Packaging and Environmental Compliance Lead

JAC Recruitment (UK) Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

JAC Recruitment (UK) Ltd. is seeking a Packaging and Environmental Compliance Lead in the Healthcare sector.

This permanent role combines regulatory oversight for UK and EU packaging requirements with data collection, reporting, and supplier coordination to ensure compliance across markets. The ideal candidate will manage packaging registrations, maintain technical documentation, and support QA and product regulatory activities under the Regulatory and Quality Assurance Manager, while navigating

Qualifications

• Experience in packaging compliance, environmental compliance or regulatory affairs.
• Working knowledge of UK and EU packaging regulations and EPR requirements.
• Experience collecting, checking and reporting data from multiple teams or suppliers.
• Strong Excel or equivalent data-management skills and confidence with portals/trackers.
• Good attention to detail and ability to manage routine administrative work alongside regulatory projects.
• Strong organisation and deadline-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and implement UK, EU and country-specific packaging legislation including EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and EPR requirements.
• Identify packaging registrations, reporting, fees, recycling information and labelling requirements for each country of sale.
• Manage UK and EU packaging registrations, declarations and periodic EPR reporting.
• Collect packaging and sales data from HQ, SCM, factories, suppliers and distributors; follow up gaps.
• Maintain packaging data covering materials, weights, composition, recyclability and recycled content.
• Coordinate packaging and artwork updates including mandatory information, environmental claims and local-language requirements.
• Support QA and regulatory activities; maintain Safety Data Sheets as needed.
• Support internal and external audits and respond to packaging-compliance queries.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Data management

Reporting

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Project management

Tools

Excel

Reporting portals

Job description

Industry: Healthcare

Position: Packaging and Environmental Compliance Lead

Employment Type: Permanent /Full-time

Salary: £40K-50K/annum

Location: Within the UK (Europe can also be considered.)

Working Arrangements: Hybrid/Remote

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and implement applicable UK, EU and country-specific packaging legislation, including the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and Extended Producer Responsibility requirements.

• Identify the packaging registrations, reporting, fees, recycling information and labelling requirements applicable in each country where products are sold.

• Manage UK and EU packaging registrations, declarations and periodic EPR reporting, ensuring submissions are accurate and completed on time.

• Collect packaging and sales data from HQ, SCM, factories, suppliers and distributors, and follow up missing or inconsistent information.

• Maintain accurate packaging data covering materials, component weights, composition, recyclability and recycled content.

• Work with external compliance schemes, consultants and experts, relevant national compliance providers.

• Maintain packaging specifications, technical documentation, supplier declarations, certificates, test reports and supporting compliance records.

• Coordinate packaging and artwork updates for products, including mandatory information, environmental claims, recycling symbols and local-language requirements.

• Support compliance activities for products, including applicable requirements and maintenance of Safety Data Sheets.

• Provide support with products quality and regulatory activities when required, under the direction of the Regulatory and Quality Assurance Manager.

• Support wider QMS activities as required, including document control, training records, change controls, non-conformances, CAPAs, supplier qualification and audits.

• Support qualification, review and audit of packaging suppliers and external service providers.

• Prepare and maintain relevant procedures, work instructions, trackers, training records and audit evidence.

• Monitor regulatory changes and clearly communicate their impact, required actions, responsible owners and deadlines.

• Improve and streamline packaging-data collection and reporting processes, including use of suitable digital tools where practical.

• Support internal and external audits and respond to packaging-compliance queries from clients, customers, authorities and other business partners.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Experience in packaging compliance, environmental compliance, regulatory affairs, quality assurance or a related role.

• Working knowledge of UK and EU packaging regulations and EPR requirements, with the ability to research and implement country-specific obligations.

• Experience collecting, checking and reporting data from multiple teams or suppliers.

• Strong Excel or equivalent data-management skills and confidence using reporting portals and trackers.

• Good attention to detail and the ability to manage routine administrative work accurately alongside regulatory projects.

• Strong organisation, follow-up and deadline-management skills.

• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain requirements to non-specialists.

• Ability to work independently and escalate significant risks or delays promptly.

Preferred Requirements:

• Practical experience with EU PPWR implementation, UK packaging EPR or packaging EPR schemes in one or more EU Member States.

• Experience working with producer-responsibility organisations or external environmental-compliance providers.

• Knowledge of artwork review.

• Experience in healthcare or another regulated industry.

• Experience with quality systems, supplier audits, change control, non-conformances and CAPA.

*We regret to inform applicants that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Thank you for your understanding.