Quality Assurance Auditor

Employment Type: Permanent  Full-time 

Job Location: Brampton 

Hours: 40 hours per week

A LITTLE ABOUT US

We are a global cannabis company driven by our passion to help people improve their lives. We have a diverse team who bring their best every day so Aurora can be the cannabis provider of choice for patients and consumers.  We love our work, and we especially love our high quality, innovative brands that make up the Aurora family – from Aurora, Aurora Drift, San Rafael ’71, Tasty's, Whistler, and Greybeard.

Our people combined with our collective passion for the industry is what makes Aurora a special place to work and defines what we call our “A-Team”. We are a high-performing team of cannabis experts, innovators, and champions, that work, learn and win together. We think BIG, act BOLD and execute with PURPOSE in all that we do, and will stop at nothing to cultivate the ultimate cannabis experience for our community.

JOB SUMMARY

Aurora Cannabis Inc. is currently recruiting for a Quality Assurance Auditor to join our Brampton Distribution Centre, ON. The incumbent will report directly to the Quality Assurance Manager and will be responsible for the following:

Responsibilities and Duties:
•    Ensuring Aurora's and the distribution centers policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs) are upheld throughout the distribution center by accurately reporting discrepancies and metrics
•    Perform delegated QAP duties (as required) as per corporate Aurora policies in collaboration with the Quality Assurance Manager
•    Monitors and completes inspections and paperwork for quality of incoming and outgoing in-process and final products and raw materials for Aurora
•    Lead and participate in all elements of the Quality Management System including but not limited to: complaint investigations, change controls, CAPAs with the third-party logistics company, raw materials, the Quality team and other Aurora stakeholders as          required
•    Lead and write SOPs, and work instructions as required
•    Collaborate and support third-party logistics company on Quality related issues and/or concerns
•    Lead and conduct internal audits of the Quality System and assurance of compliance of third-party processes and procedures
•    Act as an ambassador for regulatory and process compliance
•    Participate in the development of Receiving, Inventory, Shipping processes and SOPs with third-party logistics company
•    Participate in Health Canada and/or international and/or other third-party external audits
•    Verify electronic Cannabis inventory records via statistical inventory sampling
•    Perform on floor auditing of records including sanitation, log books, and records
•    Documents inspection outcomes by completing detailed reports and performance records.
•    Backs up Quality Assurance Associate(s) responsible for coordinating and completing documentation for final product release
•    Communicate with Aurora cultivation and production sites to ensure all appropriate documentation such as Certificate of Conformances, Certificate of Analysis, Certificate of Manufacture (as needed) is available for final product release to provincial               distributors and/or patients and/or exports (if required)
•    Participate in Self Inspection Process and Internal Audit Program
•    Utilize company SOPs and receiving controls to manage incoming controlled materials
•    Assist in ensuring GMP and Health Canada compliance throughout the facility
•    Actively and proactively engage in the ongoing management and improve of the QMS
•    Support the development and writing of compliant SOPs for Quality processes
•    Assist with conducting investigations regarding deviations or complaints, including gathering of data, and identification of root cause
•    Provide guidance to manufacturing with respect to GPP, GDP, and GMP
•    Build and maintain good working relationships with manufacturing to promote openness and compliance
•    Other duties as required

Qualifications:
•    1-3 years of experience in a similar, autonomous, inspection or auditing role
•    Highschool diploma or equivalent
•    Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both written and verbal
•    Quality experience in a regulated manufacturing environment
•    Degree or certificate in a science-related field preferred

Why you’ll love working at Aurora

Our people are at the heart of everything we do here at Aurora, and we take pride in fostering an inclusive space that inspires our team to love where they work! From rewarding career opportunities to flexible work environments to team activities, we go above and beyond to prioritize your success and here’s how we do it…  

Flexibility: you will enjoy a flexible work environment that is the perfect blend of work and fun! With flexible working hours to compressed work weeks to paid sick and vacation time, you will be empowered to achieve work-life balance.  

Total rewards: we will motivate you to go above and beyond with a competitive salary or hourly wage (with shift premiums), stock options, an RRSP program, annual bonuses, and a health and personal care spending account for you to use for gym memberships, ski passes or staycations.  

Benefits: we will foster your health and wellness (and your dependents) with our employee benefits package including, employer-paid health and dentalcare premiums, life insurance and LTD policies and a medical cannabis coverage program, designed exclusively for our A-Team, that will provide you with $1500 of coverage each year (because we truly believe cannabis is the best medicine).   

Life-long learning: we’re lifelong learners here at Aurora and will invest in your professional development throughout all aspects of your career! You will have access to a tuition assistance program, virtual learning activities and annual performance reviews, to ensure you are provided with the toolkit and support you need to succeed.  

Perks: we love to celebrate our people by providing corporate perks including employee discounts, perkopolis memberships, company SWAG, paid volunteer time, modern technology and snacks and beverages at all our office locations.

Team: we are a diverse and global team of cannabis enthusiasts, energetic innovators, fitness gurus, caring parents, foodies and more, with a collective passion to nurture an inclusive environment that helps you grow and provide people better days with medical cannabis.  

Diversity and inclusion

At Aurora, we are proud to foster and celebrate a diverse community of professionals! We take pride in nurturing an inclusive culture that empowers our people to be their authentic selves, celebrate their differences and love where they work.
Our diverse community combined with our inclusive culture, is what sets us apart in the industry and equips our A-Team with superpowers – and this is why, we encourage all candidates to apply for job opportunities regardless of race, national origin, colour, religion, age, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital and family status, disability, or any other identifying characteristic. If you require accommodation (including, but not limited to, an accessible interview site or alternate format of job posting) during the recruitment and selection process, please do not hesitate to let our team know! We are here to help.

Next steps
Think you have what it takes to join our team? So do we!

Apply today by submitting your resume along with salary expectations through our website. You can expect your application to be reviewed by a human recruiter (not a robot) shortly after you apply, and our team will contact you via email if we see a fit.
Think you’re the ideal candidate but you don’t meet all the requirements? Apply anyways! We would love to review your application to see if you’re the right fit or find you an alternative opportunity!

Not the role for you? That’s okay! Visit our careers page to find the perfect opportunity for you or share this posting with a friend or colleague that you think would be a great fit (hot tip: if you are already an Aurora employee, take advantage of the employee referral program by referring this posting to a friend! If they are successful, you will receive a bonus!

If applicable, Aurora Human Resources will contact you via your email address provided. We do not contact candidates over Facebook or other Social Media apps. You will never be requested to provide confidential information such as banking information or your Social Insurance Number in the interview process.