Quality System and Audit Coordinator - Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description · Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? · We are the creators of Oreo, Ritz Crackers, Triscuit, Sour Patch and Swedish Fish to name a few. · Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride. · As a key member of the site Qua ...

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Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

We are the creators of Oreo, Ritz Crackers, Triscuit, Sour Patch and Swedish Fish to name a few.

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

As a key member of the site Quality team, the Quality Systems & Audit Coordinator is responsible for governing the site's Quality Management System (QMS), audit programs, and corrective action processes. This role ensures compliance systems are structured, effective, and audit-ready at all times, supporting regulatory, certification, and internal requirements.

This role emphasizes strong system ownership, audit discipline, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure compliance is sustained and continuously improved.

How you will contribute

• Govern the site Quality Management System (QMS), ensuring alignment with internal standards, regulatory requirements, and certification expectations.

• Own document control and record management processes, ensuring accuracy, accessibility, and audit readiness of quality documentation.

• Plan, coordinate, and execute the internal audit program, including scheduling, auditor readiness, reporting, and follow-up.

• Coordinate regulatory inspections and external audits (FDA, corporate, customer, certification bodies), supporting preparation, execution, and response activities.

• Govern the corrective and preventive action (CAPA) process, ensuring timely, effective, and sustainable closure of audit findings and non-conformances.

• Maintain oversight of compliance-related programs, excluding GMP execution, to ensure systems are documented, verified, and sustained.

• Support management review processes by preparing compliance metrics, audit results, trends, and system health summaries.

• Partner with Food Safety Coordinators to ensure food safety programs are properly documented, verified, and audit-ready.

• Partner with the Sanitation & GMP Transformation Leader to ensure GMP findings flow through the CAPA and audit systems appropriately.

• Identify systemic compliance gaps and escalate risks to the Senior Compliance Manager with clear data and recommendations.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives by strengthening system discipline, standardization, and follow-through.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

• Strong knowledge of quality systems and audit management in a manufacturing environment.

• Experience coordinating internal, external, and regulatory audits.

• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with attention to detail.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions.

• Ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment within defined governance frameworks.

More about this role

Education / Certifications:

· Bachelor's Degree in Quality Assurance, Food Science, Biology, Microbiology, Engineering, Operations Management or a related field.

Job specific requirements:

• Minimum 5–7 years of experience in quality systems, compliance, or audit-related roles within a manufacturing environment.

• Experience supporting regulatory inspections and third-party certification audits.

• Working knowledge of quality management systems, CAPA, document control, and audit processes.

• Food manufacturing experience preferred.

Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $97,300 to $133,815; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

No Relocation support available, however for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and  Chips Ahoy cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.  

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact for assistance.

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Job Type

RegularSupply Chain Quality AssuranceProduct Quality, Safety and Compliance