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Sr. Specialist, Quality Assurance, Strategic Initiatives

@ Loblaw

Brampton, Ontario

Full-time4+ years experience
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Overview

Loblaw is hiring a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist for Strategic Initiatives to lead QA workstreams for supplier and manufacturing transitions, ingredient changes and regulatory updates. The role centres on risk assessment, factory trials and process validation at commercial scale. Pay is $68,000 to $93,500 per year, and the posting states a criminal background check is required.

Responsibilities:

  • Diriger les projets d'assurance qualité pour les changements de fournisseurs et de fabrication
  • Évaluer les risques techniques et recommander des critères de décision
  • Planifier et évaluer les essais en usine et la production commerciale
  • Enquêter sur les non-conformités et mettre en place des actions correctives
  • Collaborer avec les fournisseurs, les équipes et les parties prenantes

Requirements summary:

  • Diplôme en sciences de l'alimentation, génie alimentaire ou domaine connexe
  • 4 à 7 ans d'expérience en fabrication alimentaire ou assurance qualité
  • Expérience essentielle en validation de procédés de fabrication
  • Connaissance de HACCP, des normes GFSI et des règlements canadiens
  • Excellentes capacités de communication écrite et verbale
Source and dates

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Employer posting date
2026-10-26
First seen by our source
2026-11-04
Source record updated
2026-11-04

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Job details

SenioritySenior
DepartmentQuality assurance
Experience4+ years
Hours per week40 (estimated)
Travelair: minimal · ground: moderate
Work settingOffice, Plant or factory
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical low · computer high
LanguagesEnglish, French
Background checkscriminal record
EducationBachelor’s degree (required)
Fields of studyFood Science, Food Engineering
Perks mentionedPaid training

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Job description

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Venez faire votre différence dans les communautés à travers le Canada, où l'authenticité, la confiance et l'établissement de liens sont valorisés - alors que nous façonnons l'avenir du commerce de détail au Canada, ensemble. Notre position unique en tant que l'un des plus grands employeurs du pays, celle associée à notre engagement à avoir un impact positif sur la vie de tous les Canadiens, viens offrir à nos collègues une gamme d'opportunités et d'expériences pour aider les Canadiens à Vivre Bien, Vivre Pleinement.

Chez Les Compagnies Loblaw Limitée, nous réussissons grâce à la collaboration, à l'engagement et nous plaçons la barre haute pour nous-mêmes et ceux qui nous entourent. Que vous débutiez votre carrière, que vous réintégriez le marché du travail ou que vous recherchiez un nouvel emploi, votre place est avec nous.

Why this role matters


Quality and food safety are central to the trust Canadians place in Loblaw Control Brands. As a Senior Quality Assurance Specialist – Strategic Initiatives, you will be a hands-on technical leader who helps deliver complex changes across products, suppliers and manufacturing operations without compromising safety, quality, consumer experience or supply continuity.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, QA – Strategic Initiatives, you will independently lead assigned QA workstreams within a portfolio of cross-functional initiatives. You will translate technical risk into practical action, partner with suppliers and internal teams, and build the evidence required to confidently implement change. A critical part of this role is the ability to assess, challenge and validate manufacturing processes at commercial scale—not simply review finished-product results.


Where you will make an impact


Deliver enterprise change with strong QA executi
on


· Lead assigned QA workstreams for supplier and manufacturing transitions, ingredient or formulation changes, regulatory updates, quality improvement programs, supply challenges and other business-critical initiatives.

· Complete risk-based technical assessments across product, process, site and supplier changes; identify critical food safety and quality risks, define mitigation actions, and recommend clear go/no-go criteria.

· Work with Product Development, Product Management, Sourcing, Regulatory Affairs, Operations and suppliers to align technical requirements, milestones, decisions and implementation readiness.

· Maintain thorough project documentation, specifications, test results, validation conclusions and clear status updates; escalate unresolved risk promptly to the Senior Manager.


Validate manufacturing processes and protect product performance


· Plan, lead and critically assess factory trials, start-ups and commercial-scale production runs to confirm that manufacturing processes consistently deliver safe, compliant products meeting defined quality and sensory attributes.

· Evaluate equipment capability, process flow, ingredient functionality and variability, critical control points, process parameters, operating ranges, line capability and in-process/finished-product controls.

