Bakery Quality Leader- Manager

Wonderbrands , is a leading North American bakery (with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads, artisan breads and donuts.  We are one of the largest bakeries within North America and producers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano , Gadoua , and Casa Mendosa .  

Wonderbrands , a division of FGF Brands, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake.  We are hiring to build a robust Talent and Development team to support our bakeries and Team Members.  

Job Responsibilities:  

• Partner with Sr. Manufacturing Quality Manager, Bakery Manager and internal teams to lead, coach, direct and develop personnel in the areas of Quality & Food Safety, building a strong food safety program  
• Models behavior to meet or exceed Wonderbrands standards for safety, food safety, and environmental practices.  
• Treats employees and co-workers with respect and dignity.  
• Ensure pre-requisite programs as outlined by Wonderbrands policies/procedures are implemented effectively for producing a safe product; Develops and manages QA and FS programs including HACCP, GMP  
• Serves as site HACCP/Food Safety coordinator to lead Quality and Food Safety continuous improvement  
• Monitor plant activity to ensure compliance to GMP’s and implementation of QA/FS policies. Maintains QC/QA documents (policies, procedures and records) as required ;  
• Leads and facilitates the successful execution of customer, regulatory, certification and third-party audits  
• Identifies areas of improvement based on self-inspection and audit findings; ensures critical gaps are closed immediately and follows up to ensure other gaps are addressed/closed in a timely manner based on risk; Adapts procedural changes and engages cross functional partners to ensure effective corrective actions are put in place and prevent reoccurrence  
• Leads investigation and analysis of quality and food safety incidents / complaints. Ensures root cause and effective corrective actions are put in place to address immediate risks and prevent reoccurrence .  
• Conducts risk analyses on quality and food safety deviations and escalates as required  
• Develops training materials and trains cross functional teams and employees to support and reinforce quality standards, GMP’s/HACCP; ensuring 100% completion of food safety training  
• Support R&D initiatives, ensure proper quality and food safety documentation is in place and standards are met for new product launches.  
• Ensures food safety and quality risks are properly identified and mitigated during construction and maintenance activities .  
• Organizes, prioritizes and manages work responsibilities for direct reports in the quality department. Sets expectations and holds quality team accountable for meeting expectations.  
• Monitor the pest control program to ensure compliance with Wonderbrands policies and standards and works closely with 3rd party pest control service provider.  

• Leads the Environmental Program and supports sanitation to ensure compliance to Wonderbrands Policies.  
• Any other projects, as assigned.  

Job Requirements:  

• Bachelor’s degree in science with a preference for a microbiology or Food Science background;  
• Must have worked in the food industry (preferably bakery production) for a minimum of five years;  
• A minimum of 4 years of supervisory experience;  
• Great team building skills; Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal  
• PC application skills ( i.e. Excel, Word, Visio, etc.);  
• Strong problem solving, organization and analytical skills  
• Ability to define performance measures related to the quality , food safety and sanitation.  
• Must be able to work independently and set priorities  

If you’re excited about this opportunity and love baked goods, we invite you to apply! 
 
Wonderbrands is committed to fostering a work environment with strong core values that support diversity through various policies, programs and activities that encourage sensitivity and accommodations. Wonderbrands offers employment regardless of race, colour , gender, national origin, religion, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Diversity is integral to our success as an organization and we will use diversity as a model to help identify and develop the best talent, create effective teams, and achieve overall excellence. In addition, we believe that compliance with laws is about doing the right thing. Upholding the law is part of our Code of Conduct – it reinforces what our customers and stakeholders expect of us.  
 
Disclaimer: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.