**Employee Type:** Full time **Location:** ON Brantford **Job Type:** Quality **Job Posting Title:** Quality Specialist **About Us** **:** TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future. Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values— **Own It, Commi** **t** **to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together** We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals. **What You G** **ain** **:** + Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day! + RRSP program with a 3% employer match (with increased matches awarded based on service) and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll! + Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days and 11 company holidays! + Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and arobust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way. + An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups. + Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs. **Job Description:** **_About the Role:_** Our Brantford, Ontario, facility, a manufacturer of quality private label griddle products, is seeking a Quality Specialist. As a Quality Specialist, you will assist in the implementation of Quality Assurance (QA) programs to ensure product quality, food safety, and sanitation in compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements **_You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:_** + Assist with the development and implementation of Quality Assurance and Sanitation programs to minimize risks and ensure compliance with all regulatory agencies. + Inspect all incoming materials and analyze specifications to ensure consistent product quality. + Collaborate with R&D to improve product quality and cost-effectiveness, support product changes, and oversee plant testing. + Monitor material compliance and help manage supplier communications. + Ensure proper execution of Document Control Practices. + Provide support for the quality and food safety training for employees at all levels. + Conduct GMP and sanitation audits and summarize technical data to identify trends and corrective actions as well as, support quality systems and initiatives such as SPC, SQF, and continuous improvement processes. + Lead efforts to resolve quality-related issues, including customer complaints, product holds, and incidents. + Analyze and interpret microbiological results and initiate corrective actions. + Lead and collaborate with other departments to participate in continuous improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency, quality, and cost-effectiveness. **_Important Details_** **_:_** + This is a full-time, on-site role on the first shift. Occasional flexibility may be required to support alternate shifts. **_You’ll fit right in if you have:_** + Bachelor's degree in food science, Biology, or a related field. SQF Practitioner certification and Food Defense Program leadership experience preferred. + Minimum of two years of quality experience in a food manufacturing environment. + Demonstrated experience auditing quality systems & manufacturing practices and that all documentation requirements are consistently adhered to meet safety, quality, and regulatory requirements. + Experience developing and conducting employee training. + Excellent problem solving, leadership, and analytical skills. + Experience using Microsoft Office. **Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away!** Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team! _At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”._ _TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact_ _disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com_ TreeHouse Use Only: #IND1 TreeHouse Foods is a private label food and beverage leader focused on customer brands and custom products. When customers partner with TreeHouse they can expect access to an industry-leading portfolio, strategic vision, on-trend innovation and insights, world-class supply chain, operational excellence and flexibility, collaborative approaches, and dedicated customer service. Our strategy is to be the leading supplier of private label food and beverage products by providing the best balance of quality and cost to our customers. We engage with retail grocery, food away from home, and industrial and export customers, including most of the leading grocery retailers and foodservice operators in the United States and Canada. Our portfolio includes a variety of shelf-stable, refrigerated, and snack products. Customers can expect comprehensive flavor profiles including natural, organic, and preservative-free ingredients in many categories and packaging formats. TreeHouse Foods is best known for food and beverages produced by our two largest businesses Bay Valley Foods, LLC (including E.D. Smith and Sturm Foods) and TreeHouse Private Brands. With more than 10,000 employees in over 29 plants across the United States, Canada, and Italy, TreeHouse Foods is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. **Recruitment Fraud Alert** We want to ensure your career journey with TreeHouse Foods is safe and secure. Scammers may attempt to impersonate our company by sending fake job offers, interview, and sensitive document requests. If you receive an email claiming to be from us, always verify the sender’s email address—it should match our official company domain (@treehousefoods.com) exactly. We will _never_ ask for payment, financial, or personal information and documents as part of our interview process. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please contact us directly by visiting the Contact page on our website (http://www.treehousefoods.com/contact-us/default.aspx) . Stay vigilant to protect yourself from recruitment scams. **Disability Assistance and EEO Considerations:** At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com **To all recruitment agencies:** TreeHouse Foods does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Treehouse Foods employees, or any company location(s). TreeHouse Foods is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.