PRODUCT QUALITY AND COMPLIANCE SPECIALIST at California Olive Ranch Inc – Chico, California

Seeking a detailed oriented and motivated Product Quality and Compliance Specialist responsible for monitoring, inspecting, and proposing measures to correct or improve California Olive Ranch and Lucini final products and processes to meet established quality standards. Key responsibilities include specification document control, vendor compliance, report and procedures writeup, formula development, packaging trials, and product retains & kitchen management.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for maintaining document control of finished product formulas, nutritional facts, raw material and ingredient specifications from COR and/or suppliers.
• Responsible for maintaining document control of supplier compliance files, raw material, ingredient, and vendor compliance registers.
• Assists the Product Quality and Compliance Manager with requesting and evaluating vendor documentation for FSQMS vendor review and approval & conducting the annual vendor performance evaluations.
• Assist with food safety & quality customer documentation requests and maintaining customer portals.
• Assist with consumer and customer inquiries and investigations.
• Facilitate and Manage on site for COR produced items’ First Production Run and Packaging Trials to verify raw material and product weights & measurements on Specifications.
• Maintain the co-packed (non-oil) product retains and PI utensils inventory, and the cleanliness & organization of the Chico Kitchen in prep for various tastings and cuttings.
• Facilitate and prep, manage documentation and reporting for team cuttings and tastings relative to co-packed items on various projects including sample organization, labeling, and form setup.
• Support in recipe development on various food projects.
• Market data research for various project needs including but not limited to, putting together summary reports with pricing for key competition, nutritional’s, photos, ingredient statements, claims.
• Assist with shipments of samples to various parties.
• Assist in maintaining product certification requirements including but not limited to: USDA Organic, Kosher, Non-GMO, OOCC, Applied Sensory, dietary certifications, code of conduct, and sustainable audits.
• Under the direction of the Product Quality and Compliance Manager, facilitates and conducts 2nd party audit, internal audit, vendor evaluations, including summary write ups and record keeping.
• Conduct investigations and write up summary reports for risk assessment and Corrective and Preventative Actions (CAPAs) regarding suppliers & product quality.
• Facilitate implementation of quality or regenerative agriculture initiatives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills & Knowledge

• Shall be familiar in regulatory body requirements including but not limited to: FDA, CDPH, and SQF (GFSI).
• Ability to read and understand company policies and procedures and implement appropriately.
• Assist in problem solving and in making this a more effective organization.
• Demonstrate strong verbal and written communication skills including the ability to read and write the English language.
• Manage details of multiple projects in an efficient and organized method.
• Produce work in a timely, budgeted, scheduled and profitable manner for the company.
• Must apply human safety procedures and principles daily and protect self and others from injury.
• Communicate a positive image of the company to fellow staff members, customers, and the general public.

Qualifications

• Proficient in computer Microsoft Office platform (outlook, word, excel)
• Bachelor of Science Degree in Food Science or related field preferred
• HACCP certified preferred
• SQF Practitioner certified a plus
• PCQI certified a plus
• Spanish speaking a plus
• Valid California Driver’s License