Quality Assurance Specialist Jobs

YOUR DAILY MISSION: Ensure the highest quality of all our beans!

WHO ARE YOU?

How do you sum up someone like you? Like a great cup of coffee, you bring a whole lotta flavour. Organized, calm, people-oriented, meticulous, and most importantly, passionate.

Food safety and quality? They are your sweet spots. Nothing fills your cup like creating and maintaining world-class coffee, quality, and food safety systems. You are filled to the brim with knowledge, and keen to teach others about the importance of great manufacturing practices. You love to connect with others and are kind of a natural at it (not to brag or anything). Driven by your discipline and patience, you raise the bar that sets us apart.

WHAT WILL YOU DO?

Reporting to our Director of Coffee, Quality & Safety, you will oversee the Food Safety & Quality Programs. Sound like a lot? Don’t worry, we got you covered. You will work alongside some incredibly kick ass people, and collaborate with each department, to ensure we are compliant with all certification guidelines! You will also see to it that our Quality Assurance (QA) teams maintain alignment and consistency across the organization. To get specific:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Oversee the auditing process for FSSC22000, develop internal guidelines to maintain compliance.
• Product testing and data analysis.
• Chair the QA Champion meetings.
• Work with Kicking Horse Coffee team members and external partners to continuously improve food safety and quality programs, ensuring alignment with FSSC22000.
• Be a resource for all departments on the implementation and maintenance of required actions for our Food Safety Management System.
• Develop, update and work within the overall organizational policy and guidelines to ensure a food safe and quality product.
• Support leaders, staff, and QC reps with training, troubleshooting and technical resources.
• Facilitate quarterly food safety management and participate in other required meetings.
• Facilitate compliance with food safety, regulations, standards, and guidelines.
• Assist in conducting and evaluating internal and external food safety and quality audits.
• Inspire, motivate, and empower departmental QC reps and leaders to manage quality and food safety in the organization.
• Participate in nonconformance investigations and document the investigation process.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Detailed knowledge and experience of ISO management systems.
• Talented training ability, you are equipped with key tools and skills to provide training to future QA champions and trainers.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience working with food safety programs and adhering to industry certification guidelines through program development and complying with audit guidelines.
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and other PC applications (MS Office, including Outlook, Word, and PowerPoint).
• Experience in research, analysis, interpretation and implementation of food safety and quality assurance regulations, programs, documentation, and process improvement.
• Proficient in product testing and related data analysis.
• Formal education or training in Food Safety. Including knowledge with HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Plan), GFSI (Global Food Safety Initiative) Certifications.

CULTURE CHARACTERISTICS (For a quality human bean!)

LOVE

• A passion for improving systems and process efficiencies - with energy and enthusiasm.
• A relationship builder! You have strong interpersonal skills and people love to work with you!

COURAGEOUS

• Curiosity first, you pay attention to people’s ideas and concerns. You ask questions to get to the heart of the matter and get the data before jumping to conclusions.
• Collaborative, you know when to speak up when product does not meet standards and work with team members to find a positive solution and approach.

SOPHISTICATED

• You care deeply about maintain a sophisticated level of quality and hold high standards. You have an impeccable attention to detail in this arena.
• You have solid time management and organizational skills.
• You take the donkey by the horns, if ya know what we mean. You have the initiative to take ownership and get the work done (without micromanaging).

INTENTIONAL

• You have outstanding verbal, written and presentation skills. You are a clear, concise communicator (this is key!)
• You sweat the little things, you annihilate mediocrity with a strong attention to detail, high standards for quality and an eye for efficiency.

AWAKE

• You understand regulations, know the priorities, and culture of the company to create innovative solutions that fit the needs of our business and keep our food safe.

PERKS TO PEAK YOUR INTEREST

• Participation in our community giving and environmental programs
• A $700 annual wellness & recreation allowance
• Enrollment in a full spread of benefits (health, dental, massage, all the good stuff)
• Healthy as a Horse: access to our Employee & Family Assistance Program and 10 paid health days per year.
• 4 weeks vacation after your first year of kicking ass

OTHER INFORMATION

This role is located in beautiful Invermere, BC! Applicants must be willing and able to work out of our HQ.

HOW TO APPLY

Rest assured; you sound like one quality candidate. You should probably submit an application. To apply, kindly scrap the traditional cover letter and send us your resume to [email protected] and answer these 2 questions:

1. What inspires you about food safety and quality assurance?
2. We told you our spirit values (above) what are yours?

This posting will remain open until June 30th with applications reviewed as they are received. So don’t delay, apply right away!