Technician Food Safety & QA
Requisition ID: 185575
Career Group: Distribution Centre Careers
Job Category: Food Safety Logistics and Manufacturing
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time
Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Alberta
City: Rocky View County
Location: 5284 Alberta Central Kitchen
Postal Code: T4A 3N4
Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada’s Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.
Voilà is a new team dedicated to launching and scaling Sobeys new e-commerce grocery home delivery business. This is a rare opportunity to join a start-up within a larger organization. You will help launch and operate a new brand in the Alberta, Ontario and Quebec markets powered by Ocado Group’s world-leading e-commerce grocery platform. We are looking for experienced, passionate, curious, customer-obsessed, and entrepreneurial individuals to join a diverse and driven team whose mission is to help Canadians stay one step ahead of their busy lives. Voilà will be the most reliable and convenient way for Canadians to shop for groceries.
Your groceries delivered. Just like that.™
Ready to Make an impact?
Here’s where you’ll be focusing:
Review and assess quality and food safety programs on an ongoing basis. Develop new programs as required.
Perform regular microbiological testing of food samples with accurate and reproducible results.
Ensure that the quality, product safety, plant sanitation, and regulatory standards are consistently met.
Troubleshoot and solve quality problems at plant level using multiple tools including analytical testing and brainstorming. Present results to management team.
Actively participate in the plant’s process improvement platform and seek ways to improve all operating procedures.
Ensure adherence to Sobeys policies, procedures and practices through monitoring and acting on observations.
Successfully complete other duties as assigned.
What you have to offer:
Four-year college degree in Food Science, Food Microbiology, Chemistry, or related field.
1-2 years experience in a processing plant environment.
1-2 years laboratory experience in microbiology testing.
Experience with SPC, GMPs, sanitation and process controls.
Strong knowledge of regulatory requirements.
Familiarity with regulatory requirements.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
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Energetic, self-motivated, organized, and proactive with excellent team skills.
We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better – physically, financially and emotionally.
The salary range for this position in Alberta is - . We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure that you are paid fairly and competitively.
Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:
- Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
- Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
- A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
- A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
- Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
- Parental leave top-up
- Paid Vacation and Days-off
We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.