What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Supervisor position at Darigold Brand?
Darigold seeks a motivated Quality Assurance Supervisor to join its Sunnyside team. The Quality Assurance Supervisor's role is to administer corporate policies and procedures related to quality and food safety, supervising the lab technician team in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Manager through performance, monitoring, and development of quality systems and processes.
What You Will Do
• SQF Practitioner and Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI)
• Ensure compliance with all FDA, WSDA, & USDA regulations, rules, and laws.
• Perform record review and monitor compliance to specifications, methods, procedures, GMP, HACCP, and food safety programs.
• Verify full implementation of HACCP, FSMA, and cGMP requirements and programs.
• Identify gaps and provide solutions to ensure compliance with regulatory, customer, and company requirements or needs of the facility.
• Lead and maintain quality control and verification systems, including procedures, processes, and sampling tests, to ensure that all products manufactured meet food safety and quality requirements.
• Perform and monitor food safety and quality management systems through data analysis, process review, and verification activities.
• Ability to design, develop, & maintain digital data platform for all FSQA operations and process controls.
• Perform data analysis focused on proactive reporting vs reactive for food safety and quality
• Maintain defined quality key performance metrics focused on continuous improvement methodology
• Coach and mentor employees on food safety and quality processes.
• Conduct internal audits to verify compliance with WSDA, USDA, and FDA requirements.
• Conduct routine plant inspections to verify compliance with regulatory requirements from milk receipt to shipping of finished products.
• Support, develop, & administer quality programs and procedures for Quality Improvement
• Lead food safety & quality investigations for non-conformances
• Lead food safety and quality audits of assigned area
• Member of plant food safety, crisis management, and food defense team
• Assist in the development and execution of quality training programs to ensure proper training of all personnel
• Effectively manage all assigned projects focused on continuous improvement and building a strong food safety culture within the facility
What You Will Bring
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.
• Excellent skills in Microsoft Office, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to facilitate the implementation of corporate quality systems positively and proactively.
• Demonstrated ability to lead people and achieve results through others, as well as the ability to operate independently as required.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Must be goal-oriented and result-driven
• Must have strong technical and organizational skills
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Education, Experience, and Certifications
• Preferred to have 1 years of experience in Dairy or Food Quality assurance, with preference given to those with a B.S. Degree in Food/Dairy Science/Microbiology or an associated discipline.
• Experience in a laboratory setting with technical applications.
• HACCP, PQCI, BRC, and/or SQF certifications preferred.
Benefits of Working at Darigold
Salary range from $71,382 per year to $107,073 per year
We understand that as an employee, benefits that support you and your family in and out of work are important. We’re proud to offer eligible positions a competitive total rewards package – that includes:
• 401k with generous employer match
• Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
• Employer paid life & disability coverage
• Paid time off and paid Holidays
• 8 weeks paid paternal Leave
• Education assistance
• Community giving through matching donations
Our Commitment to Diversity
Achieving our vision to Lead Dairy Forward requires cultivating and supporting a team with varying backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We are committed to providing a workplace based on mutual respect where all employees feel included and can bring their best and authentic selves to work every day. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Affirmative Action Employer. We welcome all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity and
expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability, marital status, creed, religion, genetic information or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre -employment background screen & confirm eligibility to work in the U.S. We participate in E-Verify - please follow the links for details, English / Spanish & view our Right to Work Statement, English / Spanish.
Salary : $71,382 - $107,073
