Regulatory Specialist

Actalent; Chaska (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 67,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

PTO/Holidays

Onsite facility

Job summary

Actalent is seeking a Regulatory Specialist to support product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance across a growing food ingredients manufacturer. You will intersect with Quality, R&D, Sales, and Operations to maintain robust regulatory programs and drive documentation accuracy.

The role focuses on regulatory documentation, supplier approvals, change control, and compliance with SQF and BRC standards in a 100% onsite Chaska, MN facility.

Qualifications

• High school diploma required.
• Bachelor's degree in a science-related field preferred.
• 13 years of experience in food, medical, or other similar regulated industries.
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Experience preparing and maintaining regulatory, technical, and compliance documentation.
• Ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and international regulations and industry standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier and ingredient approval programs to ensure materials meet regulatory and customer requirements.
• Review, maintain, and process supplier documentation through electronic document management systems.
• Maintain customer regulatory documentation and compliance records to support audits and customer inquiries.
• Coordinate change control activities for product formulas, specifications, and labels, ensuring compliant documentation.
• Maintain regulatory programs and records to support audit preparedness and ongoing compliance.
• Identify and recommend opportunities to improve regulatory processes, systems, and documentation practices.
• Support food safety, quality, and compliance initiatives across the organization.
• Prepare regulatory documentation, reports, and analyses to support internal stakeholders and customer needs.
• Provide regulatory support and guidance to R&D, Sales, and Operations teams on product and process changes.
• Support compliance with customer requirements and thirdparty certification standards, including SQF and BRC.
• Coordinate product traceability activities to ensure effective tracking of ingredients and finished products.
• Promote compliance with food safety, food defense, quality, and cGMP requirements throughout the facility.
• Interpret and apply local, federal, and international regulatory requirements and industry standards to company products and processes.
• Collaborate frequently with crossfunctional teams in a food manufacturing environment to address regulatory and quality issues.
• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned to support regulatory and quality initiatives.

Skills

Regulatory experience

Microsoft Office

Regulatory documentation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in science-related field

Tools

Electronic document management systems

Job description

Job Title: Regulatory Specialist

Job Description

The Regulatory Specialist plays a key role in supporting product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance for a growing food ingredients manufacturer. This position partners closely with Quality, R&D, Sales, and Operations to maintain robust regulatory programs, ensure compliance with customer and thirdparty requirements, and drive continuous improvement in food safety, quality systems, and corporate safety standards. The role offers the opportunity to work on a wide variety of bakery and food ingredient products while contributing to initiatives that enhance product quality, safety, and cost efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Manage supplier and ingredient approval programs to ensure all materials meet regulatory and customer requirements.

• Review, maintain, and process supplier documentation through electronic document management systems.

• Maintain customer regulatory documentation and compliance records to support audits and customer inquiries.

• Coordinate change control activities for product formulas, specifications, and labels, ensuring accurate and compliant documentation.

• Maintain regulatory programs and records to support audit preparedness and ongoing compliance.

• Identify and recommend opportunities to improve regulatory processes, systems, and documentation practices.

• Support food safety, quality, and compliance initiatives across the organization.

• Prepare regulatory documentation, reports, and analyses to support internal stakeholders and customer needs.

• Provide regulatory support and guidance to R&D, Sales, and Operations teams on product and process changes.

• Support compliance with customer requirements and thirdparty certification standards, including SQF and BRC.

• Coordinate product traceability activities to ensure effective tracking of ingredients and finished products.

• Promote compliance with food safety, food defense, quality, and cGMP requirements throughout the facility.

• Interpret and apply local, federal, and international regulatory requirements and industry standards to company products and processes.

• Collaborate frequently with crossfunctional teams in a food manufacturing environment to address regulatory and quality issues.

• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned to support regulatory and quality initiatives.

Essential Skills

• High school diploma required.

• Bachelors degree in a sciencerelated field preferred.

• 13 years of experience in food, medical, or other similar regulated industries.

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred.

• Experience preparing and maintaining regulatory, technical, and compliance documentation.

• Ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and international regulations and industry standards.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate regulatory requirements to diverse audiences.

• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and document management systems.

• Strong analytical and problemsolving skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across crossfunctional teams.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and business needs.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Knowledge of international regulations is a plus.

• Experience with regulatory activities in food manufacturing environments is beneficial.

• Familiarity with SQF and BRC certification standards.

• Understanding of cGMP, food safety, food defense, and quality system requirements.

• Background in regulatory, supplier management, change control, quality, GMP, SQF, BRC, or REACH is advantageous.

• Interest in working in a growing specialty ingredients business focused on enhancing taste, texture, and sensory experience of foods.

• Comfort wearing multiple hats and working closely with leadership in a small, collaborative team.

Work Environment

This is a 100% onsite role at a food manufacturing facility in Chaska, operating on a MondayFriday, firstshift schedule, typically 8:00 AM5:00 PM, with flexibility for a 7:009:00 AM start time. You will work as part of a small, collaborative regulatory team of three, reporting to a Regulatory Supervisor and partnering closely with Quality and Regulatory leadership. The environment is teamoriented, where employees wear multiple hats, gain broad exposure across Regulatory, Quality, R&D, and Operations, and have regular visibility with leadership. The facility manufactures a wide variety of bakery and food ingredient products, including cookies, snack bars, inclusions, crunches, toppings, mixins, and frozen novelty components used by major food, retail, foodservice, and privatelabel brands. During the contract assignment, employees receive six paid holidays and accrue PTO and sick time. The culture emphasizes collaboration, continuous improvement, and crossfunctional partnership in a dynamic food manufacturing setting.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chaska, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $25.00 - $32.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Chaska, MN.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Oct 26, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully onsite position in Chaska,MN.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

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