Are you ready to make a real impact and grow your career in an industry that nourishes the nation? Join us at Trophy Foods Inc. in Mississauga, ON, where exciting opportunities await you! Whether you’re looking to launch your career or take it to the next level, we offer the perfect platform to thrive in the dynamic world of food manufacturing.
At Trophy Foods, we don’t just make snacks — we craft quality products that people across the country love. From sourcing the finest ingredients to producing and packaging private label nuts, seeds, dried fruit, mixes, and confections, our team plays a key role in delivering delicious, healthy snacks to households nationwide. With our products featured in grocery stores, clubs, and mass channels, you’ll feel a sense of pride knowing the snacks you helped create are enjoyed coast-to-coast.
Now’s the time to be part of our growth and success! Ready to start or accelerate your journey with us? Come be part of something bigger at Trophy Foods!
This position is for an existing vacancy.
Reports To: QA Supervisor
Shift: AM (7:00 am - 3:00 pm).
Overview:The Junior Quality Assurance Technician is responsible for procuring product samples for evaluation. Duties also involve the inspection of raw materials, ingredients, and products at various stages of manufacturing including receiving, processing, and packaging to maintain compliance with established quality standards.
Key Responsibilities Include (but are not limited to):
· Sample and inspect all incoming raw material (packaging material & ingredients) when received for QA evaluation as per established procedure.
· Maintain retention samples of incoming commodities and finished products.
· Send raw material samples to the Lab for testing as required.
· Complete, maintain, and report accurate test results & update Micro Testing Logs.
· Withhold product that does not meet minimum quality or safety standards.
· Notify the QA supervisor and/or QA manager about any food safety or quality issues related to raw materials.
· Assist the QA supervisor and/or QA Commodity Specialist in maintaining all the updated supplier documents and creating Supplier SIRs.
· Adhere to and enforce all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and notify management of all infractions promptly.
· Assist with plant GMP and sanitation audits and participate in quality planning and improvement activities.
· Assist QA technicians in ensuring proper code dating, identification, package seal, gas flushing, and weight allowance for all products packaged at Trophy Foods if required.
· Act as a backup to the QA Technician to maintain plant manufacture procedures, including roasting, candying, chocolate panning, packaging, etc., and alert the processing and packaging Lead Hands of product quality or process problems during production.
· Keep a safe, clean, and orderly work area and maintain lab equipment in accordance with standard operating procedures.
· Adhere to company health and safety policies/procedures including the use of all required personal protective equipment (PPE).
· Other duties as assigned by the Quality Assurance Manager and QA Supervisor.
Experience, Qualifications, and Educational Requirements:
· Diploma/Certificate in food science or related field.
· Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating & maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
· Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
· Six months or more experience in Quality Assurance is preferred.
· Intermediate skills required for Word and Excel.
· GMP & HACCP training.
Physical Effort:
· Regular walking through the Plant and Office areas.
· Extended periods of time often exceeding 1-2 hours without sitting.
· May be required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
Work Environment:
· Regularly exposed to allergens such as peanuts, tree nuts, sulfites, soy, dairy, egg, mustard, gluten, and sesame.
· Exposed to wet and/or humid conditions including slippery floors.
· May be exposed to equipment and processing mediums exceeding several hundred degrees Fahrenheit and noise levels exceeding 85 decibels.
· The employee may be required to handle chemicals that require PPEs to be worn including a respiratory PPE.
Sensory Attention:
· Frequent need to give concentrated attention, with one or two senses used in coordination.
· Ability to apply common sense to problems involving mathematical skills such as adding, subtracting, multiplication, and dividing and written or oral instructions.
Mental Stress:
· Work and environment are not repetitious/unchanging.
· There is noticeable pressure from deadlines, production quotas, accuracy or similar demands.
Apply today and help us create snacks that bring joy and togetherness to our customers and consumers!
Trophy Foods is an equal opportunity employer that values workforce diversity. Diversity is core to our business: by embedding diversity into all aspects of our culture, we maximize the opportunity to achieve sustainable business success and growth. Trophy Foods Inc. provides equal opportunities in employment, promotions, wages, benefits and all other privileges, terms, and conditions of employment to all qualified persons without regard to race, national or ethnic origin, caste, colour, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, source of income, or any other characteristics protected by the applicable Federal and Provincial laws.
Trophy Foods has an accommodation process in place and provides accommodations for employees with disabilities.
We may use AI-supported tools to assist with parts of our recruitment process. These tools support administrative and screening functions and do not replace human decision-making. All hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team.
Pay: $21.12 per hour
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Discounted or free food
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Wellness program
Ability to commute/relocate:
- Mississauga, ON L5T 2T1: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)
Education:
- Bachelor's Degree (required)
Experience:
- QA/QC: 1 year (preferred)
- GMP: 1 year (required)
- HACCP: 1 year (required)
Work Location: In person
