Sunrise Farms is a group of companies with primary focus in the poultry industry.

From our hatcheries to our “ready to eat” state of the art cooking facilities we service customers in the retail, food service and industrial sectors. We are proud of our support of the Canadian farm as well as our investment in the latest equipment and technologies at our facilities across Canada. Our test kitchens have the most current cooking equipment replicating that used in commercial establishments, to facilitate precision testing. This way you know the product you receive will perform to your expectations. We are proud of our long-standing partnerships with family-owned Canadian chicken farmers to produce high quality products.

Role:

Provides direct supervision and daily support to the various Quality Assurance Technicians. Assists the QA Manager and/or HACCP coordinator with the implementation and enforcement of food safety and quality programs to all departments. Ensures adherence to required food safety laws, regulations, and company/customer policies and procedures. Has the authority to suspend operations when serious food safety and quality risks are identified.

Assists in the implementation, program review, maintenance and validation of the Food Safety and Quality System: HACCP, BRC, Animal Welfare (GMPs, Prerequisite Programs, Policies, SOPs, etc.)

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Direct supervision of QA Technicians and indirect supervision all departments.
Provides food safety and quality direction to Production, R&D, Purchasing, Shipping & Receiving, Maintenance, Planning and Sanitation.
Advises department managers and supervisors of non-compliances/deviations.
Assists the HACCP coordinator and QA Manager with site audits and takes appropriate action to ensure the integrity of HACCP and BRC Systems.
Perform internal audits and on-site inspections GMPs, Sanitation, Animal welfare.
Ensures that regulatory compliance with CFIA, BRC and Customer requirements are met and maintained.
Monitors and verifies food safety programs and practices and overall SOP compliance within the facility.
Assists with GMP and Technical training of personnel on HACCP/BRC functions.
Investigates HACCP, and BRC non-compliance and deviations through root cause and risk analysis, and the application of corrective and preventative actions.
Assists the QA Manager with complaint investigations, resolving deviations, root cause analysis and the application of corrective and preventative actions.
Ensures supplier compliance and for any deviation non-conformity reports are issued, communicated to the supplier, tracked, trended, and managed.
Identifies trends related to food safety (foreign material, Holds, deviations, etc.) and communicates findings to management.
Ensures appropriate product holds, and timely dispositions.
Provides technical documentation for testing of products and raw materials.
Responsible for schedule review and allergen management.
Responsible for maintaining the verification schedule and ensuring verification compliance including record reviews, on-site observations, interviews, etc.
Assists with the creation and revision of product specifications to ensure food safety and quality.
Develops and maintains incoming specifications and online profiling spreadsheets to track and trend quality parameters.
Other duties assigned by QA Manager.

REQUIREMENTS:

Strong understanding of QA, Food Safety principles.
Knowledge of SFCR, GFSI.
Bachelor’s degree in Science or related field.
2-3 years’ experience in a related field.
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada to apply.

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At Sunrise Farms we are proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or any other identifying characteristic are encouraged to apply.

Please note that the expected new hire salary range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sunrise Farms. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

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