Original job description
Job Summary:
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Quality Control Lead to support the daily execution of quality, food safety, and compliance activities within our tube manufacturing facility. This role provides frontline quality leadership, coordinates day-to-day quality operations, supports production teams, and ensures compliance with customer, regulatory, GMP, and GFSI requirements.
The Quality Lead Hand serves as the primary quality resource on the production floor, driving a culture of quality, food safety, accountability, and continuous improvement while supporting the Quality Manager in maintaining an effective Quality Management System (QMS) and Food Safety Management System (FSMS).
This position will be communicating with our facility in Italy. The ability to speak and understand Italian will be essential.
Job Responsibilities:
▪ Review and communicate quality concerns, trends, and production issues.
▪ Support production teams in maintaining compliance with quality standards and customer specifications.
▪Conduct routine quality, GMP, and housekeeping inspections.
▪Manage administrative responsibilities as assigned. Includes but is not limited to: Customer Complaints, Internal Deviations, Supplier Deviations, Corrective and Preventative Actions, Document Control and Audits.
▪ Manage assigned product trials, raw material evaluation, conduct tests, gather data, evaluate and summarize results, write technical reports and help develop work instruction, test methods and procedures as needed.
▪ Write and maintain the FSMS, HACCP plan and related food safety documents.
▪ Support traceability exercises, mock recalls, and recall readiness activities.
▪ Ensure compliance with all quality procedures, work instructions, GMP requirements, and customer specifications.
▪ Participate in and lead internal audits and provide written summary reports on findings.
▪ Participate in external audits, including developing a written response and appropriate Corrective Actions.
▪ Assist with compiling monthly quality performance, metrics, trends and reports.
▪ Conduct training for associates. Includes cGMP training, new employee orientation training and other training as assigned.
▪ Support supplier qualifications, Pest Management and Product Stewardship programs.
▪ Maintain the program for FSC/SFI/PEFC including tracking, supplier letters and audits as needed.
▪ Submit samples and colour standards as requested by the customer.
▪ File and organize retains and records as needed.
▪ Swab the facility to maintain the environmental monitoring program.
▪ Other duties as assigned
Job Requirements:
* Minimum secondary school diploma
* Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Food Science, or related field.
* Minimum 1 year of experience managing food safety systems within a manufacturing environment.
* Experience with ISO9001:2015, cGMP, GFSI and HACCP
* Strong written, verbal and electronic skills to include training, data analysis and written reports
* Good computer skills with experience using MS Office (Word, Excel and PP)
* Experience with GFSI is required
* Limited travel may be required
Why work for Smurfit Westrock:
* Benefits and Pension from first day of hire with up to 7% company pension match
* Culture based on integrity, respect, accountability and excellence
* Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities
* A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.
This posting is for a new job vacancy. The salary range for this position is $61,500 - $102,500. The range listed is the expected pay for roles in Ontario, Canada. Your pay will be based on factors such as your skills, experience, and education. To learn more about this posting, please contact your recruiter during the hiring process. You may apply online at Smurfit Westrock External Careers and the application window is expected to close by October 15, 2026.
As part of our commitment to accessibility for all people with disabilities, Smurfit Westrock will, upon the request of the applicant, provide accommodation during the recruitment process to ensure equal access to applicants with disabilities. Please contact Smurfit Westrock, Human Resources about your needs, and we will consult with you to ensure suitable accommodation is provided. For all feedback on equity and accommodation needs, please contact Human Resources.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Lead day-to-day quality and food safety activities on the production floor, ensuring compliance with customer specifications, regulatory requirements, GMP, and GFSI standards. Maintain food safety documentation and programs, conduct inspections and audits, manage deviations and corrective actions, support trials and supplier programs, and train associates.
Requirements
Requires a secondary school diploma and a bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Quality, Food Science, or a related field, plus at least one year managing food safety systems in manufacturing. Candidates need experience with ISO 9001:2015, cGMP, GFSI, and HACCP, strong communication and reporting skills, MS Office proficiency, and the ability to speak and understand Italian.
Skills
- Quality Control
- Food Safety
- Quality Management Systems
- Food Safety Management Systems
- HACCP
- GMP
- GFSI
- ISO 9001:2015
- Internal Auditing
- Corrective and Preventive Actions
- Document Control
- Data Analysis
- Technical Report Writing
- Employee Training
- Traceability and Recall Readiness
- Italian Language
Benefits
- Benefits From First Day of Hire
- Pension With Up to 7% Company Match
- Training and Development Opportunities
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Management & Leadership
- Food & Beverage
- Engineering
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Quality Control
- Food Safety
- Quality Management System
- Food Safety Management System
- HACCP
- GMP
- cGMP
- GFSI
- ISO 9001:2015
- Customer Specifications
- Regulatory Compliance
- Internal Audits
- External Audits
- Corrective and Preventive Actions
- Customer Complaints
- Internal Deviations
- Supplier Deviations
- Document Control
- Product Trials
- Raw Material Evaluation
- Technical Reports
- Traceability
- Mock Recalls
- Environmental Monitoring
- Supplier Qualification
- Pest Management
- Product Stewardship
- FSC
- SFI
- PEFC
