Quality Assurance Technician
- Mitchell, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
Sofina Foods Inc. - Mitchell ON.About Us
Sofina Foods is one of Canada's leading manufactures of primary and further processed protein products for retail and foodservice customers as well as international markets. We manufacture port, beef, turkey, chicken and fish products. Our family of brands include Cuddy, Lilydale, Janes, Mastro, San Daniele, Fletcher's, Vienna, Riserva, and Zamzam. We are also the exclusive distributor of Italy's finest Rio Mare, Lavazza and San Benedetto products in Canada.Position Summary
Reporting to the QA Manager, the Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for maintaining the facility's food safety and quality program. This includes all necessary onsite and record verifications as well as facility audits, production sampling and associate training. The incumbent will also perform test and sampling requirements, pre-operational inspections, data entry and record keeping.Days / Hours
4 days/week10.5-hour rotational shiftsLocation
5921 Frank St. Mitchell ON.Key Accountabilities
- Record keeping, monitoring and verification of documents.
- Calibrating and cleaning testing equipment.
- Reviewing and revising testing procedures.
- Conducting inspections checks on goods and production processes.
- Perform manual and automated quality checks.
- Ensuring employees adhere to safety and quality regulations.
- Reporting safety and quality infringements to the Sr. QA Technicians and/or QA Manager.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Currently or previously enrolled in a College or University program in Food Science or a related field
- Experience in a food manufacturing environment is an asset
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Strong analytical and mathematical skills.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision.
- Excellent attention to detail and well organized.
- Intermediate computer Literacy in MS Word, Excel, PP
- Must be able to work in a cold, wet and noisy environment.