Highly Experienced Management System Auditor and System Developer – Over 300 audits completed.
15 Years Consulting Experience to the Food Industry
International ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001 Registration Auditor
Education/research background in animal nutrition and ecology
Team Leader for Large Industry Audits
John Foster is a Certified Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC External OSSE Auditor and Senior Management System Specialist with SNC-Lavalin Inc. (www.snclavalin.com).
John is SNC-Lavalin’s Lead Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC Certified External Auditor. He is professionally bonded and insured as a Professional Biologist in BC and has over 30 years of consulting experience in Canada and internationally.
John currently holds the following Auditor accreditations:
- Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC Occupational Safety Standard of Excellence (OSSE) Auditor
- BC Maritime Employers Association Certificate of Recognition (COR) Auditor,
- Environmental Compliance and Management System Lead Auditor (ECO Canada)
- OHSAS 18001 (Health & Safety) Lead Auditor
John is also a Contract Auditor for the world’s largest Registrar, SGS International (ISO 14001:2004 and OHSAS 18001).
John has led well over 300 environment, compliance and health & safety audits for federal, provincial and municipal government agencies and a wide variety of private industrial and institutional organizations including manufacturing and food industry clients.
Some of John’s selected food and manufacturing industry experience in Canada and the US includes:
- Developing environmental and emergency management systems for 26 DairyWorld plants in eight Canadian provinces.
- Completing registration and surveillance audits of several of Nestle’s largest North American plants over the last four years, including one plant with over 5500 workers.
- Auditing a wide variety of food operations including:
- Liquid milk
- Ice cream and frozen confections
- Juice plants
- Candy and chocolate factories
- Bakeries
- Meat preparation
- Fish/shellfish processing plants
- Packaged and frozen instant dinner plants
- Food transportation systems
- Food research laboratories
- Institutional cafeterias
- Specialty ethnic food operations
- Auditing manufacturing company operations including:
- Automobile parts
- Plastic molding
- Printing and Labeling
- Paper box/packaging
- Sawmills and Plywood mills
- Pulp and Paper Mills
- Styrofoam molding
- Lamp and fixture manufacturing
- Oil & gas refining
- Fertilizer manufacturing
- Pipe manufacturing
- Electronic control manufacturing
- Computer/electronics re-manufacturing
- Metal roofing/flashing
Contact Information
John A. Foster PhD, R.P.Bio, QEP, EP(CEA), EP(EMSLA)
Senior Management System Specialist
Certified Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC OSSE Auditor
SNC-Lavalin Environment
8648 Commerce Court
Burnaby, BC
V5A 4N6
604 515 5151
f. 604 515 5150
e. [email protected]