Regulatory Affairs Specialist

HP Hood•Wilmington, MA

4h•Onsite

About The Position

HP Hood, founded in 1846, is one of the largest and most trusted food and beverage manufacturers in the United States. Their portfolio includes national and super-regional brands and licensed products such as Hood, Heluva Good, Lactaid, Blue Diamond Almond Breeze, and Planet Oat. The company's culture is built on value commitments to innovation, quality, results, integrity, community, people, and collaboration, fostering strong employee engagement, teamwork, safety, and wellness. The Specialist role is responsible for the collection, review, analysis, and management of data to support product regulatory compliance with Federal and State laws. This role involves working with private label customers, marketing, sales, R&D, food safety & quality, legal, consumer affairs, and procurement to ensure labeling/packaging compliance and achieve business objectives.

Requirements

BA/BS degree in biology, chemistry, food science, food regulatory affairs, nutrition, packaging science, or related scientific field.
2-5 years of professional experience, preferably in regulatory in the food industry.
Working knowledge of FDA nutrition and standards of identity regulations.
Exceptional attention to detail and well-organized.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent Computer Skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Genesis), adapts to new technologies.
Self-motivated and capable of working independently on projects as well as collaboratively in a team environment.
Ability to manage multiple projects and tasks on a daily basis.
Shows strong enthusiasm, volunteers readily.
Exceptional interpersonal skills.

Nice To Haves

Dairy experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Leads technical review of ingredients, standards of identity, allergen declaration, claims, certifications.
Develops nutrition facts and ingredient statements and verifies formula-label match in commercialization.
Document maintenance & communication for support of claims, product and packaging regulatory compliance, customer requests utilizing Hood systems, posting and monitoring portal content, and providing support to operations and food safety & quality for document requests during third party and customer audits.
Technical label review and approval.
Updates/maintenance of systems housing product nutrition and finished product assets.
Customer requests for technical information and regulatory documents.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned.