Quality Control Inspector (Aquatic Products)
Job description
These individuals ensure the quality of aquatic products from processing plants. They inspect and control the hygiene and cleanliness of premises and equipment. They monitor staff practices and analyze various food quality components. They work in processing plants.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Odours
Main tasks
- Control the hygiene and cleanliness of the plant facilities.
- Ensure food quality.
- Establish or maintain a quality management program (QMP).
- Ensure the enforcement of laws pertaining to the processing of aquatic products.
- Monitor and inspect product processing and preparation.
- Analyze food samples to assess quality.
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in technologie des procédés et de la qualité des aliments
Placement rate: 81%
16.7% of graduates pursue further studies
WAP
This occupation is targeted by a Workplace Apprenticeship Program
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Reading comprehension
- Coordination
- Human resource management
- Time management
- Critical thought
- Judgment and decision-making
- Information processing
- Result evaluation
- Social perception
- Written expression
- Persuasion
- Solving complex problems
- Quality control analysis
- Active learning
- Teaching
- Negotiation
- Learning strategies
- Monitoring operations
- Operation analysis
- Systems evaluation
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Deductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Written comprehension
- Speech clarity
- Speech recognition
- Inductive reasoning
- Written expression
- Classification
- Information organization
- Near vision
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Perception speed
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Time sharing
- Processing flexibility
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Critical thinking
- Knowledge of administration and management
- Sense of responsibility
- Knowledge of customer and personalized services
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Respect standards and regulations
- Assiduity and punctuality
- Sense of observation
- Commitment to quality
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Conduct tests and trials, control processes
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Appellation d’emploi liée (à traduire)
Supervisors, food and beverage processing (CNP 92012)
Skill type
Manufacturing and utilities
Last update: January 29, 2026