Safety director Jobs in New Westminster, BC

Requisition ID: 193513
Career Group: Distribution Centre Careers
Job Category: Central Production
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: British Columbia
City: Delta

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.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better – great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

British Columbia Central Kitchens, located in Delta, BC, has an opening for a Quality Assurance Technician.

Here’s where you’ll be focusing:

4am – 12pm, 12pm – 8pm, 8pm – 4am : 4 week rotating shift

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.

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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 British Columbia is $61,000.00 - $83,000.00 . 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.