Quality Analyst - Temporary

Gallo•Modesto, CA

8d•Onsite

About The Position

This is a temporary position until June 2027. The Quality Analyst develops, applies, and audits quality control and food safety policies and procedures as it relates to winery operations. This role leads and supports corporate quality and food safety initiatives by developing, implementing, and reviewing operational policies, systems, and strategies to ensure alignment with quality standards. Responsibilities include managing quality inventory processes and reporting; facilitating aging inventory reviews, status changes, and cross-functional quality meetings; analyzing data, trends, metrics, customer claims, and returns to identify risks and improvement opportunities; and leading root-cause investigations and corrective actions. The position also supports audit programs, drives continuous improvement, efficiency, and cost-savings projects, maintains accurate inventory and shipping records, trains cross-functional partners on system processes, and promotes a strong Quality Culture across the organization.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of quality assurance/quality control, food safety, project management, data analytics, production, operations, winemaking, or engineering experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR Associate’s degree plus 4 years of quality assurance/quality control, food safety, project management, manufacturing, data analytics, production, operations, winemaking, or engineering experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility; OR High School diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 6 years of quality assurance/quality control, food safety, project management, data analytics, production, operations, winemaking, or engineering experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
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.
Required to be 18 years or older.

Nice To Haves

Bachelors of Science in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or Engineering plus 4 years of quality assurance/quality control, project management, data analytics, production, operations,winemaking, or engineering experience in a manufacturing environment.
Experience with food safety or quality systems.
Experience working in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Develops, applies, and audits quality control and food safety policies and procedures as it relates to winery operations.
Leads and supports corporate quality and food safety initiatives by developing, implementing, and reviewing operational policies, systems, and strategies to ensure alignment with quality standards.
Manages quality inventory processes and reporting.
Facilitates aging inventory reviews, status changes, and cross-functional quality meetings.
Analyzes data, trends, metrics, customer claims, and returns to identify risks and improvement opportunities.
Leads root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
Supports audit programs.
Drives continuous improvement, efficiency, and cost-savings projects.
Maintains accurate inventory and shipping records.
Trains cross-functional partners on system processes.
Promotes a strong Quality Culture across the organization.