Woodstock

Canada

Quality & Food Safety

Job Description

Job Title: Pet Nutrition Technical Quality Specialist
Location: Woodstock, ON
Position Type: Full-Time | Salaried | Exempt (1 Vacancy)
Base Salary Range: $58, 000 - $87,000 based on experience and qualifications

Job Summary:
At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to enrich the quality of life. We are seeking a Pet Nutrition Technical Quality Specialist to support product stewardship activities within our Pet Nutrition business. This role plays a key part in ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant technical and regulatory support for customers and internal stakeholders.
The Technical Quality Specialist works closely with Product Stewardship, Customer Quality, Regulatory, R&D, Quality, and Commercial teams to support customer documentation, regulatory compliance, and new product introductions. This position reports to the Product Steward, Pet Nutrition.
About the Role:
As a Pet Nutrition Technical Quality Specialist, you will provide technical and regulatory execution in support of pet nutrition products. You will be responsible for preparing customer-facing documentation, supporting compliance evaluations, and coordinating cross-functional inputs to ensure products meet internal standards and applicable regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
Draft and maintain customer-facing technical and regulatory documentation, including product specifications, compliance summaries, and customer questionnaires.
Support customer documentation requests and respond to technical inquiries under the direction of the Customer Quality Product Steward.
Assist with regulatory compliance evaluations in accordance with FDA, AAFCO, CFIA, USDA, and NASC requirements.
Support new product introductions by coordinating technical inputs, documentation readiness, and compliance alignment.
Collaborate with Regulatory, R&D, Quality, and Commercial teams to ensure technical information is accurate, consistent, and current.
Manage assigned workstreams, including prioritization, tracking, and execution of documentation and compliance activities.
Identify and escalate potential compliance risks, data gaps, or inconsistencies to the Product Steward or Quality leadership.
Support internal alignment discussions and cross-functional coordination to enable compliant execution.
Ensure adherence to company policies, divisional procedures, and established governance related to customer quality and product stewardship.
What You Bring:
Strong attention to detail with a focus on accuracy and compliance.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment.
Strong written communication and documentation skills.
Sound judgment and ability to recognize when to escalate technical or regulatory concerns.
Collaborative mindset with the ability to work effectively across teams.
Education and Experience:
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Animal Science, Chemistry, Biology, or a related scientific field preferred.
3–5 years of experience in quality, regulatory, technical services, or related roles within food, feed, or pet nutrition industries.
Working knowledge of U.S. pet food regulatory frameworks (FDA, AAFCO) required.
Exposure to CFIA, USDA, and NASC requirements preferred.

Hiring decisions are always made by people, guided by thoughtful human judgment.

Benefits and Perks

Enriching the quality of life for the world begins by taking care of our colleagues. In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package to support all aspects of your well-being, including:

• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision, life and AD&D, critical illness and travel insurance Wellness reimbursement , and Child Physical Activity Reimbursement.
• Financial wellness – Money Purchase Pension Plan (MPP), Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP), Tax-Free Savings Account (TFSA), short and long term disability, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Additional benefits include:

• Paid vacation time.
• Education assistance.
• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language learning and mentoring programs.

#IncludingYou

Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM’s efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments — environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

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