Job Summary
Chicago, IL or Toledo, OH
Up to 30% Travel
Reports to Corporate QA Compliance Manager
Relocation Assistance Available
If you're a food safety and regulatory professional who thrives on solving complex problems, elevating supplier performance, and protecting beloved consumer brands, this role puts you at the center of a mid-sized CPG company's quality ecosystem. You'll influence suppliers, contract manufacturers, and third-party warehouses - ensuring every ingredient, package, and process meets the highest standards of safety, compliance, and brand integrity.
This is a role for someone who wants impact, visibility, and the chance to shape quality across an entire supply chain.
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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How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their application online using the link below.
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