Quality Specialist
Listed on 2026-03-03
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Manufacturing / Production
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Quality Assurance - QA/QC
Food Quality & Safety, Quality Control / Manager
At Saputo, we bring good to the table by making high‑quality products, investing in our people, and supporting communities around the world. As a top 10 global dairy processor, we value contributions that matter and strive to foster an inclusive, growth‑driven work environment. Ready to bring your best?
- Monitors product quality and production procedures throughout the Waupun facility to ensure quality, food safety, employee safety, and GMP standards are met.
- Interacts with personnel at all levels to communicate quality issues; assists production personnel by providing instructions, direction and guidance as needed to ensure quality and food safety standards are met.
- Assists with maintaining the HOLD and positive release programs within all departments.
- Responsible for sampling and compliance with Corporate QA Environmental Program.
- Conducts non‑regulatory plant inspections as directed; conducts electronic customer complaint tracking and investigates customer complaints.
- Assists with implementing, monitoring and maintaining Sanitation and Production Standard Operating Procedures, Controlled Documents, and the Master Sanitation Schedule for all areas within the facility.
- Monitors Master Sanitation Schedule completion on a monthly basis for all areas within the Waupun facility.
- Provides support and backup to QA Supervisor in audits including corporate, customer, GFSI, and State and Federal regulators during inspections, product sampling, etc.
- Assists with data entry and performs monthly trending of swabbing results, customer complaints and foreign material incidents.
- Provides follow‑up on special projects related to quality in cheese production, whey, and shred departments.
- Assists with monitoring finished product specifications for all departments.
- Assists with monitoring HACCP and FSMA programs.
- Assists with conducting new‑hire Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) training and other food safety and quality trainings as needed.
- Maintains current knowledge of dairy chemistry, microbiology, and regulations.
- Demonstrates initiative and strong interpersonal, communication, and team skills.
- Demonstrates safe and quality‑conscious work habits and follows all company policies and procedures.
- Focuses on Saputo’s vision and goals and considers the best interest of Saputo and its employees, and customers while performing job duties.
- Demonstrates professionalism and positively represents and promotes Saputo at all times.
- Maintains confidentiality.
- Demonstrates prompt and regular attendance.
- Employees are responsible for understanding and complying with the Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety guidelines to ensure that quality food products are manufactured in a sanitary production environment and delivered with superior protection to our customers and consumers.
- Supports Saputo’s commitment to preserve the environment by following all established policies and procedures related to such preservation; reports any identified concerns regarding potential hazards to the environment.
4a‑12p shift. Please note, this shift has rotating Sundays and holidays.
Legal and EEO StatementEmployees are responsible for understanding and complying with the Current Good Manufacturing Practices and Food Safety guidelines to ensure that quality food products are manufactured in a sanitary production environment and delivered with superior protection to our customers and consumers.
Saputo Cheese USA Inc. and Saputo Dairy Foods USA, LLC are equal opportunity employers. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you’d like more information on your EEO rights under law, please visit www.
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