Food Quality, Safety & Compliance Associate

Eden Foods; Michigan; On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Eden Foods in Clinton, Michigan is seeking a full-time Food Quality, Safety, & Compliance Associate. The candidate must have a BS/BA in Food Science or a related field and at least 3 years of experience in the food industry. This role focuses on maintaining food safety and compliance documentation and enhancing supplier relationships.

Key responsibilities include ensuring regulatory compliance and documentation management. Ideal candidates must possess strong judgment, teamwork, and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Education sufficient to fulfill responsibilities assigned.
• Experience with HACCP and/or FSMA.
• Knowledge of organic, GMOs, agriculture, and food manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Work with the QSC team to maintain compliance documentation.
• Help maintain relationships with suppliers and customers.
• Evaluate packaging materials for quality and safety.
• Answer questions about natural, organic, non-GMO food.
• Manage organic transaction documents for international customers.
• Assist in FDA and regulatory compliance submissions.

Skills

Teamwork

Communication skills

Professional-level written and verbal communication

Judgment in handling information

Proficient computer skills

Education

BS/BA in Food Science, Engineering, Microbiology, Biology, or other life sciences

3 years of in-plant food industry experience

Job description

Eden Foods – Clinton, Michigan (Lenawee County) seeks a full‑time Food Safety and Quality Compliance staff member. Experience, reliability, and willingness to learn are needed. Teamwork and communication skills are necessary. This is an excellent career opportunity with good work and good people.

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Job Description

Operations Department

Position

Food Quality, Safety, & Compliance Associate

Reports to: Quality & Food Safety Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

• Work with the Company’s Quality, Safety, & Compliance (QSC) team and other Departments to maintain documentation, SOPs, and TraceGains data that comply with food quality, safety, and food defense programs for Eden food items.
• Help maintain and improve relationships with suppliers, certifiers, auditors, customers, and government agencies.
• Assess supplier companies and personnel, ingredients, food contact surfaces, and packaging materials to minimize food contamination and ensure food safety, protection, certification, and documentation for the natural foods sold by the Company.
• Genetically engineered items (GMOs) and their derivatives, as well as irradiated items, must be avoided. The same applies to toxic chemicals, additives, and contamination of the foods we sell by them.
• Study the goods and packaging materials and their backgrounds to evaluate which quality, food safety, and regulatory requirements apply. Pure, delicious food is the goal.
• Receive and help facilitate answering questions from within the company and from the public about natural, organic, and non‑GMO food, as well as QSC issues as they arise.
• Maintain documentation supporting the regulatory requirements for the Company’s imported and exported items. Manage the organic transaction documents and export paperwork from the organic certifier for international customers.
• Provide the documentation required, including specification sheets, food safety questions, certificates of analysis, and other product quality documentation for the Sales Department, customers, and TraceGains.
• Assist the QSC team and the Company with customer quality and food safety issues.
• Remain current about industry and regulatory developments that may affect the Company, its food items, and QSC issues. Attend authorized training(s) concerning food safety and regulatory compliance issues.
• Travel to supplier facilities for the Company, third‑party, and regulatory inspections.
• Assist in label reviews and submissions for FDA, Departments of Agriculture, organic, and non‑GMO regulatory compliance.

Job Requirements

• Education and experience sufficient to fulfill the responsibilities assigned. BS/BA in Food Science, Engineering, Microbiology, Biology, or other life sciences. Equivalent professional experience, such as 3 years of in‑plant food industry responsibility in production QC. Experience with HACCP and/or FSMA. Knowledge of organic, GMOs, agriculture, and food manufacturing and handling is valuable.
• Good judgment in handling proprietary and confidential information.
• Professional‑level written and verbal communication skills.
• Being a team player.
• Proficient computer skills and willingness to learn systems used by the Company.
• Sound moral and ethical professional practices.