Regulatory Affairs Specialist
Goodfood Market Corp., Canada
Job Description
Goodfood (TSX:FOOD) is a leading online grocery service in Canada, delivering fresh meal solutions that make it easy for members from coast to coast to enjoy delicious meals at home every week. Goodfood’s mission is to make the impossible come true, from farm to kitchen, by enabling members to do their weekly meal planning and grocery shopping in minutes. Goodfood members get access to a unique selection of products online as well as exclusive pricing made possible by its world-class direct-to-consumer fulfillment eco-system. Goodfood currently has more than 319,000 active subscribers and over 4000 dedicated and passionate employees across Canada.
The Regulatory Affairs Specialist is responsible for ensuring all elements of product labels are accurate and comply with applicable government regulations. This includes reviewing ingredient and nutrition declarations for our core Ready to Cook Meal Kits product line as well as our rapidly expanding Private Label groceries line. Working closely with the procurement, product development, and graphic design teams, the Regulatory Affairs Specialist is not only an expert in their field, but also a team player who thrives in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities:
- Evaluate product labels and packaging for new and existing products against the appropriate regulations, guidelines, internal labeling standards amp; policies
- Ensure that appropriate supporting analysis and documentation is in place to validate/support label claims
- Work with procurement and product development teams (both internal and 3rd party) to ensure ingredients and formulations and label claims are compliant with the relevant regulatory requirements
- Assist in approval of all new suppliers and new ingredients, including verification of supplier’s certifications
- Review advertising to ensure compliance with appropriate regulations and internal policies
- Remain current on all applicable regulations as well as company labeling standards and policies
- Other responsibilities as assigned
Requirements:
- 2-3 years Consumer products labeling experience
- Bachelor’s degree in food science, nutrition, or a related field
- Established knowledge of applicable Canadian regulations (CFIA, FDR, SFCR, CPLR, etc)
- Outstanding team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills
- Must be highly organized with a strong focus on detail and accuracy
- Excellent analytical reasoning and problem solving skills
- Ability to multi-task and prioritize to meet deadlines
- Copywriting skills an asset
Why Goodfood?
Our team strives to give our members a world class customer experience. We believe in being ambassadors of the brand to make the impossible come true from the farm to table!
What we have to offer our employees:
- Competitive Group Insurance
- Personal No Questions asked days
- Bonus Program
- Annual fitness credit
- Employee Stock option program
- Employee STM program amp; more!