Senior Food Regulatory Advisor

Remote, the UK·Full-time·Added 4 days ago (last checked 26 Oct)

SGS

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Our summary

Salary: From £44,000 a year
About £2,930 a month after tax.
Work mode: Remote from the UK
Contract: Full-time
Experience: 7+ years

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Pay & benefits

What you'll get

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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The role

Job Title: Senior Food 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.

Hiring process

3 steps2 interviewsa task to do

Application
Recruitment team contact
With recruitment team
If your skills and experience match current or future needs, a member of the recruitment team contacts you.
Interviews
Face-to-face or virtual interviews, also a chance to learn about the job, your future manager and the culture.
Assessments
Not every role
For some positions: personality, cognitive and technical assessments, a short psychometric study, or more thorough assessments by external consultants.
Additional screening and reference check
Selection and offer · With HR team

An email acknowledges receipt of every application.
Unsuccessful candidates are informed and may be contacted for future openings.

About SGS

Industry: Testing & Certification
Founded: 1878
Employees: 50,000–100,000
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland

In their own words

About the company & team

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.

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