Quality Assurance Compliance Lead

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Compliance Lead for an exciting opportunity with us at Give and Go!

Job Overview:

Responsible for ensuring Site Quality Programs comply with all company policies and procedures and all customer, GFSI and regulatory requirements. Also serves as the SQF Practitioner for their sites.

Key Responsibilities:

• Owner of all Compliance Programs including but not limited to HACCP, SQF, CAPA, Food Defense, Calibration, Traceability
• Ensure training and education for the food security team as well as for the operators that monitor critical points
• Develop and deploy training on Food Safety & Quality Management in alignment with Corporate Quality, as per GFSI requirements and corporate policies to maintain or exceed target audit scores, while ensuring consistent compliance with national and international food industry standards
• Serve as CAPA Lead for all NC’s identified during quality audits and regulatory visits
• Implementation of corporate policies at the site level
• Serve as SQF Practitioner
• Ensure sites are prepared for all Internal, MDLZ, GFSI, Regulatory and Customer audits.
• Ownership includes planning, implementing, executing, and maintaining all aspects of these programs with a continuous improvement mindset to improve the Site Quality Systems

Recipe for Success:

• Certified Quality Auditor, Professional Quality Designation
• Statistical processes and problem solving techniques
• Quality Systems development
• Submitting and implementing corrective/preventive actions plans
• Able to document findings and data clearly, concisely, and accurately
• Strong interpersonal and influencing skills
• Strong knowledge of GFSI, HACCP, Preventive Controls and Quality Systems
• Ability to work effectively and collaboratively with Plant Quality and Operations colleagues
• Technical knowledge of Food Manufacturing processes, Sanitation and Microbiology
• Experience dealing with regulatory agencies (i.e. CFIA, FDA)
• 3 years of experience in Quality Assurance specifically in food industry
• Proficient with Office 365, Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Teams
• Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Quality Assurance, Food Science, Biology, Engineering, Microbiology, Operations Management or a related field
• People management skills
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Technical knowledge of quality and food safety and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)
• Internal auditing skills

What We Can Offer:

• Learning and growth; we are working to create an environment where sharing new ideas, experimenting and learning from each other is strongly encouraged.
• As we grow, we are committed to preserve the parts of our diversity & culture that is unique, people focused and are core to our success at every size. Our values of Quality, Direct Communication and Respect mean something.
• It’s an exciting time to be part of the Give & Go team as we are growing rapidly and want you to become a part our growth and extraordinarily bright future.

Great people, baking great products, for a great future.

Give and Go Prepared Foods is a leading, and growing, North American manufacturer of baked goods. As a proud member of the Mondelez family, we have consumer recognized brands in all our core categories, significant strategic acquisitions under our belt, and much, much more in the works. If you are looking for a company that has opportunity for growth, incredible energy, and a deeply ingrained respect for people, and open, honest communications, we’d love to have you to join our team.

Interested and qualified candidates are invited to apply directly or submit their resume to [email protected]. Give and Go is committed to providing equal opportunities for all applicants and employees regardless of race, ancestry, place of origin, color, ethnic or national origin, citizenship, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, record of offences (for which a pardon has been granted), disability, marital or family status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you require an accommodation to participate in the recruitment process, please contact us at the email address above to provide your contact information. While we appreciate all resume submissions, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.