Quality Lead
Description
Saputo is seeking a hands-on Quality Assurance Lead to manage daily QA activities, lead and execute sanitation programs, and ensure compliance with food safety and aseptic processing standards at their facility. This role involves training team members, leading projects, verifying documentation, conducting audits, supporting hold management, and maintaining sanitation programs.
What We're Looking For
Train new and existing team members in GMPs, Food Safety, Quality Systems, and Sanitation Programs.
Lead cross-functional teams or assigned projects with minimal supervision.
Provide sanitation and chemical-handling training for new hires and cleanup partners.
Serve as a backup to Quality Assurance Technicians as needed.
Verify daily plant operational documentation for completeness and accuracy.
Assure plant-generated records are properly reviewed, tracked, and filed.
Conduct GMP and sanitation audits, follow up on corrective actions.
Verify finished products meet quality specifications; communicate non-compliance issues and assist in resolution.
Support hold management (rechecks, placing product on hold, verifying disposition, documentation).
Support trials, customer visits, and audits.
Maintain and continuously improve the Master Sanitation Program.
Develop, implement, train, and audit Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures and One Point Lessons.
Assist in sanitation investigations and develop effective CAPAs for hygiene/environmental issues.
Conduct monthly Pest Control Program audits and track follow-up actions.
Operate and maintain CIP systems and sanitizing systems.
Perform CIP audits for all wash circuits and assist with CIP validations.
Audit CIP/COP chemical strengths; communicate required adjustments.
Troubleshoot sanitation issues and recommend sustainable solutions.
Assist with teardown and sanitary inspection of equipment.
Maintain and clean CIP rooms per the Master Sanitation Schedule.
Perform weekly chemical inventory, create purchase orders, and follow up with vendors.
Receive chemical orders physically.
Maintain foamers, footbaths, sanitizing stations, hoses, nozzles, and spray tips; submit work orders for maintenance.
Communicate concerns about chemical performance or supply to chemical representatives.
Clean and sanitize all floor drains daily.
Maintain cleanliness and organization of CIP rooms.
Provide sanitation support across plant operations as needed.
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
Flexibility to work varied shifts, including weekends.
Hard Skills
Soft Skills
Work Hours
Varied shifts, including weekends
Benefits
Saputo offers a variety of benefits including competitive salaries and hourly wages, health and well-being programs, service awards, learning and development programs, and retirement plans.
Special Commitments
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs., Flexibility to work varied shifts, including weekends.
About the Company
Saputo Inc.
Saputo Inc. is a leading global dairy processor based in Montreal, Canada, known for producing and distributing a wide array of high-quality products including cheese, fluid milk, and dairy ingredients. Founded in 1954, it has grown into one of the top ten dairy processors in the world, with significant operations across Canada, the United States, Argentina, Australia, and the United Kingdom.
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