Quality Technician

Quality Technicians play an integral role in Daisy's mission of providing our consumers high quality, great tasting products. We are looking for motivated individuals who have strong problem solving/analytical skills, are adaptable, and exhibit a strong desire to learn and grow. While managing a 24/7 production operation, the Daisy Brand Quality Team strives to provide a work-life balance with an average of 45 hours/week. Come work with state-of-the-art equipment where there are opportunities for personal and professional growth.

Quality Technicians are responsible for completing all documentation and data entry associated with the receipt, handling and analysis of all samples and results. Technicians will frequently collaborate and problem solve with Maintenance, Packaging, Replenishment, Processing, and Leadership.

Quality Technicians are expected to interpret production schedules to anticipate sample load and adjust accordingly, ensuring that adequate time and supplies are available. Product testing includes fat, total solids, pH, viscosity, protein, aerobic plate counts, coliform counts, yeast & mold counts, and antibiotic residue testing.

Principal Duties:

• Analytical
  
  
  
  • Pulls, records, and labels finished product samples as required for immediate testing, and various shelf-life evaluations
  • Verifies product labeling and code dates
  • Performs sensory analysis on finished product, which includes grading sour cream and cottage cheese
  • Operates laboratory equipment, performing calibrations as required by SOP and troubleshooting when necessary
  • Communicates crucial product evaluation results to management as specified by SOPs
  • Additional finished product samples are pulled to monitor quality and comply with standardized shelf-life testing and retention programs
  • Vendor supply management and quarterly vendor scorecard communication
  • Responsible for pest control management program
  
  
  
  
• Microbiology Testing
  
  
  
  • Performs all microbiological testing on all raw, in-process, and finished product samples
  • Communicates crucial testing results to management in accordance with pre-determined specifications
  • Further testing requirements include water, environmental monitoring, and special project testing
  
  
  
  
• Other:
  
  
  
  • Maintains company LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System) by performing daily data entry of sample identification and results
  • Maintains product hold and release program
  • Verifies supply inventories, restocks or prepares supplies as needed
  • Records, reviews and validates other records throughout the facility for compliance
  • GMP audits, State Inspection and Customer Audit prep
  • Maintains organization and cleanliness within the laboratory
  • Shall perform any other duties as assigned by their supervisor or management
  
  
  
  

Qualifications:

• A high school education is required.
• The ideal candidate will have a technical degree with a focus on science.
• 3-5 years of related lab experience.
• Ability to prioritize duties and efficiently manage time.
• Ability to read SOPs and methods manuals; comprehend and follow directions therein in order to comply with analytical, quality control and regulatory requirements and product specifications.
• Knowledge of basic computer operations and data entry procedures.
• Ability to lift 30 to 50lbs, bend, squat, kneel, walk and stand for long periods.

Shift:

2nd Shift

Pay Rate:

Competitive pay based on experience and qualifications. Entry level positions from $20/hr.

10% premium pay on off-hours work.

15% premium pay on weekend work.

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.