Regulatory Manager

Pennsylvania Food Corporation; Charleroi (Washington County); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pennsylvania Food Corporation is seeking a Regulatory Manager to lead regulatory compliance in a USDA/FDA-regulated food facility. You will partner with plant leadership and QA to ensure products, processes, and documentation meet federal, state, customer, and internal standards.

The role involves maintaining audit-ready records, supporting inspections, and driving continuous improvement across labeling, specifications, and GMP programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory compliance activities in a USDA/FDA-regulated food manufacturing facility.
• Serve as SME for USDA, FDA, and other applicable regulations.
• Maintain audit-ready regulatory readiness across policies, records, labels, and facilities practices.
• Collaborate with QA, Operations, Sanitation, R&D, and external agencies during inspections and audits.
• Translate regulatory changes into actionable tasks for plant teams and communicate clearly.

Job description

About this position

The Regulatory Manager is responsible for leading regulatory compliance activities in a food manufacturing facility operating under USDA and FDA requirements. This role partners closely with plant leadership, Quality Assurance, Operations, Sanitation, R&D, and external regulatory agencies to ensure products, processes, documentation, and facility practices meet applicable federal, state, customer, and internal standards.

• Serve as the facility subject matter expert for USDA, FDA, and other applicable food manufacturing regulatory requirements.
• Maintain regulatory readiness by ensuring policies, programs, records, specifications, labels, and facility practices are accurate, current, and audit-ready.
• Partner with USDA and FDA representatives, third-party auditors, customers, and internal stakeholders during inspections, audits, inquiries, and follow-up activities.
• Review and support regulatory documentation, including HACCP plans, food safety plans, SSOPs, GMP programs, product specifications, labeling, ingredient statements, claims, and related records.
• Monitor regulatory changes and translate requirements into practical actions for plant teams, ensuring timely implementation and clear communication.
• Lead or support internal audits, regulatory assessments, corrective and preventive actions, root-cause analysis, and verification of effectiveness.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance, Operations, Sanitation, Maintenance, Supply Chain, R&D, and Commercial teams to ensure compliant product launches, process changes, and ongoing production.
• Provide training, coaching, and guidance to factory employees and supervisors on regulatory expectations, documentation practices, and inspection readiness.
• Support customer and certification audits by preparing documentation, responding to findings, and driving continuous improvement.
• Maintain accurate regulatory files and ensure records are retained in accordance with company, customer, and regulatory requirements.

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