Primo Brands
The Quality Assurance (“QA”) Manager will have primary accountability for developing and managing the QC environments for the production of bottled water at multiple sites in Canada. QA Manager will lead the Canadian plants in the implementation of the Primo Brands Waters Quality System and will develop and continuously improve procedures for monitoring and ensuring conformance to specifications for incoming raw materials as well as for finished product.
• Compliance and record keeping for all mandated quality checks, testing, sampling and sanitation activities.
• Preparation and resolution for all Company Quality Audits.
• Tracking, analyzing, and leading initiatives for all quality and customer complaint issues within the plant.
• Primary plant liaison with the Customer Service Center, Consumer Affairs and with consumers for quality and complaint issues.
• Lead resource within plant for Company Quality initiatives including (but not limited to) the implementation of the Primo Brands Waters Quality System.
• Preparation and maintenance of Permitting and Licensing for the plant.
• Manage budgeting, purchasing and inventory of plant operating supplies such as filters, chemicals and lab supplies.
• Responsible for managing at multiple sites, the Food Safety Quality Systems (FSQS), Food Safety Standards (FSSC 22000), and all other company or regulatory requirements.
• May have opportunities to serve as plant representative for quality forums and initiatives.
• Coordinate activities and develop good relationship with key vendors.
• Assist in managing the performance and development of the Plant QA Department with respect to skills, objectives, etc.
• Develop initiatives to improve plant performance against Primo Brands quality measures and ensure plant compliance with company and regulatory standards.
• Provide day-to-day leadership to QA Department and act as the primary liaison to Corporate QA, Corporate and outside laboratories, and to external regulatory agencies (CBWA, CFIA, FDA, IBWA, EPA, etc.).
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in chemistry or biological sciences. Masters preferred. Other technical degree may be considered.
- Prior QA management experience (5-8 years) with beverage or other food products.
- Bilingual ( English/ French ) preferred
- Microbiology Laboratory management
- Knowledge of Statistical Process Control, HACCP, sanitation, and hygienic design
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills.
- Person must have sound administrative and computer skills.
- Person must be self-directed, aggressive, and possess the maturity commensurate with being an effective manager.