Quality Lab Supervisor

Darigold is seeking a motivated Quality Assurance Supervisor to be a part of Darigold’s Boise team. The QA Supervisor’s role is to administer corporate policies and procedures as they relate to quality and food safety, in conjunction with the Quality Assurance Manager through performance, supervision, monitoring and development of quality systems and processes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (other duties as assigned)

· Able to perform all quality and food safety related testing

· Maintain documentation and records of all quality and food safety related testing.

· Daily review of Appendix N documentation and reporting.

· Daily review of laboratory quality data to ensure products meets specification.

· Conduct daily product evaluations with plant management and operators to ensure consistent quality.

· Daily review of processing and quality data collected by Operators.

· Track, tend and report key quality measures.

· Complete and maintain vitamin fortification program and records.

· Maintain environmental swabbing program, track and report results.

· Maintain and review COA’s from ingredient vendors.

· Ensure proper laboratory procedures are followed as outlined by Darigold’s Corporate Quality Department.

· Participation in the plant HACCP program.

· Maintenance of plant Allergen Control Program.

· Customer complaint investigation and resolution.

· Third party audit review and response. Assist as needed during audits.

· Trouble-shooting plant quality issues.

· Special projects.

· Plant quality and food safety related training.

· Conduct regular self-audits of plant

· Assist with regulatory compliance.

· Assists QA Manager with managing quality programs in the plant

· Other duties, as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

· Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

· Excellent skills in Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

· Ability to facilitate implementation of corporate quality systems in a positive and proactive manner.

· 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 skills

· Organizational skills

Education, Experience and Certifications:

· Experience in Dairy or Food Quality Assurance is a plus with preference given to those with a B.S. Degree in Food/Dairy Science/Microbiology or an associated discipline.

· Experience in food plant sanitation.

Note:

Darigold is known for delivering fresh, high quality, value-added dairy products to people, & customer-driven solutions to organizations, all around the globe. We are the 5th largest dairy Co-Op in the US & one of the largest privately held organizations headquartered in Seattle, Washington. We produce over 10 billion pounds of milk every year! Since 1918, our Farmer-owners have taken great pride in producing nutritious dairy products with unsurpassed quality. Our work environment provides a results driven, collaborative space, with open & transparent communication, & a culture of celebrating everyone’s wins. Our mid-size private business model provides the ability to have dynamic involvement at all levels of our organization. We’re also proud to say we offer an excellent Total Compensation Package & a few other unique perks to our industry!

At Darigold we embrace diversity & welcome all qualified applicants regardless of 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- We’re proud to say we are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

As a condition of employment applicants offered a role will be required to successfully pass our pre-employment background screen, receive a negative drug screen result & 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.