Associate Quality Specialist

Treehouse Island, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 52,000 - 78,000; Full time

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods in Wisconsin Manawa is seeking an Associate Quality Specialist to support food safety and quality compliance across regulatory, GFSI, customer, and company standards. You will assist with audits, document control, training coordination, and continuous improvement to maintain internal and external compliance.

The role requires a Bachelor’s in Food Science or related field, 1–2 years in a food manufacturing setting, familiarity with GMP/HACCP/GFSI, and strong organizational and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Biology, or related field.
• 1–2 years of quality experience in a food manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Familiarity with GMP, HACCP, and GFSI is preferred.
• Familiarity with FDA/USDA guidelines is preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and documentation/reporting is required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office; ERP experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support development and maintenance of food safety and quality policies and programs.
• Assist with audits, inspections, and internal reviews.

Skills

GMP/HACCP familiarity

Documentation & reporting

Cross-functional work

MS Office proficiency

ERP awareness

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science/related

Tools

ERP systems

Job description

Associate Quality Specialist

Employee Type: Full time Location: WI Manawa Maintenance Bldg Job Type: Quality

About Us

TreeHouse Foods is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future. Named one of America's Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time. Guided by our values-Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

TreeHouse Foods is a private label food and beverage leader focused on customer brands and custom products. When customers partner with TreeHouse they can expect access to an industry-leading portfolio, strategic vision, on-trend innovation and insights, world-class supply chain, operational excellence and flexibility, collaborative approaches, and dedicated customer service. Our strategy is to be the leading supplier of private label food and beverage products by providing the best balance of quality and cost to our customers. We engage with retail grocery, food away from home, and industrial and export customers, including most of the leading grocery retailers and foodservice operators in the United States and Canada. Our portfolio includes a variety of shelf-stable, refrigerated, and snack products. Customers can expect comprehensive flavor profiles including natural, organic, and preservative-free ingredients in many categories and packaging formats. TreeHouse Foods is best known for food and beverages produced by our two largest businesses Bay Valley Foods, LLC (including E.D. Smith and Sturm Foods) and TreeHouse Private Brands. With more than 10,000 employees in over 26 plants across the United States and Canada, TreeHouse Foods is based in Oak Brook, Illinois.

What You Gain

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period - you’re eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform - DevelopU - with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals.
• Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Job Description

About the Role

Our Manawa, WI, facility, a leading manufacturer of quality dry blend products, is seeking an Associate Quality Specialist. The Associate Quality Specialist supports food safety and quality compliance activities by assisting with implementation of regulatory, GFSI, customer, and company policies and procedures. This role contributes to audit preparation, document control, issue tracking, training coordination, and continuous improvement activities that help maintain compliance with internal standards and external regulations.

Key Responsibilities

• Support development and implementation of food safety and quality policies, procedures, and compliance programs aligned with federal, state, GFSI, customer, and internal standards.
• Assist with monitoring and reporting compliance-related issues and preparing documentation for audits, inspections, and internal reviews.
• Maintain records related to regulatory registrations, licenses, and inspection responses.
• Provide support during internal and third-party audits and assist with corrective action tracking.
• Coordinate training materials for food safety programs such as GFSI, HACCP, and GMP.
• Support organization and upkeep of food safety documentation and compliance tools.
• Assist with cross-functional projects involving trade compliance, import/export documentation, and recall preparedness.
• Support process owners with document updates, reporting, and continuous improvement tracking.
• Lead or support resolution of quality-related issues, including customer complaints, product holds, and incidents.

Important Details

This is a full-time, on-site role on first shift. Occasional flexibility may be required to support alternate shifts. The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $52,000.00 - 78,000.00 USD annually. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics and business or organizational needs. For certain roles, the successful candidate may be eligible for annual discretionary merit compensation award, bonus and equity pay.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Biology, or a related field is preferred.
• 1-2 years of quality experience in a food manufacturing environment is preferred.
• Familiarity with food safety systems, including GMP, HACCP, and GFSI, is preferred.
• Familiarity with regulatory guidelines, including FDA and USDA, is preferred.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail with documentation and reporting are required.
• Effective communication skills and ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams are required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office is required.
• Experience with ERP systems is preferred.
• SQF Practitioner certification and Food Defense Program leadership exposure are preferred.

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth.

At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us Engage and Delight - One Customer at a Time. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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