About this role
Are you passionate about food safety, quality, and regulatory compliance? We are seeking a detail-oriented Quality Assurance Coordinator to monitor and verify food safety and quality standards across our production lines.
This is a key role in ensuring our products meet company policies, customer specifications, and regulatory requirements while supporting continuous improvement in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. The successful candidate will also actively support production-related activities and provide limited operational coverage when required.
Why You'll Love This Role
• Play a crucial role in maintaining safe, high-quality food production.
• Work closely with production, warehouse, and management teams to promote compliance and operational efficiency.
• Train, mentor, and provide guidance on quality and food-safety standards.
• Contribute directly to continuous improvement, process optimization, and regulatory readiness.
• Gain exposure to both quality assurance and broader plant operations.
What You'll Do
As the Quality Assurance Coordinator, you will:
• Monitor manufacturing procedures across poultry, red meat, and vegetable processing and packaging lines.
• Inspect raw materials, in-process products, and finished goods to ensure compliance with quality and food-safety standards.
• Alert Production Supervisors and Lead Hands to product or process concerns identified during production.
• Verify proper labelling, code dating, weights, and compliance with FIFO procedures.
• Support compliance with GMP, USDA, FDA, and applicable local food-safety requirements, including conducting audits and reporting non-compliance.
• Maintain complete and accurate quality assurance records, including temperature logs, inspection reports, monitoring records, and audit findings.
• Assist with USDA FSIS, FDA, and internal audits and support ongoing sanitation and regulatory compliance.
• Coordinate quality assurance requirements for import and export activities, including required documentation and inspections.
• Train production and warehouse employees on food safety, product quality, and regulatory requirements.
• Support investigations into non-conformances by identifying root causes and implementing corrective and preventive actions.
• Actively participate in and support production-related activities when required. This does not involve routine general labour duties but requires hands-on involvement in the production process and collaboration with plant employees.
• Provide limited operational coverage during the Plant Manager's absence, including supporting production documentation, coordinating workflow priorities, providing direction to employees, and escalating operational or food-safety concerns as appropriate.
• Participate in continuous improvement initiatives and perform other related quality assurance and operational support duties as assigned.
Qualifications and Skills
• Post-secondary education in Food Science, Microbiology, or a related field is required.
• HACCP certification is required.
• A minimum of two years of experience in food manufacturing, preferably within a USDA FSIS-regulated meat facility.
• Previous experience supporting import and export activities is an asset.
• Sound knowledge of GMP, USDA, FDA, and applicable local food-safety requirements.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to maintain accurate records and support regulatory compliance.
• Ability to read and interpret quality standards, procedures, regulations, and product specifications.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; experience with quality assurance or production management software is an asset.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to provide clear direction and coordinate plant activities when operational coverage is required.
• Physical ability to lift up to 50 pounds and work in a cold environment of approximately 0°C to 4°C for extended periods.
• A positive, proactive attitude with a willingness to learn, adapt, collaborate, and support plant operations when needed.
Work Schedule and Environment
• This is currently a day-shift position working four 10-hour days, Monday through Thursday, from 6:45 a.m. to 5:15 p.m.
• The current schedule is based on the plant's operational capacity and may change in the future, including a possible transition to five 8-hour shifts, based on business and production needs.
• Occasional overtime, Friday, or weekend work may be required depending on production and operational demands.
• The role is primarily performed on the production floor within a refrigerated food-processing facility.
• Employees must be able to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Required PPE includes gloves, safety footwear, and protective clothing.
Ready to Make an Impact?
If you are detail-oriented, proactive, and passionate about food safety, quality, and supporting effective plant operations, apply today to join our team as a Quality Assurance Coordinator!