· Develop or assess process-validation protocols with suppliers: establish objectives, sampling plans, acceptance criteria and required evidence; review results, investigate deviations and determine whether repeat trials or additional controls are required.

· Verify that changes are repeatable under normal production conditions and that critical process parameters, product specifications, monitoring methods and corrective actions are documented and sustainable.

· Apply fit-for-purpose studies including shelf life, allergen management, microbiological and analytical testing, sensory evaluation, packaging integrity and distribution/transport testing, according to risk.


Strengthen quality governance and continuous improvement


· Apply HACCP principles, applicable Canadian food regulations, GFSI-recognized food safety scheme requirements, Loblaw standards and quality management system expectations to project decisions.

· Investigate complex non-conformances, customer complaint trends and recurring product or process failures; drive evidence-based root-cause analysis, corrective/preventive actions and checks of sustained effectiveness.

· Partner with suppliers to improve process capability and quality controls; constructively challenge technical assumptions and identify systemic opportunities to simplify, standardize and strengthen QA practices.

· Provide concise, data-led technical recommendations and communicate readiness, validation outcomes, key risks and required decisions to the Senior Manager and cross-functional stakeholders.


What you bring


· Degree in Food Science, Food Engineering or a related scientific or technical discipline.

· 4–7 years of relevant experience in food manufacturing, quality assurance, process technology, R&D or a closely related technical role, including direct involvement in manufacturing operations.

· Essential: Demonstrated ability to design, execute and interpret manufacturing process-validation activities, including commercial plant trials, process parameters, sampling plans, acceptance criteria, deviation assessment and documented validation conclusions.

· Strong practical knowledge of food manufacturing processes, equipment, ingredient functionality, process controls, product specifications, sensory and analytical testing, and food safety risks.

· Working knowledge of HACCP, GFSI-recognized standards, quality management systems and applicable Canadian food regulations; ability to apply requirements in manufacturing environments.

· Proven strength in technical risk assessment, root-cause investigation, data analysis and corrective/preventive action, with sound judgment on when evidence is sufficient for implementation.

· Ability to lead multiple complex technical assignments with minimal direction, collaborate across functions and influence vendors through clear, credible recommendations.

· Strong written and verbal communication, project coordination, documentation and prioritization skills; willingness to travel to supplier and operating sites, including occasional national or international travel.


Notre engagement envers la durabilité et l'impact social est un élément essentiel de notre façon de faire des affaires. Nous concentrons notre attention sur les domaines où nous pouvons avoir le plus grand impact. Notre approche de la durabilité et de l'impact social repose sur trois piliers - l'environnement, l'approvisionnement et la communauté. Nous recherchons constamment des moyens de faire preuve de leadership dans ces domaines importants. Nos valeurs ÊTRE – Engagement, Tient à coeur, Respect et Excellence – guident toutes nos prises de décision et prennent vie à travers notre culture bleue. Nous offrons à nos collègues des carrières progressives, une formation complète, de la flexibilité ainsi que les nombreux avantages compétitifs - voici quelques-unes des nombreuses raisons pour lesquelles nous sommes classés au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs du Canada, au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs pour la diversité au Canada, au palmarès des employeurs les plus verts au Canada et au palmarès des meilleurs employeurs pour les jeunes au Canada.

Si vous ne savez pas si votre expérience correspond à toutes les exigences ci-dessus, nous vous encourageons à postuler quand même. Nous recherchons des perspectives de candidatures variées, qui incluent des expériences diverses que nous pouvons ajouter à notre équipe.

Nous nous concentrons depuis longtemps sur la diversité, l'équité et l'inclusion, car nous savons que cela fera de notre entreprise un meilleur lieu de travail et de magasinage. Nous nous engageons à créer des environnements accessibles pour nos collègues, candidats et clients. Les demandes d'aménagement en raison d'un handicap (qui peut être visible ou pas, temporaire ou permanent) peuvent être faites à n'importe quel stade de la demande et de l'emploi. Nous encourageons les candidats à faire connaître leurs besoins en matière d'accommodation afin que nous puissions offrir des opportunités équitables.

Veuillez noter:
Les candidats âgés de 18 ans ou plus doivent effectuer une vérification des antécédents criminels. Les détails seront fournis lors du processus d’embauche.

Hiring Range / Échelle salariale à l’embauche :$68,000.00 - $93,500.00 / 68.000,00$ - 93.500,00$ (per year / par an)A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.

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