Corporate Quality Assurance Specialist

The Corporate Quality Assurance Specialist is responsible for fostering a culture of quality excellence. This role is focused on driving continuous improvement of product quality and processes. In addition, this individual will support the Quality Department and Corporate Food Safety & Quality Manager in other project activities as needed.

Responsibilities

• Frequently reviews product quality data and trends to determine continuous improvement initiatives
• Drives Supplier improvement in milk and cream quality, etc.
• Supports plant problem solving efforts utilizing new and established corrective action processes
• Conducts product complaint trend analysis to assist the manufacturing facilities
• Develops and revises food safety/quality policies and procedures
• Reviews and approves changes to product specifications and laboratory methods
• Drives adherence to ingredient and packaging specifications by following SPC principles using the current tools for real-time data visualization
• Coordinates sample collections from internal plants for product and packaging reviews
• Provides technical support for resolution to issues relative to key process indicators in quality and/or food safety
• Performs internal and external food safety, quality and regulatory audits
• Leads change management for material lot qualification through label approval and other business processes
• Participates in cross-functional teams to assist plants in effective implementation of food safety and quality initiatives and processes
• Other projects, as required

Job Requirements

• High analytical aptitude
• Proficient in mathematics and statistics
• Ability to multi-task
• Detail-oriented
• Resilient and resourceful
• Assertive
• Works independently and drives projects to completion
• Results oriented and highly customer focused (internal and external)
• Effective interpersonal communication (written and verbal) and presentation skills
• Technical writing ability

Education and Training

• Required
  • Bachelors degree in Food Science, Dairy Science, or related discipline
  • 1-3 years of relevant industry experience
  • Data analysis and statistical process control experience
  • Experience with MS Office Suite, Laboratory Information Management Systems (LIMS), statistical software (ex. JMP)
• Preferred
  • Preventive Controls Qualified Individual (PCQI) for Human Food
  • HACCP Trained
  • Knowledge of GFSI Benchmarked Schemes, such as SQF
  • Dairy manufacturing experience

Organizational Relationships
This position reports to the Corporate Food Safety & Quality Manager and works with others in the Quality Department to improve the business.
Frequent onsite collaboration at internal manufacturing facilities is expected.

Travel and Location
Travel % - occasional
Based at the Corporate Office (Dallas, TX) in a hybrid role

For five generations spanning over a century, Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing facilities in Garland, Texas (1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (2008), and Wooster, Ohio (2015).

Daisy is the market leader in two billion-dollar categories, sour cream and cottage cheese, and generates over half a billion in revenues annually. Daisy Sour Cream represents 1 out of every 2 sour cream purchases in the United States and is the largest sour cream brand in food service, military, and club. It is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map. Daisy Cottage Cheese is Americas #1 cottage cheese brand and continues to bring new consumers into the category with its innovative single serve packaging and consistent high quality. Daisy recently expanded into a new category with the launch of two dip products and is in the process of expanding distribution.

Daisy's core values, Clean and Trust, resonate in all aspects of our business operations. In 2008, the Foundation for Financial Service Professionals awarded Daisy the prestigious American Business Ethics award.

While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand has more than doubled employment over the last 15 years and is continuing to grow. Currently, we are proud to employ over 650 full-time staff across more than 25 states throughout the United States.

At Daisy Brand, we value longevity and aim to foster a working environment where employees can envision a long-term career. Companywide, the average employee tenure stands at over seven years. Our corporate office and sales team each boast an average tenure exceeding eleven years, while our manufacturing facilities also demonstrate strong employee retention with tenures averaging over seven years.

Daisy Brand offers an industry leading benefits package that includes:

• A no-deductible, $0 premium option for employee-only health coverage.
• 401(k) with 50% company match on first 8% of earnings you contribute.
• Safe harbor and profit-sharing company contributions to 401(k).
• Company paid short- and long-term disability coverage.
• Company paid 2X annual salary life and AD&D insurance.
• 4 weeks annual paid time off.
• 20 floating holiday hours and 6 company paid holidays.
• Extra time off for volunteering.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Fitness membership reimbursement.
• And more

Daisy Brand is a nicotine-free company. Daisy Brand is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and disabled encouraged to apply.