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.

At Tillamook, inclusion and diversity are central to our cultural strategy. We believe a better climate of inclusion creates stronger teams and drives innovation.

What does real food mean to you? Is your favorite dish a cheesy casserole, or a decadent ice cream? Your passion for food is important to us. People who fit here have a commitment to quality, understand our vision, contribute, thrive on innovation, work hard, and live our values:
Good Stewards, Uncompromising Quality, One Team, Play to Win, Genuinely Care.

Our team members share our vision, mission, and values. We live by these core values:
Good Stewards, Uncompromising Quality, One Team, Play to Win, and Genuinely Care for each other.

The Quality Specialist provides lab technical support to the dairy farms and Boardman faculties.

• Perform isolation and identification of bacteria from individual cow and bulk tank samples using agar plates, environmental testing for Listeria and Salmonella, DNA extractions from milk samples, and analysis or sampling as needed.
• Identify sources of bacterial contamination providing support for veterinarians. Work with outside labs for positive identification on certain bacteria types. Program development as needed.
• Prepare billing information and number of tests completed. Maintain records of individual cows/herds for patrons.
• Complete data entry – facilities sampling data generation and reporting to internal management and send formal reports to patrons via email or mail.
• Maintain inventory and order supplies for testing.
• Communicate effectively and establish and maintain effective relationships with employees, supervisors and the general public.
• Utilize a computer with intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint. Intermediate to advanced Excel skills are preferred.
• Work under pressure, meet deadlines, and be flexible in working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrate excellent time‑management skills with the ability to work independently with little supervision.
• Identify bacteria on agar plates and must be able to use aseptic technique.

• Bachelor’s degree in dairy science or related field.
• 1 to 3 years of experience relating to bacterial identification and molecular experience specific to dairy environments.
• Must be able to work some weekends and holidays.

We offer outstanding benefits to our employees. For more information, please visit the careers page.

• Entry level

• Full-time

• Quality Assurance

• Food and Beverage Manufacturing

Tillamook County Creamery Association (TCCA) is a Drug‑Free Workplace. TCCA prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type and affords equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender or gender identity, disability status (including those related to pregnancy and childbirth), protected veteran status, membership/non‑membership in a labor organization, or any other characteristic protected by law.