Job Summary:
Reporting directly to the General Manager, you will be responsible for assuring compliance with all Quality/Food Safety SOP’s, customer and regulatory requirements as they relate to the Vancouver Operation. You will manage the QA and Sanitation team of approximately 12 people.

You will be expected to give feedback at both the local and corporate level on current and proposed processes along with recommendations. You will be a key member of the Vancouver Leadership Team.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:
1. Executes monthly self-assessments on the elements of food safety.
2. Executes and maintains the required food safety related procedures as defined in HACCP plan
3. Leads all QA and food/product safety related activities/initiatives.
4. Implements quality systems and measures their effectiveness by verifying activities, controls and preventative measures.
5. Responsible for maintaining and managing the corrective action system and facilitating corrective action activities with the leadership team.
6. Assures the accuracy and compliance of HACCP records as defined in the corporate procedures.
7. Responsible to lead product defect investigations, Alleged food poisoning, foreign object investigations etc.
8. Responsible for the identifying and maintaining of key performance metrics as related to food safety and quality
9. Manage sanitation team to meet business needs and to ensure unit hygiene supports compliance with all food safety standards
10. Continuously improves unit procedures for monitoring and ensuring conformance to specifications for our end to end process
11. Actively leads the food safety team to promote food safety & quality culture in the Vancouver Unit
12. Identify and develop top talent
13. Manage outside suppliers and vendors
14. Manage all expense and labour costs associated with the QA Department to meet budget targets

Qualifications

Education:
• Bachelor's degree in food science or related field
• Foundational knowledge in HACCP
Work Experience:
• Minimum of 5 years quality assurance experience in a food manufacturing environment
• Auditing experience
• Proven ability to work with a team in a fast-paced environment
• Proven experience in development and implementation of quality and safety processes

Job Skills:
Minimum skill requirements:
• Intermediate level Microsoft office tool skills (excel, word)
• Knowledge of quality auditing, inspection methods
• Detail oriented
• Strong organizational skills, able to prioritize responsibilities and multi-task
• Strong interpersonal skills, interact well with and ability to influence all levels of the organization
• Able to work with little supervision
• Excellent reading, writing, and oral communication skills in English
• You are a change agent and influencer

Language / Communication Skills:
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
• Multi-lingual a plus

Job Dimensions
Type of Employment: Full time
Work Environment / Requirements of the Job: Regularly stands, bends, lifts and moves intermittently during shifts. Must be to lift, pull, push, and move products, equipment, and supplies daily. Exposure to cooler and freezer temperatures in production areas.

In addition, reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position.

Candidates will be required to go through a criminal background check and employment verification check for the past 5 years as per Transport Canada.

gategroup is an equal opportunity employer committed to workforce diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other ground under applicable law.

Gate Gourmet Canada Inc. is pleased to accommodate applicants who have a disability up to the point of undue hardship during the recruitment, assessment and selection process. Please inform our Recruitment Team if you