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Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream; Fort Wayne (IN); On-site; USD 63,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc. in Fort Wayne, IN is seeking a Quality Specialist to lead by example in GMP, quality and food safety compliance. You will escalate findings, support improvement initiatives, and coach line operators to meet quality standards.

The role includes oversight of sanitation, audits, and reporting system integrity to the supervisor. Responsibilities include verifying checks across shifts, participating on the food safety team, performing CIP inspections, and documenting CA

Responsibilities

• Employee shall lead by example compliance to required GMP, quality and food safety requirements.
• Escalate quality or food safety findings or incidents to management.
• Supports improvement initiatives
• Assist, coach and train line operators in attaining quality standards
• Quality specialist will be assigned to assist quality supervisor with oversight in hygiene, operational quality or food safety/compliance. Specific assignments will be given by quality supervisor and will relate to supervisor’s area of oversight.
• Oversight of assigned systems to ensure they are in compliance with sanitation, food safety, regulatory and/or quality requirements. Oversight includes auditing, coaching, identifying and closing gaps and reporting system integrity to supervisor quarterly.
• Verify key quality/food safety checks by observation of line operators performing checks. Verification will be performed on all shifts, documented and done at frequency specified to the system requirements.
• Participate on food safety team as assigned.
• Perform pre-requisite program audits as assigned, follow up on CA and complete documentation.
• Perform CIP line inspections as needed. CIP line inspections include visual verification, micro swabs and ATP swabs.

Job description

Job Category: Quality Assurance/Food Safety

Requisition Number: SPECF002213

• Posted : October 6, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Fort Wayne, IN 46808, USA

Description

ROLE AND ACTIVITY

• Employee shall lead by example compliance to required GMP, quality and food safety requirements.
• Escalate quality or food safety findings or incidents to management.
• Supports improvement initiatives
• Assist, coach and train line operators in attaining quality standards
• Quality specialist will be assigned to assist quality supervisor with oversight in hygiene, operational quality or food safety/compliance. Specific assignments will be given by quality supervisor and will relate to supervisor’s area of oversight.
• Oversight of assigned systems to ensure they are in compliance with sanitation, food safety, regulatory and/or quality requirements. Oversight includes auditing, coaching, identifying and closing gaps and reporting system integrity to supervisor quarterly.
• Verify key quality/food safety checks by observation of line operators performing checks. Verification will be performed on all shifts, documented and done at frequency specified to the system requirements.
• Participate on food safety team as assigned.
• Perform pre-requisite program audits as assigned, follow up on CA and complete documentation.
• Perform CIP line inspections as needed. CIP line inspections include visual verification, micro swabs and ATP swabs.

Represent The Froneri Way of working through the behaviors and characteristics in our Operating Model and Core Values

Systems that can be assigned to Quality Specialist include:

• Finished Products: release, hold and rework/reprocessing documentation review.
• Raw Material: release and hold
• Sensory program
• Customer complaints
• Document control for quality, food safety and/or micro records

Measurable Outcomes

• CPMU reduction
• Respect of GMP and distribution of the “lesson learnt “
• Reduction of pallets on holds
• Reduction of food safety incidents
• Being on the shop floor making ice-cream

Levels of responsibility

• Complete checks on lines
• Communicate out of specification results to line management and quality management
• Inspection of lines after sanitation activities

BEHAVIORS AND CORE VALUES: Must consistently showcase the desired behaviors that represent our Core Values.

We Take Ownership

Stay committed to responsibilities from start to finish

Make sound decisions and get into the right level of detail

Apply resources to initiatives that add growth, improve efficiencies, or reduce waste

We Do What Is Right

Choose transparency over convenience, even if it means difficult conversations

Set clear roles and responsibilities, enabling everyone to exercise appropriate initiative and judgment

Speak up when you see something that does not align to our values and policies

We Seek to Improve

Strive to continuously improve and innovate to exceed expectations

Value feedback from others and encourage open dialogue to understand how we can improve

Learn from both successes and failures

We Are Better Together

Ensure decisions are based on what’s best for the whole business

Practice inclusion by seeking diverse perspectives

Treat everyone with fairness and respect

WORK ENVIRONEMENT

In this position, the employee will regularly work with and around others; in a wet and/or humid environment; in areas of high noise level; and around mechanical, electrical, and pressurized equipment. The work isfast paced.

The position involves frequent exposure to nuts and other potential allergens.

The pay scale for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. At Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. This is a salary exempt. The pay range is $62,500-$68,290 per year.

Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream Inc. provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants, regardless of race, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.

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