Quality Analyst

GALLO; Modesto (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental coverage

401k plans

Profit sharing

Pet insurance

Company holidays

Employee wine shop access

Job summary

GALLO is seeking a Quality Analyst for a temporary role at our Modesto, CA facility, developing and auditing quality and food safety policies for winery operations. You will drive continuous improvement, manage quality inventory, and lead cross-functional quality reviews to align with standards.

The role requires a relevant degree with 2+ years in QA/quality control, data analytics, or related fields, plus travel up to 5%.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 2 years of QA experience in related fields.
• Travel up to 5% for onboarding, training, meetings.
• Must be 18 years or older.

Responsibilities

• Develop, apply, and audit quality control and food safety policies for winery operations.
• Lead and support quality initiatives and review operational policies.
• Analyze data, trends, metrics, customer claims, and returns to identify risks.
• Lead root-cause investigations and corrective actions.
• Support audit programs and cost-savings projects.

Skills

Quality assurance

Quality control

Data analytics

Project management

Operations

Winemaking

Engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree + 2 years experience

Associate's degree + 4 years experience

High School diploma or equivalent + 6 years experience

Job description

Job Type: Full-time

Work Category: Onsite,

Application Close Date: 11/03/2026

Sponsorship: Not Available

Compensation: $37.21 - $55.87

We are GALLO

We're a family-owned company with a 90+ year legacy, that's consistently recognized as a Glassdoor 'Best Places to Work.' We have 130+ brands in our total alcohol beverage portfolio including wine, malt, spirits, and ready-to-drink beverages. We're home to the #1 wine and spirits brands in the U.S. - Barefoot Wine & High Noon and are the official sponsors of the NFL, NHL, UFC, and PGA of America.

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A Taste of What You'll Do

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.

What You'll Need

• 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. This may be in addition to travel requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.
• Required to be 18 years or older. This may be in addition to other age requirements, if applicable, as listed in this job description.

How You'll Stand Out

• 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.

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.

Gallo will comply with state and local laws prohibiting discrimination for lawful out-of-work behavior, such as off-duty use of cannabis away from the workplace (subject to federal and state law exceptions), the existence of non-psychoactive cannabis metabolites in hair, blood, urine, or other bodily fluids as determined by a drug screening test (subject to federal and state law exceptions).

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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