Food Safety & Quality Supervisor

About California Custom Fruits and Flavors

Founded in 1986, California Custom Fruits & Flavors (“CCFF”) is a leading developer and manufacturer of custom-formulated specialty ingredients & flavors. CCFF develops tailored solutions for its diverse customer base of brands, retailers, and co-manufacturers across numerous food products and channels. With world-class facilities in California and Indiana, CCFF has served as a leading partner and innovator of industry-leading flavors and formulations for nearly four decades.

CCFF is backed by Peak Rock Capital, a leading middle-market private investment firm that makes equity and debt investments in companies in North America and Europe. Peak Rock's equity investment platform focuses on opportunities where it can support senior management to drive rapid growth and performance improvement, with expertise in corporate carve-outs and partnering with families and founders seeking first-time institutional capital. 

Position:

The site Food Safety & Quality Supervisor will lead hands-on QA on the production floor to ensure pre-operational readiness, drive root-cause resolution, and drive improvements on customer complaint management. This person will serve as the site’s PCQI, partnering cross-functionally to drive food safety and quality excellence.

Responsibilities:

· Pre-Op Champion: Own daily pre-op inspections, ATP verification, and line-release sign-off; enforce corrective actions in real time. 

· Floor QA Leadership: Routine walk-through of production lines, coach operators on GMP/HACCP, and prevent nonconformance at the source. 

· Issue Resolution Driver: Lead systematic root cause investigations; implement CAPA with measurable closure, particularly for critical issues. 

· Complaint Management: Reduce complaint recurrence via trend analysis, scorecards, and closed-loop verification. 

· Continuous Improvement and Productivity: Drive plant productivity projects and continuous improvement initiatives to optimize throughput, reduce waste, and maintain quality standards for high-risk processes and materials. 

· Data Analysis and Documentation: Analyze process data, perform risk assessments, and maintain detailed documentation (e.g., SOPs, reports) to support regulatory audits, quality assurance, and process capability studies.

· Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Production, Maintenance, and R&D to embed quality into changeovers, new products, and equipment qualifications.

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Ideal Qualifications:

· Bachelor’s in Food Science, Engineering, or related; PCQI certification required. 

· 3+ years food-manufacturing QA with SQF audit lead experience (internal or certification-body facing). 

· Proven leadership of hourly teams and influence without authority. 

· Expertise in ATP swabbing, environmental monitoring, and quality hold/release protocols. 

· Mastery of RCA tools, complaint databases, and statistical trending (Power BI, Minitab or similar). 

· Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus.

· Ability to adapt to fast-paced environments and manage multiple priorities

Why Join Us:

• Be part of a mission-driven food company focused on quality and innovation
• Competitive salary, benefits, and opportunities for career growth
• Supportive and collaborative work culture
• Commitment to sustainability, food safety, and ethical sourcing

Equal Employment Opportunity

All candidates are subject to a criminal background check and standard drug screen. All offers are contingent upon favorable results. California Custom Fruits and Flavors is committed to recruiting, selecting, and developing employees based on individual ability and job performance.