Career Opportunities: Group FC&PS Regulatory Specialist (5604)
You have a choice of where you want to work! We invite you along on our journey to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to attract, retain, and energize passionate people, like you, by investing in your professional development and providing opportunities for personal growth.
Do your values align with ours? Accountability, Growth mindset, One team, Care and a fair and inclusive work environment for everyone, everywhere!
We strive to meet the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our team, safeguarding the environment, and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities where we do business. Are you with us?!?
Purpose of the job
Provide expert legal and regulatory interpretation of global Food Contact (FC) requirements and Product Safety regulations linked to FC requirements to ensure consistent, Group wide compliance, support plants and Business Units (BUs), and deliver high quality regulatory documentation to customers.
Main responsibilities
Scope:
- Provide regulatory support to all Group manufacturing sites producing food contact grades (approximately 25 plants worldwide).
- Cover regulatory frameworks across major global jurisdictions, including the EU and its Member States, the United States, China, Mercosur, Japan, and other key markets.
- Support regulatory compliance for raw materials, including cellulosic and synthetic fibers, as well as all types of food‑contact additives and processing aids used in paper and/or plastic FCM.
Key Responsibilities:
Global Regulatory & Legal Expertise
- Monitor, analyze, and interpret global regulations related to food contact materials and product safety, ensuring continuous compliance with evolving legal landscapes.
- Provide early intelligence on emerging regulatory trends, identifying potential impacts on products, materials, and customer expectations.
- Maintain, update, and enhance Group regulatory frameworks, including interpretation notes, compliance guidelines, and internal position papers.
Support to Plants & Business Units (Group-Level Scope)
- Deliver clear regulatory interpretation and guidance to Plants and BUs, especially for customer audits, inquiries, and qualification processes.
- Prepare accurate, consistent, and legally robust customer regulatory documents such as Declarations of Compliance (DoCs), and position statements on substances or materials.
- Ensure all regulatory communication is fully aligned with Group rules, scientific evidence, and legal requirements.
Documentation & Technical‑Legal Writing
- Draft high‑quality regulatory documents, including explanations, summaries, FAQs, interpretation notes, and internal guidelines, that are clear, concise, and legally sound.
- Translate complex regulatory and scientific information into accessible guidance for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Consolidate technical and expert inputs into final customer-facing documentation ensuring accuracy, consistency, and clarity.
- Maintain Group templates, regulatory frameworks, and standard documentation to ensure harmonized practices across regions.
- Use the Group’s dedicated regulatory IT platform to manage regulatory data and updates, and integrate inputs from trade associations, expert networks, and internal stakeholders.
Internal & External Collaboration Collaborations
- Collaborate closely with the Group Supplier Quality Assurance Specialist (raw material risk assessment) and the Group FC&PS Testing & Lab Qualification Specialist (migration, testing, analytical work).
- Support Product Management, R&D, Quality, and Sales on regulatory aspects related to innovations, product modifications, and customer projects.
- Work with Plant teams and Business Units across regions to ensure shared understanding and consistent application of regulatory requirements.
- Support interactions with customers, trade associations, and regulatory authorities, representing the Group's regulatory positions when needed.
Qualifications (minimum level of knowledge and skills to fulfill one’s responsibilities)
- Master’s degree in Regulatory Affairs, Food Law, European Law, Chemistry, Toxicology, Food Science, or equivalent with strong legal exposure.
- 7–10 years in food contact compliance roles.
- Proven ability to draft regulatory documents and interpret international and national legislation.
- Experience supporting manufacturing sites and customer regulatory requests
Required competencies
Technical Competencies
- Strong knowledge of international and national FCM and product safety regulations and principles.
- Ability to interpret complex legislation and turn it into practical guidance.
- Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
- High personal organization, autonomy, and attention to detail.
- Ability to provide clear regulatory direction in multi site, multi BU operations.
- Proficient in Excel and SharePoint.
Behavioral Competencies
- Strong analytical mindset and capacity to navigate complex regulatory situations.
- Ability to influence and advise stakeholders effectively across diverse teams.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work cross-functionally with global teams.
- High sense of accountability, rigor, and independence in managing regulatory topics.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to structure and deliver clear regulatory messages.
- Good level of English (written and spoken); fluent French is a plus.
Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.
About Us. Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials segments, along with the Performance Materials Cluster, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2025 amounted to EUR 2.9 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.
Read more at www.ahlstrom.com.
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You have a choice of where you want to work! We invite you along on our journey to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to attract, retain, and energize passionate people, like you, by investing in your professional development and providing opportunities for personal growth.
Do your values align with ours? Accountability, Growth mindset, One team, Care and a fair and inclusive work environment for everyone, everywhere!
