Supervisor, Quality Full-time Job

Overview of the Role

Saputo Dairy Products G.P. is seeking a passionate Supervisor, Quality Assurance to partner with the Operations team in Orangeville, Ontario. The Supervisor, Quality Assurance’s primary responsibilities encompass leadership of the site’s employees to ensure food safety and customer requirements are met and that all manufactured products are of the highest levels of quality. This position give you the opportunity to work alongside a great team, take ownership and establish necessary quality processes and controls to elevate the products and monitor and report the integrity of the plant sanitation program while ensuring the quality interest throughout the operations.

 

Salary:  $76,265 - $100,100

*Salary offers will vary commensurate with experience, education, skills, and training.

 

We support and take care of our employees and their families by offering :  

 

• Vacation up on hire 
• Generous and complete benefit coverage with group insurance 
• Group retirement plan with employer contribution 
• Telemedicine and assistance program for employees and their families 
• Employee Share Ownership Plan with an employer match 
• Paid Parental Leave program 
• Paid time off: Sick days, floater days and volunteer day off 
• Opportunity to contribute to a collective RRSP & TFSA 
• Training and development programs 

• Saputo Flex Program, flexible work environment (schedule/location/time off) according to department needs  
• Organized activities for employees and their families  
• Advantageous discounts on Saputo products 

 

How you will make contributions that matter:

• Monitors, reviews and implements quality programs to ensure compliance to CFIA/HACCP and customer/third party and internal audit requirements;
• Ensures internal liaison with the appropriate parties to communicate and/or address any quality issues;
• Investigates and resolves quality deviations and customer complaints; reporting and communicating findings as necessary;
• Verification and monitoring of in-process food safety and sanitation controls while applying expert knowledge of dairy products
• Ensures consistent application of best practices related to testing/inspection methods, analysis and auditing techniques;
• Timely communication of quality issues to local management and upper management as they arise;
• Reports trends and communicates key food safety and quality parameters and participates in correction of negative trends;
• Maintain hold and release program
• Supervise and coordinate laboratory equipment calibration and maintenance requirements
• Ensuring compliance to company standards for environmental monitoring programs
• Provides training, support and maintains Saputo Dairy Products Canada G.P.’s quality standards;
• Health and Safety:
• Supervision, evaluation, motivation and training of personnel to ensure work is completed efficiently, effectively and safely;
• Ensures that safe conditions exist at all times within the work environment; takes appropriate and effective measures to provide for the health and safety of employees;
• Develops and fosters strong and effective functional and cross-functional teams;
• Administration of Company Policies and Procedures;
• Collaborate with various departments and the plant operations team on a daily basis;
• Delegate food safety and quality tasks to the QC team as required;
• Proficient at decision making, risk assessments and evaluating quality issues that might arise;
• Undertake other functions as required;

 

You are best suited for the role if you have the following qualifications:

• A degree/diploma in Food Science or Microbiology is preferred;
• 5 + years experience in the food industry, specifically dairy is preferred.
• Previous management experience in Quality or operations within the Dairy, beverage or food processing industry is preferred;
• Goat dairy knowledge is an asset;
• Sound communication and interpersonal skills;
• Strong organizational and analytical skills and a strong team orientation;

 

Saputo welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations up to the point of undue hardships, are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

Making Good Food Is Our Passion, and we do it responsibly. Our caring teams process about 11 billion litres of milk annually into a diversified range of dairy and dairy alternative products sold in over 60 countries. With 65 manufacturing facilities and over 19,500 employees, we operate our leading business in Canada, the USA, Australia, Argentina, and the United Kingdom.
All dairy processors have access to the same raw material and equipment; what distinguishes us is our can-do spirit and our diverse, inclusive work culture that empowers employees to grow in their own way.