Quality Specialist

Gallo Privacy Policy Why Gallo? With a global portfolio of over 100 unique wine and spirits brands, we are the largest family-owned winery in the world. Apply Today! Our Brands. Your Future. The Quality Specialist supports the development implementation and maintenance of quality control and food safety programs as they relate to Central Valley operations in Fresno. Works with multiple departments to ensure consistent alignment on quality assurance objectives at assigned facility. What You Will Do Supports the design, development, implementation, and review of operations policies, procedures, systems and strategies against corporate quality and food safety standards and incorporates into the Central Valley facility. Supports continuous improvement activities that employ root cause methodology and tools. Ensures that food safety and product integrity knowledge is transferred to the field supporting quality and food safety policies and initiatives. Supports quality through proactive quality measures process control and rapid response to time bound quality non-conformances. Supports all aspects of internal and 3rd party audit programs, including design, scheduling, execution, and completion of corrective actions. Develops quality assurance reports as needed; communicates results to all levels of the organization. Supports team projects and participates on teams to share information, perspective and direction on quality and food safety related issues. Supports the facility Food Safety, Food Defense, and HACCP Teams. Supports the development, maintenance, and assurance of ongoing compliance to facility HACCP and Food Safety plans. Supports the facility’s sanitation program. Participates on cross-functional teams providing advice to the group on quality assurance, pre-requisite programs and food safety matters. Supports the development, implementation, and maintenance of pre-requisite programs required to comply with the FSSC 22000 certification strategies including Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs). Partners with internal and external customers to conduct Root Cause / Corrective Action (RCCA)events and ensures corrective actions are adequate and implemented. What You Need Bachelors degree plus 2 years of quality assurance, quality control, food safety, production, operations, winemaking or engineering experience reflecting increasing levels of responsbility OR an Associate's Degree plus 4 years of quality assurance, quality control, food safety, production, operations, winemaking or engineering experience reflecting increasing levels of responsbility OR a High School diploma or state-issued equvalency certificate plus 7 years of quality assurance, quality control, food safety, production, operations, winemaking or engineering experience reflecting increasing levels of responsbility. Experience working in a manufacturing environment. Required to travel domestically on occasion. Required to travel to company offices, sites, and/or meeting locations for onboarding, training, meetings, and events for development, department needs, and business delivery up to 5% of the time, with or without reasonable accommodation. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description. Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description. What Will Set You Apart Bachelors of Science in Food Science, Biology, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology, Enology or Engineering plus 4 years of quality assurance, quality control, or engineering experience in a manufacturing environment reflecting increasing levels of experience. Experience with food safety, quality systems, or packaging systems. Experience auditing food safety or quality systems. 1 year of project management experience. Experience reading, analyzing, and interpreting equipment technical manuals, periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Skilled in writing business correspondence and inspection procedures. Experience presenting information and responding to questions from groups of managers, clients, and customers. Experience auditing processes against internal and external standards. Experience with Food and Beverage industry, staying current on best practices, FDA regulations, and quality systems. Skilled in the use of MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint at an intermediate level. Familiar with continuous improvement (Lean Six Sigma or Total Quality). Skilled in applying the Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) or Six Sigma (DMAIC) problem solving methodologies in problem solving or project work. Compensation: Set rate listed as $32.21 - $48.27/hour. Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by factors such as the education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities of the applicant, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Perks & Benefits: This position includes a competitive benefits package. Please click here to view our full list of benefits or click here to watch our video. Gallo does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future. This position will be based in the location(s) specified in the job posting and requires working on-site with no telecommuting option. You will be expected to live within a commutable distance. To view a full job description, please click here. Application Window is Expected to Close: 09/01/24 Req ID: 104849 #LI-MS2 OPE001 Gallo’s policy is to afford equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits historically associated with race, including but not limited to, hair texture and protective hairstyles (such as braids, locks, and twists), color, national origin, ancestry, creed, religion, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition as defined by applicable state law (including cancer and predisposing genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, familial status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation (actual or perceived), transgender status, sex stereotyping, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, reproductive health decision making, age, military or veteran status, domestic violence or sexual assault victim status, or any other basis protected by applicable law. Nor will Gallo discriminate based on a perception that an individual has any of the foregoing characteristics or is associated with a person who has, or is perceived to have, any of those characteristics. Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibit discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions). We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodations due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000. 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