QA Compliance Lead - Food Safety & Lab Ops

Dairy Farmers of America; Turlock (CA); On-site; USD 39,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401k Employer Match

Life Insurance

AD&D/STD/LTD - Company Paid

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Time

Job summary

Dairy Farmers of America in California is seeking a QA/Food Safety professional to support the Quality Assurance and Food Safety programs. You will review records, participate in HACCP/FSMA activities, and back up lab testing while coordinating training for plant staff.

Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with DFA policies, customer specs, and regulatory requirements; leveraging SAP for documentation and audits; and contributing to continuous improvement in quality systems.

Qualifications

• High school graduate or equivalent.
• Associate degree or equivalent course work preferred.
• 2 years of experience in food processing environment or food lab.
• Certification in HACCP/SQF or related is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Assist management to ensure daily plant operations for Quality, Food Safety and Personnel Safety are aligned with DFA policies and regulatory requirements.
• Participate as a Food Safety and Quality team member and escalate non-conformance events.
• Coordinate training for plant employees to meet FSMA/HACCP requirements.
• Perform daily record review of preventive control-related documents and communicate findings.
• Support laboratory testing procedures and act as backup in the lab department.
• Navigate SAP for purchases, holds/releases, and lot traceability; maintain documentation on file.

Skills

Quality assurance

Food safety

Documentation review

Training delivery

Laboratory procedures

SAP

Regulatory compliance

Audits

Team collaboration

Education

Associate degree or equivalent

High school graduate or equivalent

Tools

SAP

Excel

MS Office

Job description

Dairy Farmers of America in California is seeking a QA/Food Safety professional to support the Quality Assurance and Food Safety programs. You will review records, participate in HACCP/FSMA activities, and back up lab testing while coordinating training for plant staff.

Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with DFA policies, customer specs, and regulatory requirements; leveraging SAP for documentation and audits; and contributing to continuous improvement in quality systems.