What are the responsibilities and job description for the Quality Assurance Supervisor position at Darigold Careers?
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
• 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.
Salary Range: $80,168.40 to $95,563.00 per year
Benefits of Working at Darigold
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:
- Employer 401K contributions
- Comprehensive medical, dental & vision benefits
- Employer paid life & disability coverage.
- Flexible time off
- 8 weeks paid parental leave
- Education assistance
- Employee assistance program
- Community giving through matching donations
- Access to great dairy products
Please Note: We are not engaging with external recruiters or agencies for this role. Kindly refrain from outreach regarding candidates.
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, 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.
Salary : $80,168 - $95,563