Corporate Quality Assurance Compliance Specialist (1142663)

Position Overview

The Corporate Quality Assurance Compliance Specialist owns supplier qualification, compliance, and ongoing performance monitoring for raw materials, ingredients, packaging, and third-party operations. You’ll ensure suppliers meet rigorous food safety and thermal processing requirements for shelf-stable production, while driving continuous improvement and cross-functional alignment across the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the Supplier Approval Program, ensuring documentation meets GFSI, USDA, and FDA requirements
• Assess raw material and supplier risks using Codex HACCP and FDA HARPC principles
• Evaluate supplier performance, food safety programs, and historical compliance
• Promote quality ownership across the supply chain
• Own the Allergen Management Program and maintain allergen matrices in the PLM system
• Enter, verify, and validate specifications in PLM
• Review and approve supplier documentation: HACCP/HARPC plans, GFSI certifications, allergen controls, packaging specs, Process Authority filings
• Maintain supplier quality records and systems
• Conduct quality and food safety audits of plants, suppliers, co-manufacturers, and warehouses
• Manage corporate food safety and quality programs to ensure regulatory compliance
• Support resolution of food safety issues using root cause analysis
• Monitor emerging food safety risks, scientific developments, authenticity concerns, and regulatory changes
• Assist with maintaining certifications: USDA Organic, Non-GMO, Kosher, Fair Trade, etc.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Marketing, Sales, Supply Chain, Finance, and Operations
• Travel up to 30%

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Biology, Chemistry, or Engineering
• 3+ years in Quality, Food Safety, or Regulatory Compliance
• Required experience with GFSI, Codex HACCP, and PCQI certification
• Strong understanding of food hazards and risk assessment
• Working knowledge of FDA & USDA regulations (cGMPs, FSMA, FSVP, etc.)
• Experience with GFSI schemes: SQF, BRC, FSSC 22000
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office

Why This Role Is Compelling

You’ll be the guardian of quality for a portfolio of household brands — influencing suppliers, shaping compliance programs, and ensuring consumers receive safe, high-quality products every time. This role offers national visibility, cross-functional influence, and the chance to grow within a mid-sized CPG organization. If you want to elevate food safety and quality across an entire supply chain, this is your next step.

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