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 more than four generations (over 100 years), Daisy Brand has been a family-owned company committed to providing the freshest, most wholesome dairy products with over half a billion in revenues. The company is headquartered in Dallas, Texas with manufacturing plants in Garland, Texas (opened in 1998), Casa Grande, Arizona (opened in 2008), and Wooster, Ohio (opened in late 2015).

Having grown to above a 50 share, Daisy Sour Cream is the Nations number one brand with distribution in all 50 states. Additionally, Daisy is the largest brand in food service, military, and club and is recognized by consumers for A Dollop of Daisy, a tagline that put this once small brand on the map.

Daisy's core values are Clean and Trust, which are woven into everything we do. In 2008, the company was given the impressive American Business Ethics award, awarded by Foundation for Financial Service Professionals.

While maintaining a strong culture of curious and innovative problem-solvers, Daisy Brand tripled employment over the last 15 years. The future looks bright with the opening of its third facility to further strengthen the foundation for growth.

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.
• 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.