Dairy Compliance Analyst

Clover Sonoma • Petaluma, CA

27d • $75,000 - $85,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Dairy Compliance Analyst supports regulatory, food safety, and quality compliance across Clover Sonoma’s dairy manufacturing operations. This role ensures that products made by Clover or for Clover meet approved specifications, customer requirements, and the requirements of Clover’s food safety and quality programs, and applicable State and Federal regulations. The Analyst works closely with Quality Assurance, Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, Commercial, and external manufacturing partners. This is an individual contributor role reporting to the Director of Quality Assurance and Regulatory.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in food science, dairy science, microbiology, chemistry, regulatory affairs, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• Three or more years of experience in quality assurance, regulatory compliance, food safety, or technical documentation in dairy or another regulated food manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of dairy manufacturing controls, GMPs, sanitation, allergen management, traceability, labeling, and audit documentation; familiarity with California dairy oversight and the Grade A PMO preferred.
• Strong document control, data analysis, and project follow-through skills; able to organize multiple deadlines, identify exceptions, and communicate clearly with plant and office teams.
• Proficiency with spreadsheets and shared document systems; experience with ERP, quality management, or specification systems preferred.

Nice To Haves

• Dairy processing experience is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with SQF or another GFSI benchmarked scheme is helpful.
• Experience coordinating with co-manufacturers, suppliers, or multiple production sites preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a compliance calendar and organized records for applicable dairy plant permits, registrations, inspections, product documentation, certifications, customer requirements, and regulatory submissions; coordinate renewals and escalate gaps before deadlines.
• Track applicable California dairy requirements, FDA requirements, Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance provisions, labeling rules, and other standards relevant to Clover’s products and markets; translate changes into clear action items with the QA and Regulatory team.
• Coordinate compliance documentation for Clover products made in-house or by co-packers, as well as products Clover makes for co-pack customers. Maintain approved specifications, formulas, process and food safety records, testing, certificates of analysis, shelf-life support, and traceability information.
• Review proposed product, ingredient, packaging, label, and manufacturing changes for compliance impact.
• Review labels to ensure approved ingredients, allergen declarations, identity statements, net contents, nutrition information, date coding, and other required elements are accurate. Submit all artwork for regulatory approval to the appropriate agencies. Track approvals accordingly.
• Prepare for and support regulatory, customer, and third-party audits. Assemble records, track findings, monitor corrective and preventive actions, and verify timely closure with responsible owners.
• Lead Clover’s document control program, oversee document review calendar and ensure all departments are compliant.
• Support sales in maintaining customer specific portals and databases.
• Complete, compile, and update documentation requests as needed by customers.
• Other duties as assigned that support Clover’s food safety and quality program administration.

Benefits

• Clover is leading the way for conscious businesses by demonstrating care for all stakeholders and moving the world forward.
• We are committed to lowering our environmental impact and meeting our sustainability targets, by providing kids and adults with healthy, nutritious, and delicious products that are made with care for animals, people, and the planet.
• As a Certified B Corporation® Clover gives back 5% of net profits to help make nutritious food more accessible and uses its business as a power for good across its support for people, farms, animals, community and planet.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level