[Hiring] Associate Regulatory Food Advisor @SGS

Role Description

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.
• Maintain technical competence and keep up to date with relevant legislation, industry guidance and trends.
• Prepare and check pack copy in line with client requirements and supplier specifications.

Qualifications

• The ideal candidate for this role is someone who has experience in working within a Food manufacturing capacity within the technical, quality or regulatory department.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in the food industry, ideally within Regulatory or Quality.
• Degree or equivalent Food/Science qualification is preferred.
• Awareness of UK and EU legislation.
• Experience in preparing and approving legally compliant pack copy for labels and artwork.
• Experience completing online retailer specifications is essential.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with good attention to detail and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with a professional and customer-focused approach.
• Good IT skills, including competent use of Microsoft Office applications.

Benefits

• 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.

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.