Lead Specialist, Quality Assurance, TTH

Anaheim, California, US

On-Site

As a Lead Specialist, Quality Assurance, you will drive day‑to‑day quality operations and help ensure our site meets the highest food safety and regulatory standards. You’ll coordinate audits, strengthen our quality culture, and support continuous improvement. This role is key to protecting our customers, our brands, and our commitment to excellence.

Your key responsibilities

• Promote a strong mindset across the site. Drive the site’s quality goals in alignment with global and regional strategies.
• Drive documentation control, quality systems governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Lead daily QA activities and support compliance with site’s Food Safety & Quality Management System.
• Lead non-conformance investigation (both raw material and finished product) and root cause analysis. Manage corrective and preventive actions to ensure effective resolution.
• Support customer and regulatory audits; maintain site certifications (ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, Kosher, Halal).
• Monitor food safety performance and ensure key programs are effective. Support and improve hazard control programs such as HACCP, food defense, and food fraud prevention. Analyze data for KPI’s, trends, and present improvement opportunities to the team.

We bring

• Unique career paths across health, nutrition and beauty - explore what drives you and get the support to make it happen.
• A chance to impact millions of consumers every day – sustainability embedded in all we do.
• A culture that lifts you up – with collaborative teams, shared wins, and people who cheer each other on.

You bring

• Bachelor’s degree in microbiology, biology, chemistry, or related field.
• 2+ years of experience in the food or pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.
• Certification: HACCP, PCQI, and Lead auditor a plus.
• Strong knowledge of food safety & quality systems (BRC, FSSC, ISO).
• Excellent analytical thinking, communication skills, and attention to detail.
• Highly self‑motivated with a structured, disciplined approach to continuous improvement.

The hourly rate provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant’s job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. Hourly Rate $26-28 per hour.  

In addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits. All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.

About dsm-firmenich

At dsm-firmenich, we don’t just meet expectations – we go beyond them.

Join our global team powered by science, creativity, and a shared purpose: to bring progress to life.

From elevating health to making fortified food and sustainable skincare, the impact of your work here will be felt by millions – every single day. Whether it’s fragrance that helps you focus, alternative meat that’s better for the planet, or reducing sugar without losing flavor, this is where you help shape the future of nutrition, health, and beauty for everyone, everywhere.

And while you’re making a difference, we’ll make sure you’re growing too. With learning that never stops, a culture that lifts you up and the freedom to move across businesses, teams, and borders. Your voice matters here. And your ideas? They’re essential to our future. 

Because real progress only happens when we go beyond, together.

Inclusion, belonging and equal opportunity statement

At dsm-firmenich, we believe being a force for good starts with the way we treat each other. When people feel supported, included, and free to be themselves, they do their best work – and that’s exactly the kind of culture we’re building. A place where opportunity is truly equal, authenticity is celebrated, and everyone has the chance to grow, contribute, and feel they belong.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and we’re serious about making our hiring process as fair and inclusive as possible. From inclusive language and diverse interview panels to thoughtful sourcing, we’re committed to reflecting the world we serve.

We welcome candidates from all backgrounds — no matter your gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or anything else that makes you, you.

And if you have a disability or need any support through the application process, we’re here to help – just let us know what you need, and we’ll do everything we can to make it work.

Agency statement

We’re managing this search directly at dsm-firmenich. If you’re applying as an individual, we’d love to hear from you. We’re not accepting agency submissions or proposals involving fees or commissions for this role.