Quality Team Lead

Job Req ID:107647

Job Type:Full-time

Work Category:Onsite,

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Sponsorship:Not Available

Compensation: $77,400- $116,200

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Why Gallo Glass?

Gallo Glass, established in 1958, is a state-of-the-art highly-innovative glass manufacturer committed to meeting the needs of its customers while minimizing its impact on the environment. The largest glass plant on the West Coast, and the only glass plant in the world solely dedicated to the wine and spirits industry, Gallo Glass is a family owned and operated company. Running 24 hours a day 365 days a year, the plant turns 1500 tons of molten glass from natural raw materials all sourced in California, into 2 million bottles per day. Come see for yourself and join Gallo Glass: California Pure.

A Taste of What You'll Do

The Quality Team Lead is responsible for leading the quality team, ensuring quality performance, cost parameters, and efficient processing-related communication flow and coordination with the Sr. Quality Manager at our 24-hour facility. Leads problem solving for area of responsibility and participates in cross-functional problem solving. This role leads team members through change initiatives and continuous improvement efforts related to Food Safety System.

• Participates in the development and updating of systems to improve product safety and product conformity.
• Supports the improvement and management of the document control and record management system.
• Creates and executes training programs to educate technical operators on the calibration, method of use, and interpretation of results of measurement equipment.
• Supports the development of standards to meet all quality specifications and recommends changes to procedures.
• Works with suppliers/CTO's to ensure continual improvement in focus areas as well as FS and QMS compliance align with Gallo standards.
• Ensures that all activities are in compliance with organization goals and acceptable regulations.
• Compiles, analyzes, interprets, and reports results.
• Investigates quality issues and makes recommendations for resolving issues.
• Monitors and reviews the progress and accuracy of assigned work.
• Ensures the consistent application of organization policies related to food safety.
• Manage the food safety team as well as assigns the team with authorities to approve HACCP plan(s) and prerequisite (PRPs) programs.
• Ensures adequate allocation of resources to support the establishment, implementation, maintenance, improvement, and updating of the FSMS.
• Continually update the FSMS where necessary or appropriate.
• Directly supervises and oversees the day-to-day quality operations of a group of employees to assure a smooth workflow.
• Assigns, monitors, and reviews the progress and accuracy of assigned work.
• Trains and develops team including problem solving their own day-to-day quality operational issues.
• Supports personnel investigations and root cause analysis as needed.

What You'll Need

• Bachelor of Science degree plus 2 years of quality assurance/quality control, manufacturing production/operations, laboratory operations, or engineering experience reflecting increasing levels or responsibility; OR High School diploma or State-issued equivalency certificate plus 6 years of quality assurance/quality control, manufacturing production/operations, laboratory operations, or engineering experience reflecting increasing levels or responsibility.
• Certification in food safety standards such as ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, HACCP, or equivalent.

Experience auditing Food Safety or Quality Systems.

• Demonstrated team building, leadership and mentoring skills.
• Experience defining problems, collecting data, establishing facts and drawing valid conclusions.

How You'll Stand Out

• Bachelor of Science degree in Food Science, Biochemistry, Chemistry, Microbiology, Engineering plus 4 years of food and beverage production quality assurance experience reflecting increasing levels of responsibility.
• American Society for Quality (ASQ) CQE/CQA certifications.
• Manufacturing experience.
• Demonstrated use of root cause analysis or Lean tools.

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Our Benefits & Perks

We are committed to providing competitive compensation, perks, and a culture that supports your well-being. Benefits depend on your work category and may include medical and dental coverage, 401k plans, profit sharing, pet insurance, company holidays, access to an employee wine shop, and more! Additional information will be provided before your first interview.

The Fine Print

• The Company does not sponsor for employment-based visas for this position now or in the future.
• We offer a broad salary range to allow for long-term growth. Actual compensation paid within the range will be determined by multiple factors, including, but not limited to, education, experience, knowledge, skills and abilities, internal equity, and alignment with market data. Although we estimate the successful candidate hired into this role will be placed between the entry point and middle of the range, the decision will be made on a case-by-case basis related to these factors. In addition to the salary, this position may be eligible for bonuses, incentive plans, or participate in tasting room tip pools, as applicable.
• 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.
• It is the Company's policy for job postings to be open to internal candidates for a minimum of 5 days and to external candidates, if applicable, for a minimum of 3 days.

Gallo's policy is to afford equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees and not to discriminate on the basis of race, traits 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.

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We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state and local law. Gallo is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please let us know at 209.341.7000.

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