Quality Assurance & Food Safety Coordinator

Quality Assurance & Food Safety Coordinator

Location: Dartmouth, Nova Scotia

Employment Type: Full-time, on-site

Schedule: Monday to Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Trebley Logistics Ltd. is a third-party warehousing, distribution, and transportation provider located in Burnside, Dartmouth. We are looking for a Quality Assurance & Food Safety Coordinator to help develop and maintain our food safety and quality programs as we work toward SQF certification.

This is a hands-on role for someone who can turn food safety requirements into practical procedures, train employees, and help build a strong quality culture across our operations. You will work closely with management, warehouse supervisors, employees, customers, and external consultants.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain food safety and quality policies, procedures, forms, and records.
• Identify gaps in existing programs and help coordinate an action plan to address them.
• Lead day-to-day preparation for SQF certification, including audit readiness and follow-up on findings.
• Maintain hazard assessments and preventive controls appropriate to warehousing, distribution, and transportation.
• Coordinate and verify programs for sanitation, pest control, temperature and humidity monitoring, calibration, product segregation, traceability, and recalls.
• Conduct warehouse inspections and internal audits to verify that procedures are being followed.
• Investigate customer complaints, temperature excursions, damaged products, and other quality issues.
• Document corrective actions, follow up on completion, and verify their effectiveness.
• Coordinate product hold and release documentation with authorized personnel.
• Conduct mock recalls and traceability exercises.
• Complete customer questionnaires and coordinate supporting documentation, inspections, and quality requirements.
• Review new customers’ storage and handling requirements and identify any additional controls needed.
• Support transportation quality, including trailer cleanliness, product protection, and handling standards.
• Deliver food safety training and maintain employee training records.
• Maintain document control, including approvals, revisions, and review schedules.
• Report progress, outstanding issues, and improvement opportunities to management.

Qualifications

• At least three years of experience in food safety or quality assurance in warehousing, distribution, food manufacturing, or a related environment.
• Experience developing and implementing food safety procedures and preparing for audits.
• Experience with SQF or another recognized GFSI certification program.
• Knowledge of HACCP, good manufacturing practices (GMPs), sanitation, traceability, document control, and corrective actions.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage priorities and follow through on tasks.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to train employees and work effectively with people across different departments.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Willingness to work regularly on the warehouse floor.

Considered an Asset

• Experience helping a facility obtain its initial SQF certification.
• HACCP, SQF practitioner, or internal auditor training.
• Post-secondary education in food science, quality assurance, or a related field.
• Experience in third-party logistics, food storage, or distribution.
• Familiarity with organic product handling and segregation.

If you are organized, practical, and interested in helping build a food safety and quality program, we would like to hear from you.

• Please apply with your résumé and a brief description of your experience with food safety programs, certification standards, and audit preparation.