Regulatory Affairs Specialist (Food Manufacturing)

Key Responsibilities

• Create and maintain ingredient declarations and nutrition fact tables for products to ensure compliance with regulations for country of sale.
• Create and maintain formulations and nutrient values within Genesis R&D Software Program.
• Participate in the review and approval process of specifications, nutrition facts, and other regulatory documents for raw materials, packaging, and suppliers.
• Participate in label reviews and the artwork approval process.
• Support Sales with customer driven requests and requirements relevant to technical documents, questions, and product development.
• Create and maintain internal and external customer specifications.
• Support Master Case Label creation and data in ERP for label creation.
• Cooky Certification process coordination.
• Participate in regulatory and certification audits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Food Science, Nutrition, or other closely related field
• At least 1+ year of prior experience in Regulatory and/or Quality Assurance Management, and/or Research and Development within the food/bakery industry
• Knowledge of regulatory requirements for US and Canadian food packaging and labeling
• Understanding of Quality Management systems including GFSI, HACCP, and GMPs
• Strong computer skills, including proficiency with nutrition software programs
• Strong team player with the ability to build relationships to achieve project goals
• Good attention to detail and ability to manage and meet deadlines for assigned tasks
• Must be willing to work overtime when project work requires