Nutrition Quality & Compliance Expert

Nestlé; Solon (OH); On-site; USD 112,000 - 152,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé USA Nutrition Quality team seeks a senior expert to provide expert technical support, coordination, and oversight for assigned Quality programs across intermarket supply, factories, and co-manufacturers. You will deploy Nutrition standards, manage consumer and customer complaints, and maintain organic certification across sites.

Working with the Quality Director and cross-functional partners, you will drive risk escalation, lead reviews, and ensure compliance with Nestlé policies and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Engineering, Quality Assurance, or another relevant technical discipline.
• Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum 7 years of food-related Quality Assurance, food safety, regulatory, or manufacturing experience.
• Experience with Food Safety and Quality Management System processes, auditing, compliance assessment, and continuous improvement.
• HACCP and Preventive Controls Qualified Individual training preferred.
• Lead auditor training or experience with GFSI-recognized food safety management systems preferred.
• Organic certification experience or training preferred.
• Ability to travel 25%

Responsibilities

• Manage Quality requirements and routines for Nutrition intermarket supply, including coordination with supplying markets, factories, co-manufacturers, Supply Chain, Regulatory, and other stakeholders.
• Lead recurring compliance reviews with Nutrition factory and co-manufacturer Quality Managers to assess performance, compliance status, emerging risks, and progress against action plans.
• Coordinate the rollout of select Nutrition-specific standards and requirements at factories and co-manufacturers, including communication of requirements, implementation tracking, gap identification, and action follow-up.
• Help ensure adherence to applicable Nestlé policies, Quality Management System requirements, Nutrition standards, and local or international regulatory requirements within the assigned scope.
• Lead preparation and execution of the Nutrition Business Review of Quality in partnership with the Nutrition Quality team.
• Manage the local technical acceptance process for assigned Nutrition products, manufacturing sites, co-manufacturers, and changes, including coordination of required reviews, documentation, conditions, and approvals.
• Manage maintenance of organic certification for applicable factories, co-manufacturing sites, and distribution centers.

Skills

Communication

Presentation skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Travel flexibility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Food Science/related field

Advanced degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

SharePoint

Data reporting tools

SAP

Job description

Nestlé USA Nutrition Quality team seeks a senior expert to provide expert technical support, coordination, and oversight for assigned Quality programs across intermarket supply, factories, and co-manufacturers. You will deploy Nutrition standards, manage consumer and customer complaints, and maintain organic certification across sites.

Working with the Quality Director and cross-functional partners, you will drive risk escalation, lead reviews, and ensure compliance with Nestlé policies and