Quality Specialist

Quality Specialist

Come join the Tillamook Team where our philosophy is “Do Right By Every Bite.” As an independent farmer-owned cooperative, we have been guided by good, honest values since 1909. We believe in putting quality over profit, natural over artificial, and that hard work can never be outsmarted. We’re taking a stand for real food, because everyone deserves better.

We invite members of all diverse communities to join our workforce. At Tillamook, we believe that inclusion and diversity are central to our cultural strategy. In order to achieve our growth ambition and compete and win in the marketplace, we believe we make better decisions and build stronger teams when we invite and rely on diverse perspectives, thoughts, backgrounds and cultures into our work and to fuel our innovation and growth.

To us this means creating a climate of inclusion where all employees feel valued and a sense of belonging. We believe this will make us a better consumer brand and employer.

About you:

What does real food mean to you? Is your favorite dish a cheesy casserole? Perhaps a decadent and indulgent ice cream? Either way, your identification with food is important to us. People who fit well here at Tillamook have a commitment to quality in everything they do. Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work and good, honest values.

About us:

Our team members understand our vision, contribute to our mission, thrive on innovative thinking, hard work and good, honest values. We live by these shared values:
We are Good Stewards, We believe in Uncompromising Quality, We work as One Team, We Play to Win, and We Genuinely Care for each other.

What you will do:

The QA Specialist performs microbial and chemical analysis of milk and ice cream; other testing to include milk components, sensory evaluation, antibiotics, added water, sediments and drinking water. Performs data entry of information into NAV and occasional correspondence via email.

Here’s a day in the life:

• May perform the following testing using wet chemistry or rapid analysis equipment depending upon the daily schedule:
  Microbial and chemical analysis of milk or ice cream.

• Assists with descriptive sensory analysis, statistical analysis and writes technical briefs.

• Enters information into specialized database i.e. LIMS, D365

• Performs all other duties as assigned as needed.

• Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with employees at all levels of the Company.

• Ability to communicate effectively.

• Conducts Pre-Operational/Daily Hygiene Inspections including ATP Swabbing.

• Reviews HACCP documentation, charts and production paperwork from various departments;
  Metal detector Logs, seal log verification, recording charts, check state seals, packaging verifications, silo temperature verifications, and more.

• Performs Risk Assessment mitigation on Invasive Construction projects as needed within the facility.

• Performs Glass Audits on a quarterly basis and documents findings. Follows up on corrective actions to make sure that items are corrected.

• Assists with troubleshooting and addressing problems that arise throughout daily activities.

• Assists with Regulatory, 3rd party and internal audits regarding Food Safety, Quality and SQF/3rd party compliance.

• Develops procedures and work instructions for area of responsibility and provides training as needed.

• Utilizes LIMS and/or D365 to log Quality Control tests, lookup inventory and document product/ingredient dispositions.

• Must be a team player and be able to interact with staff at all levels of the company.

• Must be computer literate with intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook. SharePoint is a plus.

• Experience with specialized…