Food Labeling & Regulatory Compliance Specialist
$80k - $120k/yr+ Additional incentives + Bonus + Commission
Mid
Bachelor's
Plymouth, MN, USA
In PersonTravel between company locations and to suppliers, customers, laboratories, or regulatory meetings is required as business needs require.
Manufacturing Quality & TestValidation, Compliance & Quality Systems
About the job
Requirements
- A bachelor's degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Regulatory Affairs, or a related field.
- 2–4 years of experience in food labeling, specifications, or regulatory compliance in a food manufacturing or consumer packaged goods environment.
- Working knowledge of FDA food labeling regulations, allergens, claims, and Nutrition Facts requirements.
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and written communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple stock-keeping-unit-level projects and deadlines simultaneously.
- Ability to travel between company locations and to suppliers, customers, laboratories, or regulatory meetings as business needs require.
- Flexibility to support urgent food safety, regulatory, customer, recall, or crisis events outside normal business hours when needed.
- Ability to work in both office and food-manufacturing environments, including periods of standing, walking, sitting, and computer work, while following good manufacturing practices, personal protective equipment, and cold-environment requirements.
- Complete required good manufacturing practices and food-safety training on schedule.
Responsibilities
- Own the label approval process and perform formula-to-label verification for every stock-keeping unit before launch or change.
- Verify Nutrition Facts, ingredient statements, and allergen declarations against current formulas and regulatory requirements.
- Substantiate and review marketing and nutrient-content claims, including Natural, Organic, and Non-GMO claims, in partnership with Marketing and Research and Development.
- Review customer label requirements and packaging artwork for regulatory accuracy before approval.
- Maintain label control, label version management, and multilingual label reviews across the portfolio.
- Support regulatory review of new claims and monitor emerging labeling requirements.
- Maintain finished product, ingredient, packaging, and process specifications in the specification system of record.
- Manage product standards, specification revision control, and master data governance for assigned stock-keeping units.
- Support customer specification submissions and retail customer portal requirements.
- Maintain product attribute management, quality attribute standards, and product code setup and maintenance.
- Support commercialization handoff documentation for new and changing products.
- Lead the ingredient approval process, including regulatory status verification and ingredient statement reviews.
- Conduct ingredient risk assessments, supplier ingredient reviews, and allergen risk reviews for new and existing ingredients.
- Evaluate novel ingredients and processing aids for regulatory and technical compliance.
- Maintain ingredient country-of-origin compliance and technical ingredient documentation.
- Support innovation projects with formula compliance reviews and nutritional compliance assessments.
- Partner with the Senior Manager, Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory on regulatory risk, technical governance, and escalation of unresolved compliance questions.
- Partner with Research and Development on formula, labeling, and specification alignment for innovation and renovation projects.
- Coordinate with Marketing, Sales, and Procurement on label, claims, and specification changes.
- Treat label accuracy as a food-safety control by verifying allergen declarations, ingredient statements, and claims match the approved formula for every stock-keeping unit.
- Immediately escalate suspected labeling errors, formula-to-label mismatches, or allergen discrepancies to the Senior Manager, Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory and Plant Food Safety, Quality Assurance so hold, release, and recall decisions can be made quickly.
- Keep label control, specification revision control, and ingredient approval records accurate and audit-ready to support Safe Quality Food/Global Food Safety Initiative and customer audit readiness.
- Understand responsibilities during a Safe Quality Food audit and explain label, specification, and ingredient approval processes to auditors, customers, and regulators.
- Follow plant good manufacturing practices, personal protective equipment, and cold-environment requirements when visiting production, warehouse, or laboratory areas.
Desired Qualifications
- Experience with labeling/nutrition software and specification management systems, such as TraceGains.
- Preventive Controls Qualified Individual certification or a similar food-safety or regulatory credential.
About the company
JonnyPops makes frozen novelty treats using simple ingredients, including fruit and cream pops, dairy-free oat milk options, and gluten-free, kosher varieties. They manufacture in-house and distribute through major retailers and national channels across all 50 states, with partnerships in schools and Smart Snack-approved products. What sets them apart is a peanut-free facility, a social mission with good deeds on each stick, nostalgic flavors, and a history of bootstrapped growth from a dorm-room startup to national retailers. Their goal is to provide healthier, simple-ingredient frozen treats at scale in the United States while spreading kindness and supporting schools.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
N/A
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Founded
2011
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What believers are saying
- April 7, 2026 Canada launch added Whole Foods, Costco, Save-On-Foods, and Naturе's Fare.
- March 24, 2026 Albertsons launch expanded JonnyPops into more than 1,800 stores.
- The 2023 $40 million Albert Lea freezer warehouse supports colder-chain distribution growth.
What critics are saying
- GoodPop sued JonnyPops in 2024; trial is set for November 30, 2026.
- A Texas judge denied dismissal in March 2025, keeping false-advertising claims alive.
- If packaging deception sticks, retailers like Whole Foods and Albertsons will pressure delistings.
What makes JonnyPops unique
- JonnyPops sells allergy-friendly pops from a peanut-free, gluten-free, kosher facility.
- Its stick-printed kind deeds and kindness mission create memorable retail branding.
- 2026 Canada launch and Albertsons rollout show national scale across premium channels.
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Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Sick Leave
- Life Insurance
- Disability Insurance
- Hybrid Work Options
- Employee Referral Program
- Professional Development Budget