Quality Assurance & Sanitations Specialist

Job Description

Quality Assurance & Sanitations Specialist:
On behalf of our Food Manufacturing client, Procom is searching for a Quality Assurance & Sanitations Specialist for a permanent role. This position is fully onsite at our client’s Mississauga office.

Quality Assurance & Sanitations Specialist - Job Description:
The Senior Quality Assurance Specialist is a hands-on, floor-focused leader responsible for ensuring food safety and quality on the production floor. The role involves working closely with Production, Sanitation, and Maintenance teams to maintain GMP compliance, verify cleaning effectiveness, and address food safety risks in real time.

Quality Assurance & Sanitations Specialist - Responsibilities:
• Maintain a strong daily presence on the production floor; conduct routine GMP, hygiene, process, and product-quality inspections.
• Verify CCPs, preventive controls, and critical food safety checks; escalate and address deviations promptly.
• Document and investigate non-conformances; coordinate corrective actions and root-cause analysis.
• Coach production employees on food safety, allergen controls, and quality standards.
• Coordinate daily sanitation priorities and verify cleaning effectiveness.
• Execute environmental monitoring, water/air testing, and pest-control verification.
• Support HACCP team activities and audit preparations.

Quality Assurance & Sanitations Specialist - Mandatory Skills:
• Post-secondary education in Food Science, Microbiology, Biology, or a related field.
• Approximately 3+ years of food manufacturing QA/food safety experience.
• Experience with sanitation verification, GMPs, HACCP, and environmental monitoring.
• Working knowledge of SQF or another GFSI-benchmarked scheme.
• Strong organization, documentation, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead through influence and communicate clearly across shifts.
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings, nights, or weekends.

Quality Assurance & Sanitations Specialist – Nice-to-Have Skills:
• Bakery experience.
• Experience with allergen controls.
• Experience with corrective action processes.

Quality Assurance & Sanitations Specialist – Assignment Length:
This is a permanent position.

Quality Assurance & Sanitations Specialist - Start Date:
ASAP.

Quality Assurance & Sanitations Specialist - Assignment Location:
Mississauga, Ontario, fully onsite.

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