The posting
Regulatory Compliance
- Lead all compliance activities for food-contact packaging materials and finished products.
- Interpret, implement, and maintain compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, including US FDA 21 CFR, EU Food Contact Material Regulations, China GB standards, UK Food Contact Regulations, Swiss Ordinance, and customer-specific requirements.
- Monitor regulatory changes, assess business impact, and communicate relevant updates to internal stakeholders.
- Maintain regulatory registers, compliance matrices, and legal requirements databases.
- Review, prepare, approve, and maintain Declarations of Compliance, customer compliance questionnaires, regulatory dossiers, and technical supporting documents.
- Evaluate supplier declarations, test reports, and compliance evidence to verify material suitability.
- Plan and manage migration testing programmes in coordination with accredited laboratories.
- Support product qualification, material change assessment, and regulatory review of new or revised formulations and specifications.
- Provide accurate and timely regulatory guidance to customers, suppliers, and internal functions.
Quality Systems and Audit Management
- Maintain and continuously improve the ISO 9001 Quality Management System, FSSC 22000 Food Safety Management System, and ISO 13485 Medical Device Quality Management System, where applicable.
- Develop, review, and control SOPs, work instructions, forms, and related quality documentation.
- Ensure robust document control, version management, and record retention practices.
- Plan and conduct internal audits in accordance with the annual audit programme.
- Support certification, surveillance, customer, and supplier audits.
- Lead regulatory, product safety, and compliance audits as required.
- Track audit findings, ensure root cause analysis is completed, and drive timely closure of corrective actions.
Risk Management and Continuous Improvement
- Conduct regulatory risk assessments, compliance gap analyses, and investigations into nonconformities or customer complaints.
- Lead CAPA activities using structured problem-solving tools such as 8D, 5-Why, Fishbone Diagram, and FMEA.
- Drive cross-functional improvement initiatives to strengthen compliance, quality performance, and operational consistency.
- Act as the primary interface for customer and supplier compliance matters.
- Establish and maintain supplier compliance monitoring and qualification processes.
- Deliver regulatory and food-contact compliance training to internal stakeholders.
- Coach QA team members and support cross-functional teams on regulatory and quality matters.
- Lead or support special projects related to compliance, audit readiness, or business improvement.
Requirements
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Engineering, Packaging Technology, Quality Management, or a related discipline.
Experience
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in regulatory affairs, food-contact packaging compliance, quality systems, or a related manufacturing environment.
- Experience in metal packaging, coatings, inks, adhesives, laminates, flexible packaging, or food packaging is preferred.
- Experience supporting multinational food, beverage, healthcare, or medical-device customers is an advantage.
Professional Certifications
- ISO 9001 Internal Auditor.
- FSSC 22000 Internal Auditor.
- ISO 13485 Internal Auditor preferred.
- ASQ Certified Quality Engineer (CQE) or equivalent preferred.
- Lead Auditor qualification advantageous.
Technical Knowledge
Strong working knowledge of:
- Global food-contact material regulatory requirements.
- FDA 21 CFR, EU, China GB, UK, and Swiss food contact material regulations.
- Migration testing and Declaration of Compliance requirements.
- Product safety and GMP requirements.
- ISO 9001, FSSC 22000, and ISO 13485 management systems.
- CAPA, FMEA, risk management, root cause analysis, and audit management.



