**Employee Type:** Full time **Location:** IL Oak Brook **Job Type:** Quality **Job Posting Title:** Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality Compliance **About Us** **:** TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) 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. **What You G** **ain** **:** + 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:_** We are seeking a Senior Manager, Food Safety & Quality Compliance, to join our team based in Oak Brook, IL. In this role, you will lead the development and implementation of food safety and quality policies, procedures, and compliance programs aligned with federal, state, GFSI, customer, certification, and internal standards. Responsibilities include resolving compliance-related issues, reviewing regulatory matters, and providing food safety guidance to the company, manufacturing facilities, and warehouses. This position also serves as a liaison with regulatory agencies and internal business and legal teams to address quality and food safety compliance concerns. **_You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:_** + Serve as the subject matter expert on applicable food safety regulations and regulatory compliance. + Provide technical guidance to facility and warehouse personnel in developing systems, knowledge, and practices to ensure compliance with food safety regulations, company policies, and external audits (including customer, certification, GFSI, and regulatory). + Monitor and report on emerging food safety and quality issues; recommend strategies and develop policies and procedures to mitigate risks. Provide expert advice on complex regulatory concerns. + Manage all documentation related to regulatory compliance, including registrations, licenses, and responses to inspection findings. + Lead improvements to the Food Safety and Quality Internal Audit Assessment Program, including conducting desk and on-site assessments as needed. + Act as the technical expert for GFSI compliance and oversee the development, review, and implementation of related policies and procedures. + Lead the development and delivery of orientation and annual training programs for plant and warehouse personnel on GFSI, GMP, HACCP, and PCQI requirements. + Collaborate with the Trade Compliance team on food safety and quality aspects of import/export processes and related documentation. + Serve as the back-up recall coordinator and act as liaison with regulatory agencies during recall events. **_Important Details:_** + The anticipated compensation for this position ranges from $122,600 to $184,000 annually. This is the lowest to highest salary that 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. + This is a full-time, hybrid role on first shift. **_You’ll fit right in if you have:_** + Bachelor's degree in food science, Biology, or a related field is required. Masters Degree is preferred. + Minimum 8 years of experience in regulatory affairs, food safety, quality assurance, or related technical roles. + Experience with various food processing methods and regulatory frameworks (FDA, USDA, CFR, LACF/ACF). + Proficient in food safety systems (HACCP, GFSI, preventive controls, traceability, audits). + Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical writing skills. + Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, conduct audits, and manage compliance documentation. + Excellent communication, organizational, and business acumen skills. + Experience using ERP systems (e.g., SAP) and Microsoft Office. + Experience using Microsoft Office. **Your TreeHouse Foods Career is Just a Click Away!** Click on the “Apply” button or go directly to www.treehousefoods.com/careers to let us know you’re ready to join our team! _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. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact_ _disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com_ TreeHouse Use Only: #IND1 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 29 plants across the United States, Canada, and Italy, TreeHouse Foods is based in Oak Brook, Illinois. **Recruitment Fraud Alert** We want to ensure your career journey with TreeHouse Foods is safe and secure. Scammers may attempt to impersonate our company by sending fake job offers, interview, and sensitive document requests. If you receive an email claiming to be from us, always verify the sender’s email address—it should match our official company domain (@treehousefoods.com) exactly. We will _never_ ask for payment, financial, or personal information and documents as part of our interview process. If you suspect fraudulent activity, please contact us directly by visiting the Contact page on our website (http://www.treehousefoods.com/contact-us/default.aspx) . Stay vigilant to protect yourself from recruitment scams. **Disability Assistance and EEO Considerations:** 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. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact disability-accommodations@treehousefoods.com **To all recruitment agencies:** TreeHouse Foods does not accept unsolicited agency resumes/CVs. Please do not forward resumes/CVs to our careers email addresses, Treehouse Foods employees, or any company location(s). TreeHouse Foods is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes/CVs.