Quality Assurance & Regulatory Specialist #914

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Our client is a company in developing and commercializing many private brand food products. Our client is seeking a candidate for a Quality Assurance & Regulatory Specialist at Nuns’ Island.

Tasks for the Quality Assurance component:

• Ensure the high quality of the products.
• Help maintain the information on the quality certification (GFSI-HACCP-ACIA) of the factories.
• Handle the customers’ and factories’ complaints.
• Inspect the factories if the situation requires it.
• Use your expertise and support the partnering factories.
• Ensure that the customers’ requirements are being respected.
• Guarantee food safety, allergens and traceability standards.
• Support the other relevant departments.
• Oversee the conformity of the clients’ and factories’ technical documentation.
• Act as a resource person for controls, procedures, products and quality systems for internal services, partners (factories) and clients.
• Follow-up on situations of non-conform products (recalls, corrective measures) with the factories.
• Consider improving the process.

Tasks for the regulatory affairs component

• Follow-up on cases involving regulation aspects with ACIA, Health Canada, Food and Drugs Regulations.
• Follow-up on cases involving regulation aspects on certified non OGM projects.
• Follow-up on cases involving regulation aspects with factories on the organic product certification (QAI).
• Follow-up on cases involving regulation aspects with the FDA, USDA/FSIS, FDA/ FSMA/ FSVP.
• Oversee that the factories respect the kosher certification (MK).

If you are ready to take on new challenges, we would like to meet you!

The benefits of the position?

• Complete range of social benefits.
• Permanent and full-time position.
• Possibility of flexible schedule.
• Friendly team.
• Diversified position with being in the public a lot.
• Free parking and great environment.

Bedard Resources offers you:

• In business since 1996.
• We tailor to all industries.
• We have 10 convenient locations.
• Our services are free for job seekers.
• Your application will remain confidential at all time.

The ideal candidate will:

• Be able to simultaneously manage many files and prioritize.
• Have excellent communication skills.
• Have leadership and take initiative.
• Be able to adapt.
• Be able to work in a team, while still being self-sufficient.
• Have interpersonal skills and be a great communicator.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s Degree in food science and technology or the equivalent.
• Minimum 15 years of experience in Quality Assurance.
• Experience in regulatory affairs in the food industry.
• Extensive knowledge in French and English, both written and spoken.
• Knowledge in the MS Office environment.
• Knowledge in the Canadian and American food regulations – an asset.

Salary: Starting at 80 000$ per year, based on experience.

Schedule: Day / 40 hrs per week.

Status: Permanent

Please send your resume to Cristina Andreea Cismasiu