM

About the Role

As a Food Safety & Quality Assurance Technician, you will act as the first checkpoint in the effective food safety and quality assurance system. Reporting to the site FSQA Manager, you will work closely with the Production and Receiving teams to uphold our FSQA standards at the distribution center. This will involve quantitative measurements, environmental and product sampling, inspection of incoming raw materials and observation of the production process.

What you will be doing:

  • Complete monitoring activities and maintain accurate reports and records (ex. GMP records, temp logs);
  • Be involved in quality control activities, such as intake, WIP and finished production inspections;
  • Perform pre and post-operation and sanitation monitoring of the food processing environment and equipment;
  • Deliver FSQA training to new and existing associates;
  • Conduct environmental monitoring and equipment calibration verification, (Environmental sampling & ATP swabbing)
  • Create tickets when escalations are required for product non-conformances;
  • Work with the Quality & Technical team to conduct sensory and microbiological shelf life studies;
  • Maintain clear and concise communication with the Operations, Procurement and Logistics teams;
  • Uphold HelloFresh’s protocol for achieving the highest level of food safety and quality assurance.
  • Work in compliance with OH&S acts and regulations.
  • Use personal protective and safety equipment and clothing as directed by the employer and report workplace hazards and dangers to the supervisor or employer.
  • Other duties as assigned
  • At a minimum, you have:

  • Post-secondary education in Biological, Chemical or Food Sciences or equivalent experience;
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in a food safety or quality assurance role in the food, cosmetic or other regulated industry;
  • Understanding of HACCP principles, the Safe Food for Canadians Regulations and GFSI schemes;
  • Flexibility to work overtime, weekends, varying shifts and holiday work, as required
  • Willing and able to work in a refrigerated environment (0°C to 4°C)
  • Ability to communicate in English, both verbal and written
  • Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Google Suite (Calendar, Gmail, Docs, Sheets) and video conferencing (Hangouts, Google Meet)
  • Team player who is comfortable collaborating with other departments but also working independently;
  • Comfortable working in a deadline-driven and fast-paced environment
  • What you’ll get in return:

  • Competitive salary and health benefits
  • Shift premiums are available for afternoon and overnight shifts
  • 75% discount on HelloFresh or Chefs Plate weekly box subscription
  • High impact work to help feed thousands of families in Canada
  • Opportunity to learn and grow
  • Work with a hard-working and supportive team
  • Working Conditions:

    It’s no surprise that as a food company, we use many ingredients that may be considered common allergens (i.e. peanuts, tree nuts, milk, etc.). Whether this role is based out of our headquarters or one of our distribution centers, it is possible that you may be exposed to such allergens in this role. If you have any concerns with being exposed to any particular food ingredients, including meat, please disclose this during the hiring process.

    If this sounds like you, please click the "Apply Now" button. If this role doesn't quite match what you're looking for, but you'd like to know more about joining the HelloFresh team, please visit our Jobs page to view our other vacancies. We'd love to hear from you!

    HelloFresh Canada uses AI-integrated technology to help us process and evaluate applications more efficiently. This includes tools that screen and assess candidate qualifications based on the requirements for this role. While these tools assist our workflow, all final selection decisions are made by our hiring team.

    This is a posting for an existing vacancy. We are actively seeking to fill this position.

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    Mississauga, ON Pay Range$23.75—$23.75 CAD
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