Full-Time

Quality Assurance Technician

Cerelia Bakery Canada LP

Cerelia Bakery Canada LP

51-200 employees

Produces ready-to-use dough and batter solutions

Compensation Overview

CA$24/hr

Mississauga, ON, Canada

In Person

Category
Manufacturing Quality & Test (1)
Required Skills
GMP
Quality Assurance (QA)

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Requirements
  • Past experience in a food manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
  • Ability to work rotational shifts of 8–10 hours with flexibility for overtime as needed.
  • Having reliable transportation or an own vehicle is highly recommended.
  • Ability to work collaboratively and assist others.
  • Ability to move quickly between tasks.
  • Ability to identify new and better ways to deliver high-quality products.
Responsibilities
  • Perform pre-operational inspections on operating equipment in mixing production before handing it off for start-up.
  • Monitor the production and mixing process and personnel compliance with good manufacturing practices.
  • Perform allergen checks on the process as outlined in hazard analysis and critical control point requirements.
  • Participate in internal and external quality audits and operational reviews.
  • Inspect raw materials and products and report deficiencies and off-specification products to the Quality Assurance Manager.
  • Participate in sanitation inspections.
  • Check chemical percentages.
  • Check critical control points.
  • Enforce the non-nut and nut product flow.
  • Maintain retain samples and send equipment samples to third-party laboratories.
  • Perform sensory evaluations of all mixed batches before processing.
  • Check cooler and freezer temperatures and humidity.
  • Change temperature charts weekly.
  • Monitor that line employees complete paperwork fully and correctly.
  • Ensure raw and finished products follow all specifications, including weight, placement in trays or cases, packaging date, production date, best-before date, and external coding.
  • Ensure products meet required specifications, segregate products that do not meet specifications, and place them on quality control hold.
Desired Qualifications
  • Past experience in a food manufacturing environment is strongly preferred.
  • Having reliable transportation or an own vehicle is highly recommended.
Cerelia Bakery Canada LP

Cerelia Bakery Canada LP

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What Cerelia Bakery Canada LP does: It provides ready-to-use dough and batter products for retail consumers, foodservice providers, and industrial partners, enabling convenient baking at home or in professional kitchens. How it works: The company produces dough and batter made from high-quality ingredients and distributes them through supermarkets, specialty stores, and online, so customers can bake or cook items without starting from scratch. How it differs from competitors: It emphasizes high-quality ingredients, strict product quality control, and a commitment to sustainability and corporate social responsibility, along with collaborations with other food industry players. Its goal: To offer nutritious, delicious dough and batter options that simplify baking while addressing social and environmental challenges and growing via diverse distribution and partnerships.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

N/A

Total Funding

N/A

Headquarters

Paris, France

Founded

1974

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What believers are saying

  • Cérélia added Marson Foods in Missouri during 2025, strengthening U.S. production.
  • Its website updated 2026-08-19 touts a 2024/2025 CSR report and new product launches.
  • North America remains strategic: Cérélia already owns Mississauga operations and U.S. bakeries.

What critics are saying

  • The CMA forced Cérélia to sell Jus-Rol, closing only on 2025-03-03.
  • This divestiture exposes antitrust vulnerability in future roll-up deals across Europe.
  • Ardian’s likely exit by 2026 pressures management toward a sponsor sale, not long-term reinvestment.

What makes Cerelia Bakery Canada LP unique

  • Cérélia operates 16 plants across 8 countries, including 4 in North America.
  • Its portfolio spans refrigerated dough, pancakes, crepes, cookies, and pizza dough.
  • Mississauga’s 20-year plant leadership signals durable local manufacturing know-how and customer relationships.

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Benefits

Gym Membership

Flexible Work Hours

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

3%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

3%
Just Food
Mar 13th, 2025
Cérélia offloads Jus-Rol assets to PE firm Rinkelberg Capital

Cérélia has sold the Jus-Rol dough business to an affiliate of UK-based private-equity firm Rinkelberg Capital, ending a long-running regulatory dispute.

Yahoo
Nov 4th, 2022
Baking products to become costlier after dough merger, warns CMA

According to an in-depth investigation from the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), Cérélia’s purchase of Jus-Rol may leave UK retailers facing higher prices and lower quality products.

The Guardian
May 30th, 2022
Cérélia Group will invest into assets : Jus-Rol brand in United Kingdom on Nov 1st 22'.

Photograph: Tom Viggars/Alamy Cérélia – the largest producer of bake-at-home products in the UK – agreed to buy the Jus-Rol brand from General Mills for an undisclosed sum in November.

Capital.com
Nov 25th, 2021
General Mills, Inc. sells assets to Bioderij B.V.

US-listed General Mills (GIS) has agreed to sell its European dough businesses to Cérélia, a chilled ready-to-bake dough product specialist.

Food Business News
Nov 24th, 2021
Bioderij B.V. acquires General Mills, Inc.

The Cerelia Group has agreed to acquire General Mills, Inc.’s European dough businesses.