Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Position Title: Regulatory Affairs Specialist

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Toronto HQ

Grade:Grade 04

Requisition ID:36446

In every role McCainers are ambitious curious and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

The Regulatory Affairs Specialist is responsible for product composition and label regulatory compliance for finished goods manufactured and sold in the Canadian market.

The position supports the regions commercial goals and includes key day-to-day business continuity activities e.g. ingredient & formula reviews labelling & marketing claim exploration. The Regulatory Affairs Specialist is also responsible to represent & defend McCain activities with external stakeholders for the US and Canadian markets.

The role is expected to be 85% internally focused on supporting the regional R&D team & business operations. The other 15% will be externally focused and include work in Technical Committees of Canadian Trade Associations.

What youll be doing.

Product Compliance

• Acts as expert on food legislation and guidelines issued by regulatory authorities in Canada (national/regional):
  - Interprets legislation requirements shares industry best practices and recommends regulatory positions.
  - Develops and maintains regional procedures to approve product formulas ingredients labels and other marketing material aligned with business requirements.
  - Supports business partners (Procurement R&D Marketing etc.) on new product development product reformulations product claims exploration and label redesigns as needed to ensure regulatory compliance.
  - Liaises with Global and other regional regulatory contacts to review compliance on export/import requirements.
• Conducts regulatory risk assessments (regulatory investigation data collection industry calibration etc.) in collaboration with other cross-functional teams e.g. Global Regulatory QA/Food Safety Legal GR/EA teams.
• Advocates and sponsors training initiatives to support cross-functional team members and their contribution to regulatory compliance for continued efficiency and accuracy.

Legislation Monitoring & Communication

• Coordinate the monitoring of regional regulatory environment changes and/or evolution on product composition ingredient and food labelling requirements.
• Communicates and works with cross-functional team members to estimate impact and evaluate state of readiness.
• Monitors and communicates regional emerging legislation to Food Safety team members on microbiological parameters food contaminants and Food Safety Management programs as required.

External Activities

• Participates in relevant Technical Committees of Trade Associations for the Canadian Market
• Establishes and maintain working relationships with Canadian regulatory authorities as appropriate.

What youll need to be successful.

• Degree or equivalent in Food Science or related technical discipline.
• Preferred minimum 5 years of experience working within a large global food manufacturing organization preferably in Regulatory Affairs.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Regulatory Affairs in Canada:
• knowledge of product marketing claims substantiation and other labelling information.
• Awareness of food safety requirements (microbiological standards food contaminants).
• A general understanding of the U.S. regulatory landscape (FDA USDA) is a strong asset
• Proven participation in Trade Associations and working committees to review regulatory and industry initiatives and positively influence regulatory outcomes.
• Record of having led transformative initiatives demonstrating an ability to influence the business to achieve positive results.
• Ability to influence key stakeholders and peers. Ability to stand alone set clear standards and hold other accountable to a critical requirement.
• Courage to have difficult discussions with groups from all levels of the organization.
• Strong team player who can effectively interface with all levels of management and teams across the business.

About the team.

The Regulatory team partners with R&D Quality Marketing and Procurement to enable the business while ensuring regulatory integrity. This Specialist role brings Canadian expertise and operational excellence into daily decision-making and innovation strategy for the North American region as well as collaborates with our global teams.

About McCain.
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Leadership principles.
At McCain our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers collaborate as a team and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs driving innovation empowering people and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience.
We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

Compensation Package:$69700.00-$93000.00CAD annually bonus eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience skill set education/training and other organizational needs.

Benefits: At McCainwere on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do every day. We understand and appreciate that each persons needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing programs reflect that. Employeesare eligible for the following benefits:health coverage (medical dental vision prescription drug) retirement savings benefits and leave support including medical family and bereavement. Wellbeing programs include vacationandholidays company-supported volunteering time and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level location and nature of the benefit details available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us and were here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity resilience and success and makes our business qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race religion color national origin sex age veteran status disability or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms) please let us knowand we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family:Research & Development
Division:Global Research and Development
Department:Regulatory NA
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Company:McCain Foods (Canada)