Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Job Posting:
**Regulatory Affairs Specialist - Contract (14 Months)**

**Ready For a Tasty New Challenge?**

**SUMMARY**:
The Regulatory Affairs Specialist is responsible for ensuring ingredient declaration; nutrition panel, allergen statements and other regulatory elements are accurate and comply with government regulations for Canada and/or US. This includes supporting manufacturing plants in audit preparations; providing information for supplier/co-packers/customer requests as well as updating/maintaining supplier and raw material documentation in our databases.

**RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Effectively collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders in the commercialization process by representing the regulatory team with crucial innovation based inputs grounded in the fundamentals of regulatory guidance for packaging and product labelling requirements
- Collaborate with Marketing, R&D, QA, Supply Chain, Packaging, and Manufacturing to coordinate and implement changes to affected specifications and / or labels in response to formula changes and / or new regulations
- Work directly with the R&D team to ensure ingredients and formulations are compliant with the relevant regulatory requirements based on jurisdiction
- Evaluate ingredients, formulas and artwork to ensure compliance to applicable regulations and customer policies
- Generate nutrition and ingredient labels for new and existing finished products using ProductVision; Proofread of labels submitted for verification and ensure nutrition and ingredient labels are electronically available to sales, key account managers, marketing, R&D, and customers inclusive of customer portals
- Organize and manage R&D specific documentation such as technical regulatory specifications according to established company procedures along with applicable databases
- Proofread and approve final copy of all new packaging materials; Maintain updated spreadsheets and databases of packaging artwork files, finished product list, raw materials, and suppliers to ensure adherence to government legislation and customer policies
- Actively update Director of Regulatory Affairs on plans and progress

**QUALIFICATIONS**:

- Successful completion of Bachelor of Science (Food / Nutrition Science/ Toxicology preferred); Master of Science preferred
- Prior 2+ years of experience in the field of regulatory compliance and associated labelling requirements
- Established knowledge of Canadian and U.S. government regulations on ingredient, claims and nutritional labelling: up-to-date and respond to initiatives to comply with current and upcoming regulatory changes within Health Canada, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, other regulatory agencies as required;
- Knowledge/ experience of regulatory skills in jurisdictions beyond North America, an asset.
- Strong organizational and planning skills; Detail-oriented;
- Excellent analytical skills and problem solving skills; multi-task and prioritize tasks;
- Knowledge / proficiency in Product Vision as asset;
- Can communicate effectively at different levels in the organization and cross functional stakeholders;
- Ability to work under pressure in a changing and fast-paced environment;

**What is the recipe for a great career at Wonderbrands**

Wonderbrands, is a leading Canadian bakery with 140 years of experience in baking packaged breads. We are the makers of Wonder Bread, Country Harvest, D’Italiano, Gadoua, and Casa Mendosa. We have a network of 14 Bakery Manufacturing facilities across Canada.

Wonderbrands, now part of the FGF Brands Group of companies, is unlocking an incredible opportunity for growth through a focus on production innovation capabilities, through a leading-edge supply chain practice and investing deeply in communities where we bake. We are heavily focused on embracing an entrepreneurial drive and a highly collaborative start up culture with an emphasis on cross-functional collaboration.

In compliance with Ontario’s Bill 190, we confirm that this posting represents a current, existing vacancy within our organization.

**Disclaimer**: The above describes the general responsibilities, required knowledge and skills. Please keep in mind that other duties may be added or this description may be amended at any time.

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