📍 Brampton, ON
💼 Full-Time | Permanent
💰 $70,000 – $90,000 + Comprehensive Benefits

Lead the Culture. Own the Audits. Raise the Standard.

We're partnering confidentially with a leading Canadian food manufacturer seeking an experienced Food Safety Culture & Compliance Specialist to champion food safety across a modern manufacturing facility.

This isn't a traditional QA role.

We're looking for someone who has personally owned GFSI-recognized audit programs, led internal audits from planning through closeout, driven external audit readiness, and influenced food safety culture across an entire operation.

If you've been the person responsible for ensuring the facility is always audit-ready—not simply supporting someone else—this is the opportunity for you.

Why Join?

• High-impact role with visibility across the entire organization

• Own the site's food safety culture and compliance strategy

• Lead internal audit programs and external audit readiness

• Work closely with Operations, Quality, Sanitation, Maintenance, R&D, and Warehouse

• Join a company committed to continuous improvement and employee development

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits

• Opportunity to shape the food safety culture of a growing organization

What You'll Be Doing

Food Safety Culture Leadership

• Champion a proactive food safety culture across all departments and shifts

• Lead behavioural engagement initiatives that strengthen accountability and ownership

• Facilitate mentorship, coaching, and cross-functional food safety programs

• Deliver engaging food safety training and promote continuous learning throughout the facility

Audit & Regulatory Compliance

• Own the internal audit program from planning through execution and closeout

• Act as the Facility Lead Internal Auditor

• Lead external audit readiness and coordinate third-party inspections

• Ensure ongoing compliance with BRCGS, GFCP, HACCP, SFCR, FDA, Kosher, Halal, and customer requirements

• Drive corrective actions and verify long-term compliance improvements

Continuous Improvement

• Lead structured root cause investigations using 5-Why and other problem-solving methodologies

• Analyze audit trends, non-conformances, and food safety data to identify improvement opportunities

• Partner with Operations and cross-functional teams to strengthen compliance and reduce risk

• Develop practical solutions that improve both food safety performance and operational effectiveness

Training & Leadership

• Develop, maintain, and deliver food safety and regulatory training programs

• Administer the organization's learning management platform

• Update SOPs, work instructions, and training materials

• Coach leaders and employees to build lasting food safety behaviours across the business

What We're Looking For

Required

• Degree or diploma in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a related discipline

• Minimum 5 years of food safety and regulatory compliance experience within food manufacturing

• Proven experience independently leading GFSI-recognized internal audit programs

• Demonstrated ownership of BRCGS, SQF, or equivalent food safety audits

• Strong knowledge of HACCP, BRCGS, SFCR, FDA, Kosher, Halal, and regulatory compliance

• Experience leading root cause investigations and implementing corrective actions

• Excellent communication, coaching, and leadership skills

• Strong ability to influence cross-functional teams without direct authority

Preferred

• Lead Internal Auditor certification

• Experience administering a Learning Management System (LMS)

• Experience delivering training across multiple departments and shifts

• Background in ingredient, bakery, dairy, beverage, or food manufacturing

• Experience working in facilities consistently achieving A, AA, or AA+ audit ratings

Who Will Thrive Here?

You'll be successful if you:

• Take ownership rather than waiting for direction

• Enjoy coaching and influencing people across all levels of an organization

• Build trust through knowledge, communication, and leadership

• Thrive in fast-paced manufacturing environments

• Believe food safety is built through culture—not just compliance

• Take pride in maintaining facilities that are always audit-ready

Apply Today

If you've led food safety audits, built strong compliance systems, and enjoy creating a culture where food safety becomes everyone's responsibility, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.

Apply today to learn more.