Regulatory Specialist Sr. Regulatory Specialist Salty Snacks

Overview:
TekWissen is a global workforce management provider headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan that offers strategic talent solutions to our clients world-wide. Our client is an American multinational company and one of the largest chocolate manufacturers in the world. It also manufactures baked products, beverages and many more that are produced globally.
Position: Regulatory Specialist / Sr. Regulatory Specialist - Salty Snacks
Location: Hershey, PA 17033
Duration: 12 Months
Job Type: Temporary Assignment
Work Type: Onsite
Shift: 08:00am- 04:30pm
Job Description:

• This role supports Regulatory Affairs activities for Salty Snacks brands, ensuring compliance with food regulations across the product lifecycle-from ideation through commercialization and post launch.
• The position partners cross functionally with R&D, Marketing, Legal, Quality, Supply Chain to deliver compliant ingredients, formulas, labels, claims, and certifications for Salty products

Main Duties:

• Provide regulatory compliance support for Salty Snacks brands, including ingredient, recipe, labeling, and claims reviews
• Execute finished product labeling activities from creation through final packaging approval
• Review and assess ingredients, additives, flavors, colors, allergens, and processing aids for regulatory compliance
• Support claims substantiation (e.g., nutrition, organic, non GMO, vegan, kosher, gluten free, whole grain as applicable)
• Partner with cross functional teams to support innovation, renovation, and continuous improvement projects
• Utilize internal systems (SAP-PLM/PDM, labeling and compliance tools, Webcenter/ESKO) to document regulatory decisions and approvals
• Support responses to internal and external regulatory questions, including consumer and customer inquiries

Typical Day:

• Support label development, artwork reviews and approvals
• Review recipe submissions for regulatory compliance, work on claims substantiations
• Participate in cross functional project meetings for Salty innovation and renovations
• Provide regulatory guidance to R&D, Marketing, and Commercial teams
• Update regulatory systems and trackers (labels, certifications, compliance reviews)

Technical Skills:

• Food Regulatory Knowledge (labeling, allergens, claims, ingredients, additives)
• Finished Product Labeling, artwork reviews and approvals & Claims Review (end to end execution)
• Cross Functional Regulatory Support in a fast paced consumer packaged goods environment

Soft skills

• Attention to detail
• Strong problem solving and critical thinking. Comfortable with ambiguity.
• Excellent analytical and research skills
• Excellent communication skills (i.e. verbal, written)
• Excellent organizational skills and ability to self-manage for managing numerous priorities
• Strong initiative, and the ability to change in a fast-changing environment
• Impeccable ethics and must maintain a high level of confidentiality

Must Haves

• 2-5+ years Regulatory Affairs experience in food companies
• Strong working knowledge of food labeling and ingredient regulations
• Bachelor's degree in Food Science, Nutrition, Food Regulatory, Biology, Chemistry, or related field
• Experience supporting cross functional product development teams

Software Skills and Purpose

• PLM / PDM- SAP systems - ingredient, recipe, and label compliance
• Labeling and artwork systems (e.g., WebCenter or equivalent) - label development and approvals
• Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint) - documentation, summaries, and stakeholder communication

Industry Experience:

• Food, consumer packaged goods (CPG) industry
• Experience with Salty Snacks or baked snack categories strongly preferred

TekWissen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.