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

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

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