Overview
Dairy Fountain Inc. is a Canadian dairy processing company dedicated to producing safe, high-quality dairy products while maintaining the highest standards of food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. We are committed to continuous improvement, innovation, and excellence in food manufacturing.
We are currently seeking an experienced Quality Assurance & Quality Control Specialist (Dairy Processing) to join our Quality Assurance team. The successful candidate will be responsible for maintaining food safety and quality management systems, performing laboratory testing and quality evaluations, supporting regulatory compliance, and ensuring compliance with the SQF Food Safety Code, HACCP principles, and CFIA requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Perform quality control inspections, sampling, laboratory testing, and analytical evaluations of raw materials, in-process products, and finished dairy products.
- Develop, implement, and maintain quality control sampling and testing programs to ensure compliance with product specifications and quality standards.
- Interpret laboratory and analytical results and investigate product quality issues and non-conformances.
- Operate, maintain, calibrate, and verify laboratory equipment.
- Monitor compliance with HACCP, Preventive Controls, GMP, sanitation, allergen control, and environmental monitoring programs.
- Maintain accurate laboratory records, analytical reports, quality documentation, and food safety records.
- Support the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the SQF Food Safety Management System.
- Prepare for, participate in, and support SQF certification audits, customer audits, and internal audits.
- Coordinate and support CFIA inspections and ensure compliance with applicable food safety regulations.
- Conduct root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Review production records, CCP monitoring records, sanitation records, and quality documentation to verify compliance with food safety and quality requirements.
- Support supplier quality management and approved supplier programs.
- Develop, review, and update quality procedures, work instructions, and food safety documentation.
- Provide food safety and quality training to employees as required.
- Collaborate with Production, Maintenance, Sanitation, and Operations teams to ensure consistent compliance with food safety and quality standards.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives to enhance product quality, food safety, and operational performance.
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Science, Food Engineering, Chemistry, Microbiology, or another related scientific discipline.
- Minimum 3 years of QA/QC experience in a dairy processing or dairy manufacturing environment.
- Minimum 3 years of hands-on experience with SQF in a food manufacturing environment.
- Demonstrated experience supporting CFIA inspections, regulatory audits, and SQF certification audits.
- Strong knowledge of HACCP, SQF, GMP, Preventive Controls, EMP, RCA, CAPA, and Approved Supplier Programs.
- Proficiency in laboratory testing, product sampling, and interpretation of analytical results.
- Experience operating, maintaining, and calibrating laboratory equipment.
- Strong technical documentation, recordkeeping, and report-writing skills.
- Excellent analytical, organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Experience delivering food safety and quality training in a manufacturing environment are considered assets.
- HACCP certification, SQF Implementation or SQF Internal Auditor training are considered assets.
Pay: $26.00 per hour
Benefits:
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Mississauga, ON L4W 2T2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (preferred)
Experience:
- Food industry: 3 years (required)
- SQF: 3 years (required)
- Laboratory: 3 years (required)
- Dairy Products: 3 years (preferred)
- HACCP: 3 years (required)
Language:
Licence/Certification:
- Safe Quality Food Certification (preferred)
- HACCP Certification (preferred)
Location:
- Mississauga, ON L4W 2T2 (preferred)
Work Location: In person
