Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs

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Director of Government and Regulatory Affairs

Executive Administration Corporate Lodi, Lodi, CA, US

Salary Range: $200,000.00 To $225,000.00 Annually

Pacific Coast Producers | Full-Time | On-Site | Exempt
Salary Range:$200,000 - $225,000 (based experience)

Pacific Coast Producers (PCP), a growing agricultural cooperative with food production facilities across the West Coast, is seeking an experienced and talented Director of Government and Regulatory Affairsto join our our team at our Corporate Headquarters in Lodi, CA. PCP is dedicated to investing in its people and fostering a culture of service, where each employee can do their best to make affordable, high-quality food for customers across North America.

Join our legacy of talented people working together to innovate and lead our industry. As a member of PCP, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits package that includes top-quality, medical, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off, and a retirement savings plan to help secure your future.

This senior leadership role directs multi-site regulatory compliance, government affairs, public policy, and advocacy programs. The Director monitors legislative and regulatory developments, represents PCP before regulators, policymakers, and trade associations, and aligns policy strategy with operational priorities to protect PCP, its grower-owners, facilities, employees, and products. The Director will report directly to the Vice-President, General Counsel.

Primary Job Duties

• Lead the development, execution, and continuous improvement of organization and site-specific regulatory compliance systems across food manufacturing facilities in California and Oregon.
• Conduct risk-based compliance evaluations and provide actionable, pragmatic guidance to executive and operational leadership to ensure alignment with statutory requirements.
• Manage corporate responses to regulatory inspections, agency inquiries, notices, permit applications, and mandatory reporting across federal, state, and local entities.
• Standardize and deliver compliance education programs for facility management to build a consistent, risk-aware culture.
• Develop and execute PCP’s public policy strategy by monitoring legislative and regulatory developments and evaluating their operational, commercial, and financial impacts on the cooperative.
• Serve as PCP’s primary representative before legislative bodies, regulatory agencies, local governments, trade associations, and industry coalitions, including active participation on relevant legislative and government affairs committees.
• Develop and coordinate comment letters, policy positions, written testimony, and executive briefings.
• Partner with other departments –Operations, Quality, Field Operations, Finance, Sales, and People Operations (HR) – to assess policy impacts, develop company positions, and coordinate implementation of government affairs and regulatory priorities.
• Direct and coordinate trade associations, lobbyists, legislative consultants, and outside legal counsel, managing priorities, scope, deliverables, timelines, and budgets.
• Oversee lobbying disclosures, ethics requirements, reporting obligations, and political registrations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Public Policy, Political Science, Law, Business Administration, Food Science, Regulatory Affairs, or a related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in regulatory compliance, government relations, or public policy within a heavily regulated industry, preferably food, agriculture, or manufacturing, including demonstrated leadership responsibility.
• In-depth understanding of the legislative process and agency frameworks governing agricultural and food manufacturing operations, with specific expertise in California and West Coast regulations (e.g., Cal/OSHA, CDFA, CARB, Regional Water Boards).
• Demonstrated success implementing operational compliance programs across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Exceptional executive-level verbal, written, and negotiation skills, with a track record of effective agency and legislative engagement.
• Ability and willingness to travel regularly (20%+) to production facilities, and for external meetings and conferences.

Preferred Experience

• Direct experience in agriculture, food processing, or an agricultural cooperative setting.
• Established familiarity with California legislative and regulatory environments (e.g., Cal/OSHA, CDFA, CARB, or regional water boards).
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