Food Contact and Regulatory Affairs Supervisor - EMEA

Food Contact and Regulatory Affairs Supervisor - EMEA

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Location: Bodelshausen, Germany. Reporting to Manager Food Contact Regulatory Affairs, Packaging Coatings, EMEA. The Packaging Coatings business unit supplies the metal packaging industry with products for direct and indirect food contact applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Generate food contact compliance documentation for customers and brand owners across the EMEA region in a timely fashion.
• Work with raw material suppliers to secure and verify appropriate food contact raw material status documentation.
• Upload raw material data into corporate or packaging coatings databases/systems.
• Coordinate food contact testing activities with third‑party test institutes, liaising with technical teams and reviewing draft test reports.
• Develop strategic relationships with raw material suppliers, key customers and brand owner regulatory specialists.
• Represent PPG on food contact and safety matters with third‑party consultants such as law firms, test institutes and trade associations.
• Act as an internal advisor/consultant for packaging technical and development teams on raw material selection and product testing to demonstrate compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in Chemistry with working knowledge of polymers and analytical methods (e.g., LC/GC chromatography).
• Minimum five years’ experience in the chemical industry and/or in a coatings food contact or product stewardship functional area.
• Experience with food contact regulatory requirements in EMEA and strategies to demonstrate compliance.
• Working knowledge of food contact regulations in other regions.
• Strong written communication skills essential for generating compliance documentation and other communications with supply chain and third parties.
• Supervisory capability for small teams, including training, staff development and engagement.

About Us

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Benefits will be discussed during the hiring process.