We strive to meet the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our team, safeguarding the environment, and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities where we do business. Are you with us?!?
Purpose of the job
Provide expert legal and regulatory interpretation of global Food Contact (FC) requirements and Product Safety regulations linked to FC requirements to ensure consistent, Group wide compliance, support plants and Business Units (BUs), and deliver high quality regulatory documentation to customers.
Main responsibilities
Scope:
- Provide regulatory support to all Group manufacturing sites producing food contact grades (approximately 25 plants worldwide).
- Cover regulatory frameworks across major global jurisdictions, including the EU and its Member States, the United States, China, Mercosur, Japan, and other key markets.
- Support regulatory compliance for raw materials, including cellulosic and synthetic fibers, as well as all types of food‑contact additives and processing aids used in paper and/or plastic FCM.
Key Responsibilities:
Global Regulatory & Legal Expertise
- Monitor, analyze, and interpret global regulations related to food contact materials and product safety, ensuring continuous compliance with evolving legal landscapes.
- Provide early intelligence on emerging regulatory trends, identifying potential impacts on products, materials, and customer expectations.
- Maintain, update, and enhance Group regulatory frameworks, including interpretation notes, compliance guidelines, and internal position papers.
Support to Plants & Business Units (Group-Level Scope)
- Deliver clear regulatory interpretation and guidance to Plants and BUs, especially for customer audits, inquiries, and qualification processes.
- Prepare accurate, consistent, and legally robust customer regulatory documents such as Declarations of Compliance (DoCs), and position statements on substances or materials.
- Ensure all regulatory communication is fully aligned with Group rules, scientific evidence, and legal requirements.
Documentation & Technical‑Legal Writing
- Draft high‑quality regulatory documents, including explanations, summaries, FAQs, interpretation notes, and internal guidelines, that are clear, concise, and legally sound.
- Translate complex regulatory and scientific information into accessible guidance for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Consolidate technical and expert inputs into final customer-facing documentation ensuring accuracy, consistency, and clarity.
- Maintain Group templates, regulatory frameworks, and standard documentation to ensure harmonized practices across regions.
- Use the Group’s dedicated regulatory IT platform to manage regulatory data and updates, and integrate inputs from trade associations, expert networks, and internal stakeholders.
Internal & External Collaboration Collaborations
- Collaborate closely with the Group Supplier Quality Assurance Specialist (raw material risk assessment) and the Group FC&PS Testing & Lab Qualification Specialist (migration, testing, analytical work).
- Support Product Management, R&D, Quality, and Sales on regulatory aspects related to innovations, product modifications, and customer projects.
- Work with Plant teams and Business Units across regions to ensure shared understanding and consistent application of regulatory requirements.
- Support interactions with customers, trade associations, and regulatory authorities, representing the Group's regulatory positions when needed.
Qualifications (minimum level of knowledge and skills to fulfill one’s responsibilities)
- Master’s degree in Regulatory Affairs, Food Law, European Law, Chemistry, Toxicology, Food Science, or equivalent with strong legal exposure.
- 7–10 years in food contact compliance roles.
- Proven ability to draft regulatory documents and interpret international and national legislation.
- Experience supporting manufacturing sites and customer regulatory requests
Required competencies
Technical Competencies
- Strong knowledge of international and national FCM and product safety regulations and principles.
- Ability to interpret complex legislation and turn it into practical guidance.
- Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
- High personal organization, autonomy, and attention to detail.
- Ability to provide clear regulatory direction in multi site, multi BU operations.
- Proficient in Excel and SharePoint.
Behavioral Competencies
- Strong analytical mindset and capacity to navigate complex regulatory situations.
- Ability to influence and advise stakeholders effectively across diverse teams.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work cross-functionally with global teams.
- High sense of accountability, rigor, and independence in managing regulatory topics.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to structure and deliver clear regulatory messages.
- Good level of English (written and spoken); fluent French is a plus.
Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.
About Us. Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials segments, along with the Performance Materials Cluster, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2025 amounted to EUR 2.9 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.
Read more at www.ahlstrom.com.
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- The job has been sent to
You have a choice of where you want to work! We invite you along on our journey to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to attract, retain, and energize passionate people, like you, by investing in your professional development and providing opportunities for personal growth.
Do your values align with ours? Accountability, Growth mindset, One team, Care and a fair and inclusive work environment for everyone, everywhere!
We strive to meet the highest standards of corporate citizenship by protecting the health and safety of our team, safeguarding the environment, and creating a long-lasting, positive impact on the communities where we do business. Are you with us?!?
