Hershey PA
08:00am 04:30pm
Hybrid
open to remote
Job Description: This role supports Regulatory Affairs activities for Salty Snacks brands, ensuring compliance with U.S. 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 U.S. 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)
Top Three Technical Skills:
1. U.S. Food Regulatory Knowledge (labeling, allergens, claims, ingredients, additives)
2. Finished Product Labeling, artwork reviews and approvals & Claims Review (end to end execution)
3. Cross Functional Regulatory Support in a fast paced consumer packaged goods environment
Very important 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
Pre-Screening Questions:
" Can you describe your food regulatory experience to date, including the food categories you have supported (e.g., salty snacks or other categories)?
" Can you walk me through your end to end process for developing a U.S. compliant food label, from initial inputs to final approval?
" Can you walk me through your approach to reviewing recipes for U.S. regulatory compliance, including how you assess ingredients, additives, flavors, allergen, and standard of identity requirements?
" Can you describe your process for reviewing and substantiating on pack and off pack claims for U.S. regulatory compliance?
" What regulatory tools, systems, or platforms have you used to support labeling, graphics revisions, and formula compliance?
Must Haves (i.e., years of experience?)
" 2 5+ years Regulatory Affairs experience in food companies
" Strong working knowledge of U.S. 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 (if applicable):
" 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 (Client) industry
" Experience with Salty Snacks or baked snack categories strongly preferred
What do you foresee as being the biggest challenge in this position?
" Managing a high volume of concurrent innovation and labeling projects while ensuring accuracy, compliance, and on time delivery
" Navigating evolving U.S. regulatory requirements and business expectations in a fast moving portfolio
Target companies you would like to see candidates from
" Large or mid size food companies (snacks preferred)
" Ingredient suppliers or regulatory consulting firms with strong U.S. food labeling experience
Training
How long is training? 4 8 weeks (role and experience dependent)
What is involved?
" Salty Regulatory onboarding and systems training
" Brand portfolio and innovation pipeline overview
" Labeling, claims, and certification processes
" Cross functional introductions
Introduction Meeting
Who will be conducting the Introduction Meeting? Daniela Shimokomaki (Hiring Manager) and Kelly McKernan ( Senior Specialist Regulatory Salty Snacks) will interview together, and as additional and separate interviews Nicole Young (CMG Regulatory Manager)
When are Introduction Meetings expected to start? From week of May 11st
What types of Introduction Meetings will be conducted? Video or in-person interviews
How many Introduction Meeting cycles are expected? 1 2 cycles (per contractor best practices)
Please also begin considering your preferred interview process (phone interviews, video interviews, face-to-face, etc.) and who you would like involved on your interview panel. Our recommendation is no more than 2 interviewers for contract employees. We would like to have two panels, one would be Daniela Shimokomaki (Hiring Manager) and Kelly McKernan ( Senior Specialist Regulatory Salty Snacks) will interview together, and as additional and separate interviews with Nicole Young (CMG Regulatory Manager)