Dairy Compliance Specialist (QA & Regulatory)

Clover Sonoma; Petaluma (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Clover Sonoma is seeking a Dairy Compliance Analyst to oversee regulatory, food safety, and quality compliance across our dairy manufacturing operations in Petaluma, CA. You will ensure products meet specifications and regulatory requirements, coordinating with QA, Operations, Sales, and external partners.

The role involves maintaining documentation, reviewing labels and changes, supporting audits, and leading our document control program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of experience in QA, regulatory compliance, food safety, or technical documentation in dairy or regulated food manufacturing.
• 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.
• Experience coordinating with co-manufacturers, suppliers, or multiple production sites; SQF or another GFSI benchmarked scheme is helpful.
• Strong document control, data analysis, and project follow-through skills; able to organize multiple deadlines and communicate clearly with teams.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a compliance calendar and organized records for dairy plant permits, registrations, inspections, product documentation, certifications, customer requirements, and regulatory submissions; coordinate renewals and escalated gaps before deadlines.
• Track California dairy requirements, FDA rules, PMO provisions, labeling rules, and other standards; translate changes into clear action items with the QA and Regulatory team.
• Coordinate compliance documentation for products made in-house or by co-packers; maintain 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 info, date coding; submit artwork for regulatory approval.
• Prepare for and support regulatory, customer, and third-party audits; assemble records, track findings, close CAPAs.
• Lead Clover’s document control program, oversee document review calendar and ensure all departments are compliant.
• Support sales in maintaining customer 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.

Skills

GMPs

Documentation

Data analysis

Audit coordination

Project management

Communication

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Tools

ERP systems

Quality management software

Specification systems

Job description

Clover Sonoma is seeking a Dairy Compliance Analyst to oversee regulatory, food safety, and quality compliance across our dairy manufacturing operations in Petaluma, CA. You will ensure products meet specifications and regulatory requirements, coordinating with QA, Operations, Sales, and external partners.

The role involves maintaining documentation, reviewing labels and changes, supporting audits, and leading our document control program.