Job Description

CRYSTAL CREAMERY IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR A QUALITY ASSURANCE SUPERVISOR TO WORK AT OUR MODESTO PLANT.

DESCRIPTION OF EMPLOYER: Crystal Creamery is the largest privately owned dairy in California. It supplies a full line of value-added milk products including fluid milk, milk bi-products, sour cream, cottage cheese, yogurt, ice cream, butter, juices, water, dry powders and mixes. It operates manufacturing plants in Modesto and Fernbridge, California providing customers a diverse range of quality products. Products are distributed throughout the Western United States via direct store delivery, distributor routes and direct to customer’s warehouses.

SUMMARY: The Quality Assurance Supervisor is responsible for assisting the QA Manger with all food safety and food quality efforts. The QA Supervisor will ensure that products comply with food safety requirements, lead in developing and maintaining quality policies and supporting continuous improvement.

1. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Develop and execute quality assurance and food safety programs
• Lead in the implementation of Regulatory Compliance in plant procedures
• Lead efforts on systems, facility, equipment and other continuous improvements for quality and food safety
• Provide quality leadership throughout the facility including ensuring all employees follow proper GMP’s.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements, company policy and standard work instructions
• Write and Implementing SOP’s
• Act as the support representative for FDA, USDA and CDFA and sanitation audits in partnership with the QA Manager
• Lead, train, and develop QA Technicians
• Support senior management and operations with technical quality and food safety data for customer requests and surveys
• Represent Crystal Creamery during 3rd party Audits and Inspections
• Assist the Quality Assurance Manager when communicating with Federal and State regulators.
• Lead and participate in problem solving activities concerning food quality and food safety

QUALIFICATIONS:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Bachelor of Science in Diary Science or a related area

• Minimum of 3-5 years experience in a Quality Assurance leadership role. Must have an understanding of the dairy industry
• Experience developing and maintaining quality assurance and quality control programs
• Experience managing regulatory compliance, experience researching regulatory requirements for FDA, USDA and CDFA
• Skilled in computer work involving Microsoft Office
• Experience working with production, warehousing, maintenance, sanitation, administration safety or transportation units within dairy industry
• Experience with customers and consumers involving any complaint and concern resolutions
• Ability to educate team through incumbents knowledge of the dairy industry and ability to communicate information about food safety and quality to all parties including internal and external parties
• Experience with HACCP, SQF, and HARPC required
• Experience with SAP and WMS preferred

Crystal Creamery is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Qualified women, minorities and US military veterans are encouraged to apply.

To apply please visit www.crystalcreamery.com click are careers and job openings.