Food Regulatory Advisor

SGS Société Générale de Surveillance SA; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global inspection and certification company is seeking a Food Services Regulatory Advisor to advise retail clients on legal compliance and food labelling. The role requires extensive experience in Regulatory Affairs, providing consultancy to ensure products meet safety standards. The position is remote but applicants must be based in the UK, with starting salary from £36,000. Join a competitive team committed to excellence and employee recognition.

Benefits

Performance related bonus

Private medical cover

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in a Regulatory Affairs role or related field.
• Fully conversant with UK and EU Legislation regarding food.
• Ability to prepare and approve pack copy information.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultancy for legal and technical compliance.
• Ensure products meet safety and legal standards.
• Prepare and check product artwork and pack copy.

Skills

Knowledge of completing online retailer specifications

Extensive experience in a Regulatory Affairs role

Confident in preparing legally compliant pack copy

Commercially aware of the food industry

Excellent time management skills

Exceptional IT skills

Education

Degree or equivalent Food/Science Qualification

Tools

Microsoft Office

Oracle

Job description

Overview

SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. We are recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 93,000 employees, we operate a network of more than 2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.

We aim to be the most competitive and the most productive service organization in the world. Our core competencies in inspection, verification, testing and certification are being continuously improved to be best-in-class. They are at the heart of what we are.

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 (subject to eligibility criteria)

Job Description

• Role - Food Services Regulatory Advisor
• Location - Remote - but must be based in the UK
• Salary - From £36,000 DOE
• Type: Permanent
• To provide a high level of professional services to key retail clients.
• 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.

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

Additional Information

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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