Sr. Manager, Food Safety, Quality & Regulatory; FSQR

At Jonny Pops, our team is empowered to make an impact at work every day from producing high-quality, innovative frozen novelties to spreading kindness one pop at a time. We look for bright and ambitious individuals who seek out challenges, thrive in fast-paced and high-growth environments, align with our core values, and get fulfilment from seeing their work transform the world around them.

Based in Elk River, MN, Jonny Pops develops, manufactures, distributes, and markets frozen novelties. Retailers from coast to coast including Target, Costco, Publix, Kroger, Cub, along with thousands of regional and local grocers make Jonny Pops part of their assortment.

Growing from a dorm room start-up in 2012, Jonny Pops’ mission is to make "A Better Pop for a Better World!" Jonny Pops leads the frozen novelties space in innovation and uses simple ingredients with no artificial dyes. Every pop stick includes a kind deed, spreading kindness every day.

Joining Jonny Pops is an exciting opportunity to be part of high-growth brand and have a direct impact on the company’s success. Join our team and help us make “A Better Pop, for a Better World!”

The Manager, Food Safety, Regulatory & Compliance, is an leader accountable for the Food Safety, Quality, & Regulatory (FSQR) program. This role protects the company and its brands by translating regulatory and customer requirements into clear, sustainable programs across the product lifecycle.

The role partners closely with Plant FSQA, R&D, Supply Chain, Procurement, Marketing, Sales, Legal, and external partners. It provides subject-matter leadership and program governance and escalates material food safety, regulatory, customer, and business risks to the VP, R&D and Quality.

• Senior point of accountability across FSQR, owning regulatory and compliance work and leading the team members responsible for supplier quality and labeling and claims
• Act as the company subject-matter expert for regulatory, customer compliance, recall readiness, and technical risk governance.
• Partner with Plant FSQA on execution at the manufacturing site and with R&D/Product Quality on labeling, specifications, claims, and ingredient compliance.
• Develop practical metrics, dashboards, and management reviews that show program health, open risks, overdue actions, and recurring trends.
• Drive corrective and preventive actions across functions through influence, clear ownership, and disciplined follow‑up.
• Serve as a Food Safety Team member and support SQF/GFSI and customer audit readiness within the role’s areas of accountability.

• Own U.S. federal and state regulatory compliance and coordinate international regulatory requirements for products, ingredients, packaging, and market entry.
• Monitor emerging regulations and assess business impacts, including food labeling, food additives, standards of identity, bioengineered food disclosure, Prop 65, PFAS, and packaging legislation.
• Serve as the primary FSQR contact for regulatory agency interactions and support regulatory inspections, inquiries, submissions, and issue resolution.
• Maintain regulatory records, compliance assessments, decision documentation, and role‑based regulatory training and awareness.
• Provide regulatory review and approval for ingredients, formulas, innovations, and changes with potential compliance impact.

• Own customer quality and compliance requirements for key retail and food service accounts, including customer technical questionnaires, documentation requests, portals, and launch requirements.
• Coordinate customer and retailer audits, responses, corrective actions,…