Job Description
1. Role - Food Services Regulatory Advisor
2. Location - Remote - but must be based in the UK
3. Salary - From £36,000 DOE
4. Type: Permanent
5. Holidays: 24 days plus Bank Holidays
6. To provide a high level of professional services to key retail clients.
7. 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.
8. Maintain technical competence through a proactive approach. Willingness to improve competency and share information and learnings with colleagues.
9. Provide advice relating to Legislation, Codes of Practice and Guidelines to clients upon request.
10. Prepare and check pack copy in accordance with the client’s requirements taking information from supplier specifications.
11. Ensure that pack copy adheres to all current and pending UK and EU Legislation, Codes of Practice and Industry Guidelines.
12. Prepare and check final product artwork.
13. Liaise with clients, suppliers, design agencies, print houses and any other internal or external parties.
14. Attend internal and external meetings with clients, suppliers and other bodies as required.
15. Give advice on product specifications, pack copy and artwork approval as required.
Qualifications
16. Knowledge of completing on-line retailer specifications
17. Extensive experience in a Regulatory Affairs role, or in a related field
18. Fully conversant with UK and EU Legislation - Food Information to Consumers
19. Confident in preparing and approving legally compliant pack copy information for labels/artwork to meet the regulatory requirements.
20. Commercially aware of the food and consumer products industry.
21. Professional in their dealings with clients to provide information confirming compliance issues.
22. Have the ability to plan and prioritise own work and other people's when necessary, demonstrating excellent time management skills.
23. Have exceptional IT skills, including competent use of Microsoft Office applications and Oracle
24. Extensive experience in a Regulatory Affairs role, or in a related field
25. Hold a track record of managing external client pressures jointly with internal pressures and deadlines.
26. Degree or equivalent Food/Science Qualification