SGS
Food Regulatory Advisor
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We are SGS – the world's leading testing, inspection and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for sustainability, quality and integrity. Our 100,000 employees operate a network of 2,600 offices and laboratories, working together to enable a better, safer and more interconnected world. Our brand promise – when you need to be sure – underscores our commitment to trust, integrity and reliability.
SGS’s Food industry services help ensure food safety, quality, and compliance through testing, inspection, certification, and auditing—supporting businesses across the supply chain from farm to fork.
Job Description
Job Title: Food Regulatory Advisor
Job Type: Permanent
Location: UK Remote
Hours: 37.5 hours - Monday to Friday
Salary: from £36,000 pa DOE
Industry: Health & Nutrition - Food
Overview of the role:
- Responsible for ensuring that products are safe and legal by providing consultancy for legal and technical compliance, specification interrogation, pack copy generation, artwork approval, food labelling legislation, technical standards and advertising.
- Maintain technical competence through a proactive approach. Willingness to improve competency and share information and learnings with colleagues.
- Provide advice relating to Legislation, Codes of Practice and Guidelines to clients upon request.
- Prepare and check pack copy in accordance with the client’s requirements taking information from supplier specifications.
- Ensure that pack copy adheres to all current and pending UK and EU Legislation, Codes of Practice and Industry Guidelines.
- Prepare and check final product artwork.
- Liaise with clients, suppliers, design agencies, print houses and any other internal or external parties.
- Attend internal and external meetings with clients, suppliers and other bodies as required.
- Give advice on product specifications, pack copy and artwork approval as required.
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Qualifications
- Knowledge of completing on-line retailer specifications
- Extensive experience in a Regulatory Affairs role, or in a related field
- Fully conversant with UK and EU Legislation - Food Information to Consumers
- Confident in preparing and approving legally compliant pack copy information for labels/artwork to meet the regulatory requirements.
- Commercially aware of the food and consumer products industry.
- Professional in their dealings with clients to provide information confirming compliance issues.
- Have the ability to plan and prioritise own work and other people's when necessary, demonstrating excellent time management skills.
- Have exceptional IT skills, including competent use of Microsoft Office applications and Oracle
- Extensive experience in a Regulatory Affairs role, or in a related field
- Hold a track record of managing external client pressures jointly with internal pressures and deadlines.
- Degree or equivalent Food/Science Qualification
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Additional Information
At SGS, we believe in rewarding our employees for their hard work and commitment. As part of our team, you would be eligible for:
- Performance related bonus (discretionary and subject to eligibility criteria)
- Private medical cover (immediate access)
- Competitive pension scheme + Life Assurance
- Generous Annual Leave allowance (increasing with service) plus bank holidays
- An additional day off for your birthday
- Retailer Discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and adoption pay
SGS is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and as such we recruit, hire, train, and promote persons in all job classifications without regard to race, colour, religion, sex, national origin, disability, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetics, status as a protected veteran, or any other characteristics protected by law.
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