Quality Assurance Team Leader

Job Posting

Ready For a Tasty New Challenge?

Wonderbrands is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D'Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 14 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada. Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake. We are heavily focused on embracing an entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start-up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.

Location:
560 Victoria Street North, Kitchener, Ontario N2H 5G2

Shift:
Days/Afternoons (Flexibility Required)

What Wonderbrands Offers:

• Wonderbrands believes in Home Grown Talent and accelerated career growth
• Competitive Compensation, Health, and Dental Benefits
• Pension plan with matching contribution
• Bonuses
• Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - Restaurants, gyms, shopping, etc.

Responsibilities:

• Acts as Back-up for BQM as required
• Performs shelf life evaluations on products per established procedures.
• Conducts daily GMP walkthrough & reports any/all findings. Investigates RCA & implements CAPA after reviewing with the BQM.
• Supports the development of Food Safety and Quality training, with the QSL, and conducts training on food safety and quality requirements for all employees in the bakery.
• Manages product specification verification and documentation.
• Examines incoming raw materials, processes, and finished products to ensure compliance with quality and food safety standards.
• Verifies packaging operation to ensure correct packaging, labelling, production codes, and best before marking and carton labelling.
• Conducts sampling of the plant environment and equipment, water, raw materials, and finished products for microbiological and/or analytical testing/sensory evaluation.
• Supports trials/first production approval runs in keeping with compliance to Stage Gate protocols.
• Holds product or ingredient control and dispositions.
• Assists with the maintenance of all HACCP programs.
• Participates & supports in all internal/third party/CFIA and/or FDA audits.
• Identifies, reports non-conformance for any out of compliance situation or food safety incidents. Supports BQM with RCA & CAPA implementation for ingredients/packaging and finished products.
• Completes inspections for glass and brittle plastics, pest control, and overall plant food safety.
• Supports BQM with RFT Data measurements & consumer complaint investigations.
• Reports and logs analytical test results for each line and ensures compliance to WB and/or customer specifications.
• Completes shift reports and audit sheets as required.
• Performs certificate of analysis reviews and data entry and filing.
• Issues Non-Conformance reporting for incoming ingredient or packaging deviations.

About You:

• 3 to 5 years experience in a quality control food manufacturing setting
• Post-secondary education in a food safety/quality related program.
• Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Strong oral and written communication in English
• Ability to partner with all levels of production from operators to supervisors
• Flexible and willing to work overtime where required (in busy season)

If you're excited about this opportunity and love baked goods, we invite you to apply!

Wonderbrands is committed to fostering a work environment with strong core values that support diversity through various policies, programs, and activities that encourage sensitivity and accommodations. Wonderbrands offers employment regardless of race, colour, gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Diversity is integral to our success as an organization and we will use diversity as a model to help identify and develop the best talent, create effective teams, and achieve overall excellence. In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct - it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.

In compliance with Ontario's Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current existing vacancy within our organization.

Disclaimer:
The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge, and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.