This leading food retailer and wholesale company is not only a market leader in supplying to retail, food service and SMEs, but also has an extensive network of family-run independent retail partners across Ireland, Northern Ireland and Spain, contributing to small economies country-wide. They are Ireland's largest private sector employer and are passionate about sustainability and making a difference to the people of Ireland. A position has arisen for a Product Regulatory Officer to join the Quality team on site.

The Role

Responsibilities of the Product Regulatory Officer include but are not limited to:

• Ensuring food product details captured are technically correct and that the product information displayed online or directly to customers on all products is accurate
• Aligning company policies to the Food Information Regulator (FIR), ensuring that customer/market needs and industry standards are met, including labelling
• Managing the development of the PRD with the IT team to ensure it holds data in a format that meets regulatory requirements
• Liaising with suppliers, to ensure all relevant FIR product information is captured on the company product database
• New Line Listing Process
• Supporting the On-line Trading Executive with queries on FIR compliance
• Providing Trading Manager(s) with timely review of compliance requests (e.g. label checks) to ensure compliance to Food Information Regulatory requirements
• Acting as labelling expert for the team

The Person

The ideal candidate will have qualifications & experience in the following:

• Food Science / Food Technology Degree or equivalent
• 2+ years' experience in a food technical role
• Understanding of Product Specifications requirements
• Good knowledge of Labelling regulations
• Proficient use of MS Office tools including Power Point, Words and Excel
• Previous Experience of Spec Management Software packages

To discover more about this opportunity, apply now or contact Maeve Fahey at HRM on +353 1 6321885 for a confidential discussion.