Primary Responsibilities:
The Advisor for Non-Food Compliance plays a pivotal role within the Advisory Team, ensuring the adherence to legislation, codes of practice, and industry guidelines. This position is responsible for providing guidance, conducting thorough reviews, and maintaining compliance standards in a dynamic regulatory landscape. The role encompasses various tasks, from pack copy validation to product specifications oversight, fostering client relationships, and actively contributing to regulatory insights.
Specific Responsibilities:
- At all times, complies with SGS Code of Integrity and Professional Conduct.
- Prepare, check, question and approve pack copy/product specifications in accordance with the client’s requirements taking information from supplier specifications. Ensure that pack copy adheres to all current and pending EU and UK legislation, codes of practice, client’s requirement and industry guidelines.
- Establish and maintain effective communication with clients, suppliers, design agencies, print houses, and other internal or external stakeholders.
- Foster collaborative relationships to achieve regulatory compliance and client satisfaction.
- Attend both internal and external meetings as required, collaborating with business development/ account manager, clients, suppliers, enforcement agencies, and other relevant entities.
- Provide advice and guidance to internal and external parties relating to legislation, codes of practice, and guidelines.
- Keep well informed and up to date on all relevant legislation, codes of practice, industry guidelines, news and events and trends within the non-food and consumer products industry.
- Undertake any other duties as may be required commensurate with the post.
- Uphold and promote the best interests of SGS in all professional interactions and activities.
- Proactively maintain technical competence, fostering a culture of learning and knowledge sharing among colleagues.
- Ensure the Advisory team are working with the most up to date legislation, codes of practice and industry guidelines.
- Develop a comprehensive technical sign-off checklist as a standardized tool to confirm that all regulatory work meets current required standards/legislation and is free from errors.
- Conduct thorough reviews and approvals of all regulatory work, mitigating risks associated with incorrect or incomplete submissions.
- Develop and maintain clear, comprehensive working instructions to support consistent processes and knowledge transfer.
- Ensure that appropriate backup personnel are trained and prepared to cover responsibilities during absences, maintaining continuity and minimizing operational disruption.