Senior Quality Lead, Dairy & Food Safety

Leprino Foods Company; Lemoore (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 119,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life, medical/dental/vision coverage

Tuition assistance

Vacation and paid holidays

401(k) plan with profit-sharing

Employee assistance programs and well­

Job summary

Leprino Foods Company in Lemoore, CA seeks a Senior Quality Supervisor to lead plant-based quality execution across daily operations. You will coach on food safety, GMPs, SQF, and CCPs, and drive improvements with cross-functional partners to ensure safe, accurate, and consistent production.

The role includes coordinating staffing, reviewing data, and preparing for regulatory, customer, and internal audits while maintaining documentation and enforcing policies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, food technology, dairy science, microbiology, chemistry, or a closely related field, or equivalent relevant industry experience.
• Six or more years of quality or food safety experience in a regulated food manufacturing environment.
• One or more years of experience leading, training, mentoring, or coordinating the work of others.
• Working knowledge of HACCP, SQF, sanitation programs, and food safety compliance systems used in plant operations.

Responsibilities

• Build and guide daily Quality Execution activities to keep food safety and product quality across shifts.
• Plan and coordinate staffing to support production needs and improve labor/workflow efficiency.
• Coach and mentor Quality team members through hands-on training in food safety, GMPs, SQF, CCPs, sanitation, and personal safety.
• Review quality data, investigate nonconformances, and write root cause and corrective action plans.
• Coordinate with Production, Maintenance, and Sanitation to keep quality standards clear and achievable.
• Prepare for audits by maintaining documentation and execution readiness.
• Oversee sanitation program effectiveness, environmental monitoring, and microbiological testing to protect product integrity.
• Respond to customer-related quality issues and coordinate timely responses.
• Support recall readiness activities, traceability reviews, and training drills.
• Encourage open communication and employee development daily.

Skills

Quality leadership

Coaching on the floor

Regulatory audits

Education

Bachelor’s degree in food science/related field

Job description

Leprino Foods Company in Lemoore, CA seeks a Senior Quality Supervisor to lead plant-based quality execution across daily operations. You will coach on food safety, GMPs, SQF, and CCPs, and drive improvements with cross-functional partners to ensure safe, accurate, and consistent production.

The role includes coordinating staffing, reviewing data, and preparing for regulatory, customer, and internal audits while maintaining documentation and enforcing policies.