Line Quality Controller

Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream•Laurel, MD

20h•Onsite

About The Position

At Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream, we are excited to start a new chapter of accelerated growth as part of Froneri – a global pure-play ice cream leader. Come help us transform DGIC into the #1 ice cream brand! With nearly 100 years of winning experience in the U.S, a robust portfolio of powerhouse brands that consumers know and love such as Häagen-Dazs, Drumstick, Dreyer’s & Edy’s, and the backing and coaching of European-based ice cream experts, we know we have the winning recipe. Headquartered in Walnut Creek, the Bay Area’s hub for up-and-coming food trends, our teams across our offices and factories are raising the bar on all things ice cream. We are investing in significant capital expansions to grow our Operations and Supply chain and are transforming how we work at every level to become agile, accelerate growth and elevate our quality. With a renewed focus on frozen treats, our tight-knit team of ambitious innovators are fully immersed in the business and encouraged to flex and make decisions quickly. We are committed to pursuing every great idea and delivering the best ice cream experience for our consumers, when and where they want it. Unleash your potential at Dreyer’s Grand Ice Cream and discover what a sweet career we have in store for you.

Requirements

Completion of LQC paperwork.
Leading by example in all quality matters.
Product quality within your area.
Sample collection.
Accept line only when signed off by the line manager and the machine operator.
With aid of line management provide cover for absence of LQC.
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States now and in the future.
Must be able to stand for hours with frequent bending, reaching, and lifting.
Repetitive hand and arm movements required.

Nice To Haves

The customer complaints target is not maximized nor is the HOLD target.
Paperwork audits show no non-conformances of your written work.
To report all non-conformances and have the evidence of conversation by signature of the line manger on the relevant documentation.
Target taste panel scores are achieved and WASP / WIBIT panels attended.
Effective communication with your line manager and work colleagues to get it right first time.
QA audit finds no non-conformance.
The GMP target is not compromised, and your colleagues are aware of GMP and the audits.
The yield target is achieved.
Communicate with your line manager and work colleagues to prevent wastage, downtime and rework waste.
Abide by Health and Safety requirements, notices and signs.
Complete collection and logging of required samples.
Attendance at the weekly team brief.

Responsibilities

To control product quality on the line to customer specification.
To be achieved by monitor control points of the product and logged on relevant documentation.
To action non-conformances and out of specifications resulting in full quality control and product safety.
To lead the team to achieve required product quality.
Ensure the required standards of product quality are achieved.
To complete the paperwork at the required intervals.
To complete the paperwork legibly and accurately.
To report all non-conformances to the line manager, QA, shift manager.
Ensure the person you have reported the non-conformances to complete and signs the relevant paperwork.
Attend the taste panels.
Work in an organized manner.
Keep your workstations tidy and clean.
Ensure food safety is not compromised.
Operate good manufacturing standards and encourage the team to also operate GMP.
Keep yourself aware of the production plan, be aware of changes to the plan and plan your daily routine to incorporate product changeovers.
Play an integral part within the team to achieve the targets set for rework, downtime and wastage.
Ensure that your working practices comply with company rules and procedures in order that you and any other person using the area of work can do so in safety.
Collect all required samples in line with the QC sampling plan.
Attend the weekly team brief.
Represent the Froneri way of working through the behaviors and characteristics in our operating model and core values.