Food Safety Specialist
- Montreal, QC, Canada
$80,000 to $85,000 CAD / year · Full-time
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Job details
- Pay
- $80,000 to $85,000 CAD / year
- Job type
- Full-time
- Apply by
- Experience
- 3+ years of experience in quality assurance and food safety within the food industry
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
$85k Food Safety BRCGS Coordinator - Food Manufacturing - St-Laurent (Onsite)
Job Summary
The BRCGS Coordinator is responsible for the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the BRCGS system within the facility. This role also supports Quality Assurance, food safety, purchasing, production, and warehouse operations by ensuring documentation and processes remain compliant.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, Biological Science, Food Engineering, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in quality assurance and food safety within the food industry
- HACCP certification and/or experience in a facility certified to a GFSI-benchmarked standard such as BRCGS, SQF, or FSSC 22000
- Strong communication, leadership, organizational, and analytical skills
- Experience with root cause analysis
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and ERP systems such as Sage or SAP
Work Hours
- Monday-Wednesday 7:30AM-5PM
- Thursday 7:30AM-4PM
- Friday 7:30 AM-12:30PM
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the preparation, maintenance, and renewal of BRCGS and organic certifications
- Review and approve production records and quality reports to ensure compliance with food safety and quality requirements
- Investigate quality incidents and manage the product hold-and-release program
- Partner with Purchasing, Production, and Warehouse teams to support implementation of the BRCGS program
- Oversee product sampling, traceability, mass balance, and supplier approval programs
- Maintain and update quality procedures, records, and related documentation, and communicate changes to relevant teams
- Train employees, including new hires, on food safety, HACCP, GMPs, and standard operating procedures
- Maintain databases for ingredients, packaging materials, and finished products
- Participate in artwork review for new and existing products
- Perform other related duties as assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager/Director
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More about this job
Responsibilities
Coordinate the implementation, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the BRCGS system and manage BRCGS and organic certifications. Review quality records, investigate incidents, oversee traceability and supplier programs, maintain documentation, and train employees on food safety requirements.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant science or engineering field and at least three years of food-industry quality assurance and food safety experience. Candidates should have HACCP certification or experience with a GFSI-benchmarked standard, strong communication and analytical skills, root cause analysis experience, and proficiency with Microsoft Office and ERP systems.
Skills
- BRCGS Coordination
- Food Safety
- Quality Assurance
- HACCP
- GMP
- Root Cause Analysis
- Certification Management
- Production Record Review
- Incident Investigation
- Product Hold And Release
- Traceability
- Mass Balance
- Supplier Approval
- Employee Training
- Microsoft Office
- ERP Systems
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Categories
- Food & Beverage
- Manufacturing
- Security & Safety
- Science & Research
Keywords
- BRCGS
- Organic Certification
- Food Safety
- Quality Assurance
- HACCP
- GMP
- GFSI
- SQF
- FSSC 22000
- Food Manufacturing
- Root Cause Analysis
- Production Records
- Quality Reports
- Product Hold And Release
- Product Sampling
- Traceability
- Mass Balance
- Supplier Approval
- Quality Procedures
- Standard Operating Procedures
- Microsoft Office
- ERP Systems
- Sage
- SAP
- Food Science
- Microbiology
- Chemistry
- Food Engineering