Regulatory and Audit Compliance Manager

E.A. Sween•Eden Prairie, MN

21h

About The Position

E.A. Sween is seeking a strategic, detail-oriented food safety and quality leader to provide corporate oversight of regulatory compliance, audit readiness, and risk mitigation programs across E.A. Sween facilities. The Regulatory & Audit Compliance Manager will lead enterprise-wide FSQ initiatives, strengthen compliance systems, and partner cross-functionally to ensure products, processes, and facilities meet regulatory, customer, and third-party certification requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, or a related field.
Five or more years of food safety, quality, regulatory, or audit leadership experience in food manufacturing.
Working knowledge of FSMA, USDA requirements, CFR regulations, HACCP, preventive controls, and GFSI audit schemes.
Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional projects, influence stakeholders, and manage competing priorities.
Strong critical thinking, problem-solving, decision-making, and follow-through skills.
Excellent communication, collaboration, coaching, and conflict-resolution skills.
Proficiency with eQMS , traceability databases , ERP systems, Microsoft Office, Teams, and related business software .
Ability to balance strategic corporate leadership with hands-on support of manufacturing operations.

Responsibilities

Promote compliance with company and regulatory safety policies to support a safe work environment.
Support incident investigations and root cause analysis as needed.
Lead corporate audit readiness programs, internal facility audits, GMP inspections, and gap assessments.
Serve as the corporate lead for regulatory inspections, customer audits, and third-party food safety assessments across facilities.
Coordinate enterprise CAPA responses to ensure timely closure of audit findings and nonconformances.
Monitor regulatory changes and translate requirements into practical guidance for manufacturing operations.
Serve as PCQI and corporate owner of HACCP and preventive controls programs.
Partner with Regulatory Compliance and R&D to ensure labels and packaging meet ingredients, allergen, and nutrition labeling requirements.
Provide oversight for certification programs, including SQF, BRCGS, Organic, Kosher, Halal, and Non-GMO.
Oversee document management systems for SOPs, food safety records, and compliance documentation.
Lead enterprise mock recalls and traceability exercises to verify effective track-and-trace capabilities.
Partner with Quality Managers on product hold, release, and escalation decisions involving quality deviations or foreign material incidents.
Support supplier approval and risk review processes in partnership with Supplier Quality.
Coordinate supplier and co-manufacturer audit activities with FSQ leadership and Procurement.
Champion a proactive food safety culture across operations, sanitation, warehouse, and cross-functional teams.
Develop and deliver compliance training for allergens, food safety, food defense, chemical handling, and related topics.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives that strengthen compliance, reduce risk, and improve customer and employee outcomes.
Model the Spirit of E.A. Sween and influence accountability across teams.
Provide coaching, guidance, and recommendations that support team capability and performance improvement.
Promote a respectful, collaborative, and solutions-focused work environment.
Support new and revised product initiatives, including formulation changes and commercialization readiness.
Partner with R&D, Production, Quality, Marketing, Sales, and other functions to resolve issues and support successful product launches.
Maintain industry knowledge to support process improvement and regulatory readiness.