Regulatory Scientist

Kerry Group

Naas, Co Kildare
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

About KerryKerry is the world's leading taste and nutrition company for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries. Every day we partner with customers to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products that are consumed by billions of people across the world. Our vision is to be our customers' most valued partner, creating a world of sustainable nutrition. A career with Kerry offers you an opportunity to shape the future of food while providing you opportunities to explore and grow in a truly global environment.About the roleThe Regulatory Scientist role will support the proteins pillar to deliver our business strategy and growth plans through supporting and maintaining 'best in class' legislation service for Kerry customers and internal stakeholders. The role will involve completion of key strategic customers' documentation, supporting new product introduction, ensuring compliance and maintaining awareness of all existing and proposed new food regulations and issues impacting the industry. The role will report into the Senior Regulatory Manager for proteins globally.Key responsibilities

Support and maintain 'best in class' legislation service for Kerry customers that reflects business needs and supports group policies
Support Kerry's proteins and IMF business in terms of global compliance and product specific documentation
Generation and management of technical documents (accurately and to tight time scales) for example: Product Specifications (Standard and customer-specific); Allergen/Intolerance Data; Nutritional Data; Ingredient declarations
Understanding of global food product labelling.
Maintain awareness of all proposed and pending new food regulations and issues impacting the industry and the Kerry business
Coordinate response to customer requirements for technical documentation.
Develop effective working relationships with internal and external customers
Liaise closely with other internal departments
Remain aware of all health and safety issues relevant to the job
Remain fully flexible to meet business requirement

Qualifications and skills

Degree in nutrition, food science, chemistry or related discipline
Minimum 2- 4 years of related experience
Nutrition and / or regulatory experience in the food industry
Computer literate with a working knowledge of Microsoft Office
Experience in SAP and Optiva systems an advantage
Fluency in English

Kerry is an Equal Opportunities Employer. Consistent with our policy of providing equality of opportunity for all, we are required to seek particular information from applicants. As part of your application you will be asked to answer a short number of questions. This information will be held separate to your application and treated in the strictest of confidence.Beware of scams online or from individuals claiming to represent us. A Kerry employee will not solicit candidates through a non-Kerry email address or phone number. In addition, Kerry does not currently utilise video chat rooms (e.g., Google Hangouts) to conduct interviews. Refuse any request that asks you to provide payment to participate in the hiring process (e.g., purchasing a “starter kit,” investing in training, or something similar). Kerry will not ask you to pay any money at any point in the hiring process with the exception of reimbursable travel expenses. In addition, any payments made by Kerry will be from official firm accounts bearing the Kerry name.

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