Senior Food Regulatory Advisor

Company Description

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: SeniorFood Regulatory Advisor 
• Job Type: Permanent 
• Location: UK Remote
• Hours: 37.5 hours - Monday to Friday 
• Salary:  from £44,000 pa DOE 
• Industry: Health & Nutrition - Food 

Overview

• 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.
• Point of expertise for complex regulatory categories and queries
• Prepare and review product specifications, pack copy and final artwork in line with client requirements.

Qualifications

The ideal candidate for this role is someone who has experience in working within the Food Supplement Industry due to business requirements

What we are ideally looking for: 

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Food Science or a related discipline.
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in Regulatory Affairs or a related food industry role.
• Strong knowledge of UK and EU food legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Experience preparing and approving legally compliant pack copy and artwork.
• Experience completing online retailer specifications.
• Excellent communication, organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to work to tight deadlines.
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

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 
• Length of Service Awards 
• Christmas Vouchers 
• Health & Wellbeing initiatives 
• Discounted Gym Membership 

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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