Regulatory Specialist

The Regulatory Specialist plays a key role in supporting product safety, quality, and regulatory compliance for a growing food ingredients manufacturer. This position partners closely with Quality, R&D, Sales, and Operations to maintain robust regulatory programs, ensure compliance with customer and third party requirements, and drive continuous improvement in food safety, quality systems, and corporate safety standards. The role offers the opportunity to work on a wide variety of bakery and food ingredient products while contributing to initiatives that enhance product quality, safety, and cost efficiency.

• Manage supplier and ingredient approval programs to ensure all materials meet regulatory and customer requirements.

• Review, maintain, and process supplier documentation through electronic document management systems.

• Maintain customer regulatory documentation and compliance records to support audits and customer inquiries.

• Coordinate change control activities for product formulas, specifications, and labels, ensuring accurate and compliant documentation.

• Maintain regulatory programs and records to support audit preparedness and ongoing compliance.

• Identify and recommend opportunities to improve regulatory processes, systems, and documentation practices.

• Support food safety, quality, and compliance initiatives across the organization.

• Prepare regulatory documentation, reports, and analyses to support internal stakeholders and customer needs.

• Provide regulatory support and guidance to R&D, Sales, and Operations teams on product and process changes.

• Support compliance with customer requirements and third party certification standards, including SQF and BRC.

• Coordinate product traceability activities to ensure effective tracking of ingredients and finished products.

• Promote compliance with food safety, food defense, quality, and cGMP requirements throughout the facility.

• Interpret and apply local, federal, and international regulatory requirements and industry standards to company products and processes.

• Collaborate frequently with cross functional teams in a food manufacturing environment to address regulatory and quality issues.

• Perform additional duties and special projects as assigned to support regulatory and quality initiatives.

• High school diploma required.

• Bachelors degree in a sciencerelated field preferred.

• 13 years of experience in food, medical, or other similar regulated industries.

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred.

• Experience preparing and maintaining regulatory, technical, and compliance documentation.

• Ability to interpret and apply federal, state, and international regulations and industry standards.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively communicate regulatory requirements to diverse audiences.

• Excellent organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and document management systems.

• Strong analytical and problem solving skills.

• Ability to work independently and collaboratively across cross functional teams.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing priorities and business needs.

• Knowledge of international regulations is a plus.

• Experience with regulatory activities in food manufacturing environments is beneficial.

• Familiarity with SQF and BRC certification standards.

• Understanding of cGMP, food safety, food defense, and quality system requirements.

• Background in regulatory, supplier management, change control, quality, GMP, SQF, BRC, or REACH is advantageous.

• Interest in working in a growing specialty ingredients business focused on enhancing taste,…