Quality Assurance Technician - DC & Warehouse (Open to New Graduates) - Ottawa
Job Posting:
Company
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.
Our Program
Do you have a passion to innovate and a desire to challenge the status quo? We are seeking individuals interested in starting a career in an organization that offers opportunities to work in a fun, stimulating, and dynamic environment as a Quality Assurance Technician (DC/Warehouse).
We want to help you unleash your full potential! Our Wonderbrands Next Gen Talent Program is designed for high-potential professionals, with an objective of training the next generation of leaders and developing our home-grown talent. We create safe and inclusive spaces that encourage you to be you.The result is an agile workplace, filled with Team Members that have a relentless obsession with continuous improvement and an entrepreneurial spirit.
Come join us on our journey to become the world’s great baker!
What Wonderbrands Offers:
- We believe in Home Grown Talent, accelerated career growth with leadership training; Unleashing Your Potential
- Many of our team members who joined us through similar “new graduate” programs were able to accelerate their career growth and reach high levels in our organization within a few years of joining us
- Competitive Compensation, Health Benefits, and a generous flexible Medical/Health spending account
- Employer matching Pension program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Discount program that covers almost everything under the sun - restaurants, gyms, shopping etc.
Summary:
This position is critical for our Supplier Approval Program Monitoring by providing incoming ingredients inspection and food safety assessment. Through this activity, we ensure that our Food Safety Standard, verified through the BRCGS annual audit, is carried as intended by achieving the highest rating and most importantly providing consistent food safety products to our customers and consumers.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Review and manage specifications to understand the quality expectations for inspection of the incoming ingredients and if needed, packaging materials
- Inspection of incoming ingredients to ensure compliance with quality and food safety standards, according to the procedure
- Review and manage electronic copies of COAs and match them with deliveries, for accurate traceability
- Ensure compliance and implementation of corporate food safety programs
- Manage hold of ingredients not meeting food safety and quality standards using SAP systems
- Complete non-conformance reports (NCRs) for any out of compliance situations and coordinate with stakeholders and suppliers for corrective and preventive actions
- Conducts trailer and pallet inspections of upon receiving according to the checklist
- Accountable for preparation and participation in all internal/ third party BRCGS/ CFIA audits
- Complete any other quality and food safety related tasks as assigned
- Responsible to control any non-conforming product, raw materials, packaging material that does not meet customer/internal specifications, regulatory requirements by placing it on hold physically and in SAP system
- Verify receiving /shipping procedure and certificate of analysis to ensure raw material, packaging components are meeting specification and Wonderbrands standards
- Effectively communicate and Document all QA activities accurately and in timely manner and reports to QA Lead
- Perform the incoming raw materials analysis by collecting the sample
- Perform in house analysis of the raw materials where applicable
- Perform other duties as assigned
About You:
- Post-secondary education in a food safety/ microbiology/quality related program
- Experience in quality control food manufacturing is an asset
- Proven proficiency with Microsoft Excel and database management, preferably trace gains
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written in English
- Ability to collaborate with other stakeholders from Corporate WB QA, and Warehouse team members
- Flexible and willing to work overtime if required
- Positive attitude and a results-oriented mindset
- Bright, driven and clear about your future career goals
- Roll up your sleeves mentality with a whatever it takes mindset to get the job done
What is the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands?
Working at Wonderbrands, there is never a dull moment! As a successful company that is continually growing there is always challenging yet rewarding work to be a part of. We have an entrepreneurial spirit which encourages all our team members to use their own creativity and out of the box thinking to come up with solutions and new ideas.
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.
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.