Quality Compliance Analyst

Company Overview

Synergy Flavors, part of the Carbery Group, is more than just a leading international supplier of ingredients to the global food and beverage industry—we’re a team driven by purpose. Our vision is simple yet powerful: enriching lives through healthier and tastier foods.

We believe great flavor starts with great people. That’s why we’re committed to hiring creative, passionate individuals who want to make a real impact. With deep expertise across food, beverage, and nutrition, our teams develop high‑quality taste solutions that inspire innovation and elevate everyday experiences.

The Compliance Analyst will lead and support quality and food safety compliance for a manufacturing site. This position will conduct facility inspections, audit internal and external sites, and maintain quality and food safety compliance. The role has responsibility for maintaining HACCP, Food Safety Plans (/FSP/FSMA), GMP, and BRC/SQF compliance.

• Responsible for understanding and complying with Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) standards (i.e. BRC, SQF).
• Responsible for undertaking the responsibilities of a Preventive Controls Qualified Individual as outlined under the Preventive Controls for Human Food regulation, including the preparation of a Food Safety Plan, the validation of Preventive Controls, the review of records, and the reanalysis of the Food Safety Plan.
• Responsible for updating and the continuous review of existing Food Safety plans to incorporate current GMP, Process Preventive Controls, Allergen Preventive Controls, Sanitation Preventive Controls, and Supply Chain Applied Controls.
• Lead the Food Safety (Preventative Controls) team in the evaluation and implementation of controls on all biological, chemical, physical and economically motivated hazards to our foods, including consideration for the development of defect action limits, hygienic zoning and adequate by‑product controls.
• Conduct training for employees to effectively perform their Food Safety responsibilities.
• Implement, document, control, and maintain a detailed Quality Management program, including procedures, records, Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP/FSP), Preventative Controls (PC), reassessment, and annual review of Food Safety and Quality PRPs.
• Responsible for meeting and exceeding customer requirements and effectively communicating with customers as requested.
• Investigate customer/vendor complaints using root‑cause analysis, determining corrective actions and preventive measures, responding to complaints in the required timeframe, and analyzing complaint trends.
• Manage/assist Customer, Corporate and Internal quality audits, including BRC/SQF systems. Coordinate corrective and preventive action plans with the Quality and Food Safety manager and Operations team, ensuring corrective actions are completed, their effectiveness is verified, and audits are closed. Provide insights through external audits/inspections to other facilities.
• Develop, drive, and continually improve a comprehensive quality program as defined by the Synergy Flavors Company Quality Policies.
• Assist with leading all company Quality initiatives and quality audits locally and internally.
• Perform complex quality floor audits and/or floor inspections.
• Complete quality evaluation and release of support materials, products, equipment and facilities as required.
• Develop SOPs and/or other quality documents and reports as needed.
• May serve as Quality liaison to Quality and Food Safety Management and/or quality host of customer audits; coordinate responses to customer audits.
• Assist Regulatory with new supplier and vendor qualifications.

• Bachelor of Science in a related field such as Chemistry, Biology, Microbiology, or Food Science.
• Three or more years of experience in quality assurance within clean (food, beverage, pharma) manufacturing.
• Experience with HACCP, FSMA, SQF, BRC, AIB or equivalent Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) criteria.
• Understanding of quality testing and standards within the food and beverage industry, including analytical,…