Quality Assurance Specialist – Product Management

Topco Associates LLC

Quality Assurance Specialist involved in product evaluation and compliance for Topco Associates. Collaborating with internal teams to maintain quality standards across product lines while ensuring regulatory compliance.

Posted 4/11/2026full-timeItasca • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesJunior💰 $60,000 - $75,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Evaluate/approve new products as warranted
Participate in the development of new products and reformulations of existing products
Assure First Production Monitoring protocol is executed
Establish product monitoring programs for assigned categories
Monitor products for assigned categories for compliance with Topco specs and with applicable government regulations
Prepare/participate in competitive product reviews
Write/maintain/update product specifications
Capture Brand Standard Intelligence via Product Monitoring protocol and competitive shopping evaluations
Gather/track/update/store information per established guidelines
Manage withdrawal/recall situations to gather information needed by the Regulatory team
Apply superior knowledge during product investigations and problem-solving circumstances, following-up to closure
Provide technical expertise and product knowledge to internal and external customers
Provide back-up to Senior QA Specialists
Evaluate/approve new supplier facilities as warranted
Manage vendors relative to assigned categories to GFSI certification and/or Third Party Audit compliance and advise QA Management of non-compliant suppliers
All other duties as assigned

Requirements

What you’ll need

4 Year College Degree, BS in Food Science, Food Technology, Microbiology, Foods/Nutrition or related Field preferred
Good verbal/written communication skills
Knowledge of consumer product testing, laboratory procedures, product/quality measurement skills
Ability to create and present QA information to broad audiences
Knowledge of all Microsoft applications
High member focus
One to three years of related industry experience

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield (PPO and HDHP offered)
Health Savings Account
Dental coverage
Vision coverage
Annual flexible spending accounts
Tuition Reimbursement
Competitive 401(k) match
Generous PTO offered

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Hard Skills & Tools

product evaluationproduct reformulationFirst Production Monitoringproduct monitoring programscompliance monitoringproduct specificationscompetitive product reviewsproblem-solvingsupplier evaluationGFSI certification

Soft Skills

verbal communicationwritten communicationpresentation skillsmember focustechnical expertise