Purpose of the job
Provide expert legal and regulatory interpretation of global Food Contact (FC) requirements and Product Safety regulations linked to FC requirements to ensure consistent, Group wide compliance, support plants and Business Units (BUs), and deliver high quality regulatory documentation to customers.
Main responsibilities
Scope:
- Provide regulatory support to all Group manufacturing sites producing food contact grades (approximately 25 plants worldwide).
- Cover regulatory frameworks across major global jurisdictions, including the EU and its Member States, the United States, China, Mercosur, Japan, and other key markets.
- Support regulatory compliance for raw materials, including cellulosic and synthetic fibers, as well as all types of food‑contact additives and processing aids used in paper and/or plastic FCM.
Key Responsibilities:
Global Regulatory & Legal Expertise
- Monitor, analyze, and interpret global regulations related to food contact materials and product safety, ensuring continuous compliance with evolving legal landscapes.
- Provide early intelligence on emerging regulatory trends, identifying potential impacts on products, materials, and customer expectations.
- Maintain, update, and enhance Group regulatory frameworks, including interpretation notes, compliance guidelines, and internal position papers.
Support to Plants & Business Units (Group-Level Scope)
- Deliver clear regulatory interpretation and guidance to Plants and BUs, especially for customer audits, inquiries, and qualification processes.
- Prepare accurate, consistent, and legally robust customer regulatory documents such as Declarations of Compliance (DoCs), and position statements on substances or materials.
- Ensure all regulatory communication is fully aligned with Group rules, scientific evidence, and legal requirements.
Documentation & Technical‑Legal Writing
- Draft high‑quality regulatory documents, including explanations, summaries, FAQs, interpretation notes, and internal guidelines, that are clear, concise, and legally sound.
- Translate complex regulatory and scientific information into accessible guidance for both technical and non‑technical audiences.
- Consolidate technical and expert inputs into final customer-facing documentation ensuring accuracy, consistency, and clarity.
- Maintain Group templates, regulatory frameworks, and standard documentation to ensure harmonized practices across regions.
- Use the Group’s dedicated regulatory IT platform to manage regulatory data and updates, and integrate inputs from trade associations, expert networks, and internal stakeholders.
Internal & External Collaboration Collaborations
- Collaborate closely with the Group Supplier Quality Assurance Specialist (raw material risk assessment) and the Group FC&PS Testing & Lab Qualification Specialist (migration, testing, analytical work).
- Support Product Management, R&D, Quality, and Sales on regulatory aspects related to innovations, product modifications, and customer projects.
- Work with Plant teams and Business Units across regions to ensure shared understanding and consistent application of regulatory requirements.
- Support interactions with customers, trade associations, and regulatory authorities, representing the Group's regulatory positions when needed.
Qualifications (minimum level of knowledge and skills to fulfill one’s responsibilities)
- Master’s degree in Regulatory Affairs, Food Law, European Law, Chemistry, Toxicology, Food Science, or equivalent with strong legal exposure.
- 7–10 years in food contact compliance roles.
- Proven ability to draft regulatory documents and interpret international and national legislation.
- Experience supporting manufacturing sites and customer regulatory requests
Required competencies
Technical Competencies
- Strong knowledge of international and national FCM and product safety regulations and principles.
- Ability to interpret complex legislation and turn it into practical guidance.
- Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills.
- High personal organization, autonomy, and attention to detail.
- Ability to provide clear regulatory direction in multi site, multi BU operations.
- Proficient in Excel and SharePoint.
Behavioral Competencies
- Strong analytical mindset and capacity to navigate complex regulatory situations.
- Ability to influence and advise stakeholders effectively across diverse teams.
- Strong collaboration skills and ability to work cross-functionally with global teams.
- High sense of accountability, rigor, and independence in managing regulatory topics.
- Excellent communication skills, with the ability to structure and deliver clear regulatory messages.
- Good level of English (written and spoken); fluent French is a plus.
Ahlstrom is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Equal opportunity is a sound and just concept to which we are firmly bound. Ahlstrom will not engage in discrimination against, or harassment of, any person employed or seeking employment with our company based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, non-disqualifying disability, status as a protected veteran or other characteristics protected by law.
About Us. Ahlstrom is a global leader in combining fibers into sustainable specialty materials. Our purpose is to Purify and Protect, with Every Fiber, for a Sustainable World. We aim to be the Preferred Sustainable Specialty Materials Company for all our stakeholders. Our Filtration and Life Sciences, Food and Consumer Packaging, and Protective Materials segments, along with the Performance Materials Cluster, address global trends with safe and sustainable solutions. Our net sales in 2025 amounted to EUR 2.9 billion and we employ some 7,000 people.
Read more at www.ahlstrom.com.