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| Position Type: | Full-time |
| Location: | London, ON |
| Date Posted: | Nov 09, 2022 |
Job Description
Quality Assurance Technician
Dessert Holdings® is North America's premium dessert company, recognized for providing our retail and foodservice customers with chef-inspired innovative desserts made with real ingredients. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Dessert Holdings is an umbrella organization of three premium dessert companies and brands: The Original Cakerie, Lawler's Desserts, and Atlanta Cheesecake Company.
We are currently looking for a permanent full-time Quality Assurance Technician to support our operation in London, Ontario. This is an exciting opportunity to grow and gain experience with The Original Cakerie.
Position Description:
As a member of the QA team, the Quality Assurance Technician will participate in the development and administration of the Original Cakerie Food Safety and Quality System.
Responsibilities & Duties: (this is meant to be an outline, not an exhaustive list of responsibilities)
- Process/product monitoring, evaluation and problem solving
- Develop and maintain product/process specifications, SOP's
- Customer/consumer complaint evaluation
- Participate with new products team in specification development and new product implementation
- Conduct various audits to monitor conformance to regulatory and corporate requirements
Position Requirements:
Must Have
- Must have experience in Food industry, HACCP, GFSI, and SPC
- Food science degree/diploma or equivalent
- Flexibility to work a mix of shifts in a 24/7 operation
- Computer literate and able to use Word, Excel, and Windows
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Ability to travel to the US and other Canadian facilities
- Experience with microbiological (plating) testing
Nice to Have
- Experience with Preventative Controls for Human Foods (FSMA/SFCR), BRC and Six Sigma certification
- Experience with Sanitation principles, processes, and evaluation
- Experience in microbiological enumeration and evaluation
- ERP systems knowledge(Navision)
- Investigative and research capability
- Various Lab equipment handling experience i.e. moisture balance, water activity meter, micro testing equipment
- Experience with 3M petri-films as well as other rapid microbiological testing methods, mini-tab software knowledge or similar
Must have availability Monday - Sunday flexible hours
We thank you in advance for your interest in The Original Cakerie. Due to volume, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
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Lawler Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer. It is our policy to abide by all federal and state laws prohibiting employment discrimination; therefore, Lawler Foods does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, religion, national origin, military status, pregnancy, or disability or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state and local antidiscrimincation laws.