Quality Assurance Supervisor; 3rd Shift

Quality Assurance Supervisor (3rd Shift)

Join Dessert Holdings as a Quality Assurance Supervisor (3rd Shift) based in Aurora, CO
. This role supervises daily production floor activities related to quality, coordinates quality activities, and provides leadership to maintain an effective food safety and quality management system.

Base Pay Range: $65,000.00 – $75,000.00 per year

Shift: 10:00 pm – 6:30 am

Elevate your career and be part of creating the world's best desserts. Dessert Holdings partners with iconic chains to celebrate life's sweetest moments.

• Supervise QA technicians and ensure QA tasks are completed.
• Provide guidance on quality and food safety issues to operations and QA teams.
• Coach, train, and support the QA team to support business growth.
• Communicate daily with FSQA Techs regarding production schedule and QA issues.
• Train FSQA Techs and perform new employee orientations.
• Maintain inventory of QC/lab supplies and coordinate training from suppliers or new equipment purchased.
• Work with QA Manager to discipline workers as appropriate.
• Review and organize operational paperwork on a daily basis.
• Support execution of internal and third‑party audits and participate in inspections.
• Assist with formula changes and product issues.
• Assist with hold, trace, and recall program and summarize hold reports.
• Assist with plant safety programs.
• Assume some responsibilities of the QA Manager in absence.
• Serve as backup to the Quality Manager.
• Perform assignments in accordance with established GMPs, policies and procedures.
• Support ops and other support teams in reducing foreign object contamination.
• Oversee product releases.
• Display appropriate work ethics.
• Perform daily product review and customer complaint reviews.
• Perform all other duties as assigned.

• BS degree or equivalent experience in a food manufacturing environment.
• Previous knowledge working in food production Quality Assurance department.
• 2+ years of supervisory experience.
• Must have a flexible schedule including working weekends, as necessary.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Intermediate to advanced proficiency using Microsoft Office.
• Must have reliable transportation.
• Ability to work in a team environment.
• Maintains good housekeeping and clean work areas in assigned space.
• Follows production dress code standards and maintains good personal hygiene.

• Bilingual (English and Spanish).

• Employee is expected to actively participate on the production floor.
• Use hands and fingers to handle objects, tools or controls.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Stoop, kneel or bend.
• Employee must lift and/or move up to 30 pounds and request assistance if weight is exceeded.
• Must be able to push/pull up to 45 pounds and request assistance if weight is exceeded.

Dessert Holdings is North America's fastest‑growing premium dessert company, recognized for providing retail and food service customers with chef‑inspired, innovative desserts made with real ingredients, a flexible and low‑cost supply chain, and best‑in‑class service. The company has more than 3,200 employees across eight manufacturing facilities.

Dessert Holdings provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or other characteristics protected by law.