Quality Specialist Full-time Job

We encourage and implement all the tools necessary for the development of each person's skills in order to constantly improve the quality of our products and the development of our future offering: classic, premium, seasonal, fine brewer, barrel-aged and wild beers.

 

Job Description:

• Act as a quality guarantor by demonstrating proactivity and technical support for operational departments in achieving their quality performance indicators as well as quality standards and specifications for raw materials, products in progress and finished products during normal operations, new projects and various changes;
• Establish priorities for the quality team's activities, taking into account internal priorities and those of other departments;
• Place orders for materials to maintain inventory for the laboratory service;
• Conduct daily and weekly departmental meetings;
• Monitor daily, weekly and monthly performance indicators, investigate deviations through root cause analysis and establish, monitor and communicate corrective action plans;
• Establish trend profiles and contribute to monitoring tools enabling effective response plans;
• Lead the implementation, maintenance, audit and improvement of the use of various tools of the VPO management system and the Autonomous Teams program within his team to achieve a level of operational excellence;
• Ensure compliance with established sampling plans;
• Ensure compliance with established health and safety, environmental, quality and food safety standards by his team;
• Lead health and safety routines and initiatives;
• Manage the integration and development of the department's human resources through training, feedback, development and recovery plans and individual evaluations;
• Ensure team cohesion and commitment and foster an inclusive and collaborative work environment;
• Play an active role in ensuring adequate training of operators of the various controls linked to the quality system (CCP, GMP, and various monitoring);
• Actively collaborate with other departments to implement the required quality documents;
• Perform appropriate follow-up activities on non-conformities in partnership with quality assurance, supervisors and other members of the quality department;
• Maintain routine for reporting analysis data, validations, and requested KPIs.
• Manage the cleanliness of the premises and the 5S of the work areas of the quality department.

 

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Food Science and Technology, Chemistry, Biochemistry or other equivalent training and experience
• Have a very strong interest in beer and beer processes
• Professional proficiency in French and English, written and spoken;
• Minimum of 2 to 3 years of relevant experience
• Intermediate-advanced proficiency level of the Office suite;
• Strong experience in data analysis
• Applied knowledge in microbiology
• Knowledge of equipment cleaning systems in the brewing industry
• Basic knowledge of the BRC standard 
• Knowledge of HACCP principles
• Knowledge of LIMS system
• Good judgment, critical thinking, organizational skills and rigor
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and as part of a team
• Desire to innovate and aptitude for continuous improvement of required tasks and functions
• Ability to set priorities and work to achieve predetermined objectives (knowledge of management tools an asset)

 

Competitive Advantages :

• Stimulating work environment with opportunities for advancement
• Competitive remuneration
• Social activities throughout the year.
• 13 paid public holidays
• Up to 10 paid sick days
• Cases of 24 products/2 weeks

Founded over 175 years ago, Labatt is one of Canadas founding businesses and its leading brewer. We are proud of our history and our heritage in Canada, and we remain committed to brewing great-tasting, high-quality beers that have satisfied beer drinkers for generations. Labatt has created exciting experiences with consumers through iconic brands like Budweiser, Bud Light, NÜTRL, Michelob Ultra, Corona, Stella Artois and many more. Through our broad portfolio, we are truly a national brewer, with over 3,600 employees, a portfolio of more than 60 quality beers and beyond, and 10 breweries from coast-to-coast, we are proud to serve Canada and the communities we call home.