Product Coordinator Jobs

Maple Lodge Farms, Canada’s largest and most trusted chicken provider is looking for a Product Development 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 Supply and Demand team.

What you will get to do:

• Coordinate and execute small to large scale plant trials of fresh tray packed or bulk chicken.
• Policies, Processes & Procedures
• Work independently or closely with PLP Project team to develop commodity single ingredient chicken products from concept ideation to product launch.
• Coordinate shelf life, lab analysis and sensory testing of commodity projects.
• Create, review and modify Manufacturing Instructions, Raw Material Specifications, Risk Assessments, Bill of Materials, Consumable Reports, and label information for new commodity products.

1. Adhere/comply with company policies and procedures.
2. Follow all relevant departmental policies, processes, standard operating procedures and instructions so that work is carried out in a controlled and consistent manner.

Your education & experience matters to us:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in the food industry, preferably experience in poultry processing.
• Working knowledge of food and meat plant regulatory standards (CFIA, etc.), GMP, HACCP, BRC, food safety, food quality, etc.;
• Working knowledge of Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA), WHMIS;
• Hands on with the ability to meet critical timelines and deliver results based on project and business needs;
• Organized and effective multi-tasker. Manage copious amounts of information and handled multiple projects in a fast paced environment.
• Strong knowledge of computer software (e.g. MS Office (Excel, Word), pdf, SharePoint).
• Analytical, with problem-identification and problem-solving capabilities.
• Able to work under pressure;
• Post Secondary Degree or Diploma. Strong asset if area of study is Food Technology, Food Science or Engineering
• Self-starter, independent thinker, able to prioritize tasks according to timelines and deadlines.

Culture & work environment:

• Office based and manufacturing facility with refrigerated temperatures