Job description:
Brunswick Bierworks is one of Canada’s leading beverage manufacturing partners, supporting alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverage brands across North America through advanced processing, packaging, and quality systems. Our state-of-the-art facilities are certified to internationally recognized food safety and quality standards including FSSC 22000, Organic, and Gluten-Free certifications.
Role:
The Quality & Food Safety Coordinator is responsible for coordinating and maintaining quality, food safety, regulatory, and compliance programs across the facility. This role supports audit readiness, document control, regulatory compliance, customer requirements, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives while working closely with Operations, Production, Warehouse, Maintenance, and Quality teams.
The successful candidate is highly organized, detail-oriented, and capable of managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced beverage manufacturing environment.
Key Relationships:
Internally: Operations, Production, Warehouse, Planning, Procurement, Maintenance, Innovation, Finance
External: Customers, Suppliers, Regulatory Bodies
Qualifications:
Education
Degree or diploma in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, or related field
Experience
- 2-5 years of experience in quality control, food safety, regulatory compliance, or quality systems within food or beverage manufacturing.
- Experience supporting audits, regulatory programs, and document control systems preferred.
- Beverage, brewery, RTD, or liquid processing experience is considered an asset.
Technical Skills
· Knowledge of HACCP, PCP, SFCR, CFIA, and FSSC 22000 requirements.
· Understanding of food labeling and regulatory requirements.
· Experience with document control and quality management systems.
· Strong analytical, organizational, and problem-solving skills.
· Proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
Core Responsibilities:
Quality Systems & Compliance
- Maintain quality and food safety documentation, records, procedures, forms, and work instructions.
- Coordinate document control activities, including revisions, approvals, distribution, and archival.
Regulatory & Label Compliance
- Support compliance with CFIA, SFCR, FDA (where applicable), FSSC 22000, HACCP, PCP, and customer requirements.
- Coordinate artwork and label review activities, including ingredient statements, allergen declarations, nutrition facts tables, and regulatory claims.
- Maintain approved specifications, regulatory documentation, and label retention records.
- Support Management of Change (MOC) activities involving products, ingredients, packaging, and processes.
- Assist with customer onboarding and specification management activities.
Audit & Food Safety Programs
- Coordinate internal audits, GMP inspections, traceability exercises, and mock recalls.
- Support customer audits, certification audits, and regulatory inspections.
- Track audit findings and corrective actions through completion.
- Maintain audit schedules, training records, and compliance documentation.
- Assist with environmental monitoring, sanitation verification, allergen management, and food safety program verification activities.
Customer & Technical Support
- Coordinate customer quality requests, specifications, questionnaires, supplier surveys, and compliance documentation.
- Prepare Certificates of Destruction (CODs).
- Coordinate sample submissions and testing with external laboratories.
- Support investigations involving customer complaints, product holds, and quality incidents.
- Assist with product launches, validation activities, and innovation trials.
Data Management & Reporting
- Maintain quality databases, KPI reports, complaint tracking, audit logs, and regulatory records.
- Trend quality, food safety, and compliance data to identify recurring issues and improvement opportunities.
- Prepare routine reports and presentations for management review meetings.
- Ensure quality records are accurate, complete, and audit-ready.
Key Success Measures
- Audit readiness and audit performance.
- Timely closure of CAPAs and corrective actions.
- Accuracy and effectiveness of quality documentation.
- Regulatory and customer compliance.
- Customer response and specification management performance.
- Continuous improvement of quality systems and compliance programs
- Track corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs), deviations, non-conformances, and customer complaints.
- Monitor completion of quality-related action items and follow up with responsible departments.
- Support continuous improvement initiatives related to food safety, quality, and compliance.
When you join our team, you will enjoy:
- Competitive compensation with performance-based incentive opportunities for eligible roles.
- Comprehensive health and dental benefits to support you and your family.
- Paid vacation and personal days to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Professional development and ongoing training to build your skills and advance your career.
- Career growth opportunities within a dynamic and rapidly expanding organization.
- Employee product program, giving you the opportunity to enjoy the beverages crafted by Brunswick Bierworks.
- Employee of the Month Recognition Program, celebrating outstanding contributions and achievements.
- On-site massage therapy, supporting your health, wellness, and recovery.
- Company-sponsored social events and team celebrations that recognize success and strengthen our culture.
- A collaborative, entrepreneurial, and inclusive workplace where your ideas are valued and innovation is encouraged and rewarded.
- The opportunity to work with some of the industry's leading craft and international beverage brands.
- Hands-on exposure to state-of-the-art brewing, packaging, and beverage manufacturing technologies.
- A workplace committed to health, safety, employee well-being, and continuous improvement.
- Free on-site parking for added convenience.
Pay: $65,000.00-$70,000.00 per year
Ability to commute/relocate:
- East York, ON M4B 3M2: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Application question(s):
- How many years of quality assurance/food safety experience do you have in a food or beverage manufacturing environment?
- Do you have hands-on experience with HACCP, SFCR/CFIA, and FSSC 22000 programs?
Work Location: In person
