Quality Assurance Auditor

Select Milk Producers is one of the nation’s largest and most progressive dairy cooperatives, with 32 wholly owned subsidiaries, 12 processing plants, and 8 joint ventures including Fair Oaks Farms, Continental Dairy Facilities, Continental Dairy Facilities Southwest, Mill Haven Foods, Select Custom Solutions, GreenLink and Select Services. With over 1,000 employees, the Select Milk family of companies impacts all aspects of the dairy farm business and at the heart of our family of companies, is you.

"We strive to go above and beyond what’s expected in providing for our families, leading our employees, caring for our land and animals, serving our customers, producing quality milk, and serving one another. This commitment is more than our business, it’s in our culture and our character. We believe in being accountable, in doing what’s right, in performing at our best, in setting a higher standard."

Select Milk Producers and its subsidiaries offer attractive compensation and a best-in-class benefits package that includes but is not limited to medical, vision, dental, life insurance, and more that can be tailored for you and your family. Other benefits for eligible employees include 401(k) up to 6% company match, life and disability insurance, and paid holidays & vacation. We are proud to promote an equal employment opportunity workplace.

What Mill Haven offers you:

Comprehensive benefits package focusing on your physical, financial and emotional health to include the following perks as well as the standard benefit offerings (health, dental, vision, etc.):

• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays Off
• Uniform Program
• Shoe Allowance
• Career Advancement Opportunities
• Leadership Development
• Opportunities to support our local communities
• Chance to apply best practices in sustainability and environmental initiatives
• Commitment to producing high quality nutritious products and providing nourishment around the world

What this role is all about:

We are looking for a Quality Assurance Auditor on 1st Shift in Tomah, WI.

Schedule: Monday - Thursday, 5:45AM – 4:15 PM

The Quality Assurance Auditor monitors operational processes for compliance with policies and procedures to include, but not limited to, internal audits of batching, blending, and packaging. The position follows standard work methods and safe work habits to ensure product integrity.

Job Duties:

• Assess the procedures of the production process, as well as inspecting and calibrating auditing tools.
• Verify against the master manufacturing records: blend number, components, weight, lot numbers to a batch at its critical points in the production process.
• Verify against the packaging records: purchase order, packaging components, raw materials, and signatures.
• Validate tote records.
• Assist quality assurance and production with product out of specification and non-conformance.
• Report any Food Safety issues to authorized personnel for correction.
• Prepare sample bins for production and testing folders for the lab
• Compositing samples and preparing for further analysis
• Check in and out of Sanitary Scoops for sampling and production purposes
• Clean, sanitize and autoclave Sanitary Scoops
• Review production tailings, recording results, and bringing findings to management attention for evaluation.
• Dispose of laboratory retains
• Input laboratory data into excel spreadsheets
• Fulfill Sample Requests as needed
• Order laboratory supplies as needed
• Act as back up to Laboratory Technicians
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment while following all safety processes and procedures as set forth by the company.
• Complete environmental sampling
• Complete inhouse micro testing and interpreting results
• Complete comping samples and sensory analysis
• Maintain cleanliness of laboratory area and clean it as necessary

This list of duties and responsibilities is not all-inclusive and may be expanded to include other duties and responsibilities, as management may deem necessary from time to time.

Education Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and/or experience may be considered.

Experience Required:

• Minimum one (1) year of quality experience, preferred

AA/EEO – Minority/Female/Disability/Veteran/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity

Accepting Applications Until Friday, April 4, 2025