FSQA Compliance Specialist

Job title

FSQA Compliance Specialist

Classification

Salary Exempt ($75,000 - $85,000 annual)

Reports to

FSQA Director

Make sure to apply with all the requested information, as laid out in the job overview below.

Overview

The Quality & Regulatory Compliance Specialist is responsible for ensuring regulatory compliance and certification accuracy across all manufactured products. Reporting into FSQA, this role serves as a crossfunctional leader working closely with R&D, Operations, Supply Chain, Sales, and external partners to support product commercialization, regulatory accuracy, thirdparty testing, certifications, and audit readiness. This position acts as a key external-facing technical contact for certifiers, laboratories, auditors, and customers.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Regulatory & Compliance

Provide regulatory guidance, documentation, and approvals for new and existing products in compliance with FDA and applicable state regulations.

Review and approve allergen disclosures, and claims to ensure accuracy and compliance.

Work directly with ingredient and packaging suppliers to obtain, review, and maintain required regulatory, quality, and certification documentation to support existing products and new product development.

Ensure supplier documentation is current, accurate, and audit-ready for regulatory, certification, and customer requirements.

Maintain regulatory databases, archives, and document management systems.

Provide guidance and direction with cGMP requirements

Review artwork and labeling for regulatory, nutritional, and ingredient accuracy prior to approval.

Certifications & Audits

Own and maintain all certification systems (Organic, Kosher, non-GMO, Gluten Free and Fair Trade) including documentation, supplier verification, and ongoing compliance. 

Serve as a key supporting participant during thirdparty audits including SQF, Organic, Kosher, customer audits, and regulatory inspections; assist audit leads.

Cross-functional Support

Support Operations and serve as a backup to FSQA Technicians

Provide expert regulatory guidance on new projects during the product vetting process

Manage communications with customers regarding regulatory compliance concerns with their products

Required Skills & Abilities

• Strong knowledge of FDA food and supplement regulations and quality systems and experience interpreting FDA guidelines across a variety of product formats

• Experience managing Organic, Kosher, NonGMO, and customer certification programs

• Experience reviewing and approving labels, artwork, and nutritional information

• Strong organizational, documentation, and attention-to-detail skills

• Crossfunctional leadership and effective communication skills

• Teamoriented, proactive, xhyhwjd and solutions-focused attitude

• Strong interpersonal skills and self-motivated

• Able to manage customer communications and advise as a regulatory compliance subject matter expert

Qualifications

? Minimum 3–5 years of experience in a food, beverage, or supplement manufacturing environment

? Experience supporting commercialization of food and beverage products

? Supplier management experience preferred

? Prior experience assisting or leading thirdparty audits (SQF, Organic, customer audits)

? Experience with supplement products preferred

? Familiarity with Prop 65 compliance

Education & Certifications

? Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Food Safety, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience

? SQF Practitioner designation required (or ability to obtain within a defined timeframe)

? HACCP certification required (or ability to obtain within a defined timeframe)