Quality Assurance Manager

We are seeking a confident, independent, results orientated self-starter to join our company as Quality Assurance Manager based out of our St. George, NB facility.

The Quality Assurance Manager position requires a high degree of specialized expertise and skill in maintaining established standards of safety, quality and accuracy. As a leader you must be able to exercise the necessary authority to assure policies and procedures are followed and time frames are met.

Specific responsibilities for this position will include but are not limited to:

• Creating and maintaining a QMP plan that meets GFSI;
• Leading internal and external audits;
• Evaluating risk assessments and identify gaps;
• Point of contact for customer base;
• Providing site specific training to personnel;
• Tracking data required for all internal and external regulatory reports;
• Maintaining the SQAP for raw material (seafood).
  

Requirements

• 2 or more years of experience in the food industry.
• 2 -5 years of experience as a Quality Assurance Supervisor with demonstration of supervisory skills and leadership ability.
• Experience with the development and use of HACCP programs.
• Experience in writing Quality Assurance related procedures, protocols and manuals.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Presentation, analytical and organizational skills.
• Strong computer skills such as MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, specification software, documentation software and ERP software.

Cooke Aquaculture
Our core purpose is: To cultivate the ocean with care, nourish the world, provide for our families, and build stronger communities.

The Cooke family of companies includes global aquaculture divisions including its wholly-owned subsidiary Cooke Aquaculture Inc. and Kelly Cove Salmon Ltd, as well as seafood and wild fishery divisions under Cooke Seafood USA, Inc., Wanchese Fish Company, Inc., Omega Protein Corporation, Cooke Aquaculture Scotland, Northeast Nutrition Scotland, Cooke Aquaculture Spain / Grupo Culmarex, Bioriginal Europe/Asia B.V. in The Netherlands, Cooke Uruguay S.A., Seajoy Seafood Corporation, Morubel N.V., and Tassal Group Ltd.

Cooke has Atlantic salmon farming operations in Atlantic Canada, the United States, Chile, and Scotland; seabass and seabream farming operations in Spain and has a global workforce of over 10,000 employees in 10 countries – mainly located in rural areas. Globally, Cooke harvests and sells a wide variety of wild-caught and farm-raised seafood products.

• Cooke was named one of the Top 25 Seafood Suppliers in North America for Sustainability & Conservation. Cooke Aquaculture Inc. has been recognized as one of Atlantic Canada’s Top Employers and as one the Canada’s Best Managed Companies.