FSQA Director, Suppliers, Co-Manufacturers, Distribution Centres

The Opportunity :

The FSQA Director, Suppliers, Co-Manufacturers, Distribution Centres is accountable for the execution of 5 team sub-strategies at Maple Leaf Foods (MLF), the FSQA oversight, approval, and performance monitoring of Suppliers and Co-manufacturers, FSQA compliance within the MLF Storage & Distribution network, sensory assessment of Finished Goods Shelf-Life performance & opportunities, management and communication of our Customers’ “Vendor Specification” updates and requests for various compliance documentation.

Any MLF team member interested in being considered for this role are encouraged to apply online by February 23. Applications received beyond that date are not guaranteed consideration.

Reason for vacancy : Existing Headcount

Snapshot of a Day-in-the-Life :

Food Safety & Quality

• Support your team to assess & monitor compliance to MLF food safety and quality standard requirements, ensuring successful implementation at Suppliers’ and Co-Manufacturers' facilities
• Primary FSQA lead during recalls, withdrawals and other critical FSQ events that could or are likely to impact MLF products and facilities associated with our Co-manufacturers' MLF finished goods or materials procured from Suppliers
• Provide guidance & recommendations for improvement to the FS&Q programs in our Co-manufacturers' network to ensure compliance to regulatory requirements where applicable (i.e. CFIA, Health Canada, USDA, FDA, etc.)
• Ensure the MLF FSQ Risk Scoring and Risk Ranking tool is utilized to identify FSQ risk at our Suppliers and Co-Manufacturers, providing level of risk to MLF is kept up to date.
• Ownership of FS&Q audit compliance to the MLF Internal Audit Standard and the external GFSI Audit Standard at our primary finished goods Distribution Centres (EDC & MWDC)
• Ensure timely and robust completion of corrective actions required to mitigate / eliminate the issues related to non-conformances / findings identified in the Distribution Centres’ audits
• Respond to critical food safety or quality issues impacted by Suppliers or Co-mans' products with urgency while bringing others along the way to achieve a positive outcome
• Drive Food Safety & Quality investigations and decisions towards prevention and prediction

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What You’ll Bring :

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What We Offer at Maple Leaf Foods :