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In their own words…

I worked my way up from a line worker to a supervisor. It’s part of my job to remind my team that they have every opportunity to do the same. ”

Julie, Afternoon Supervisor at Grand River Foods.

Food processing is the second largest economic engine in Ontario…it offers stable and reliable employment. It doesn’t boom and bust.”

Craig Richardson, President of Grand River Foods

I am proud to work in an industry where I get to work with many different people who are passionate about what they do. Our work feeds the province, the country and more and more, the world.”

Jane Graham, Executive Director of the Alliance of Ontario Food Processors.

The Food and Beverage industry is so important to the continued wealth of Ontario; anything that improves this sector will help the province.”

Kim Turnbull, Chair of the Agricultural Adaptation Council

From product developers to marketers to operators of the newest and cutting edge technologies, the food and beverage processing industry has a variety of flexible and interesting careers that you might not have even known about!”

Rob Anderson, V.P. Operations, Bonduelle North America.

Quality Assurance (QA)

Quality control technicians, also known as quality assurance technicians, work across the manufacturing, commercial and public sectors, and are responsible for carrying out checks on products and processes to ensure they meet predetermined national and international quality standards, for example, ISO 9000. Their work also includes putting in quality management systems to continually improve the standard of product or service being offered.

Quality Management is a regulatory requirement for food and seafood processing facilities that evolved in response to international certification requirements, consumer expectations and the identification of new or emerging health hazards associated with the consumption of food. Adherence to QMP is Canada’s "international passport” for food and seafood. Quality assurance staff is becoming increasingly important to meet the requirements of customers and government regulations.