Packaging Compliance & Regulatory Manager

The Opportunity

Adept Group is recruiting on behalf of a confidential client for a Packaging Compliance & Regulatory Manager opportunity!

This role provides technical leadership and strategic oversight for packaging regulatory compliance across a broad product portfolio. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience in packaging regulations, food-contact requirements, sustainability, compliance documentation, and cross-functional leadership.

This individual will serve as a subject matter expert and strategic business partner, helping assess regulatory risk, guide packaging development and commercialization, maintain compliance processes and documentation, and prepare the organization for emerging packaging regulations. The role is hybrid, with flexibility for offsite work while remaining available for onsite collaboration as needed.

Location: Lewis Center, Ohio

Travel: Occasional travel to plants or meetings

Compensation: $118,000–$140,000 annually

Bonus: Eligible for 5% annual incentive

Key Responsibilities

• Lead regulatory compliance assessments for packaging materials, components, suppliers, and packaging changes.
• Interpret and apply food-contact, chemical, sustainability, labeling, and packaging end-of-life requirements.
• Partner with Packaging R&D and cross-functional teams on innovation, commercialization, cost-savings, sustainability, and supplier-change initiatives.
• Assess regulatory risks and develop practical recommendations and mitigation strategies.
• Maintain packaging compliance documentation, including supplier declarations, specifications, test reports, and other regulatory evidence.
• Monitor emerging packaging regulations and translate changes into actionable business guidance and compliance plans.
• Support EPR, recycled content, recyclability, packaging waste, and end-of-life labeling requirements.
• Analyze packaging data and partner with IT and other stakeholders to improve accuracy and reporting.
• Provide regulatory guidance, training, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Typical Day to Day

• Review packaging materials, components, suppliers, and proposed changes for regulatory compliance.
• Monitor emerging regulations and evaluate potential business impact.
• Maintain and review supplier declarations, specifications, test reports, and other compliance documentation.
• Collaborate with Packaging R&D, Procurement, Sustainability, IT, suppliers, laboratories, and consultants.
• Communicate regulatory risks, requirements, and recommendations across cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Science, Food Science, Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Materials Science, Regulatory Science, or a related scientific or technical field.
• 8+ years of relevant experience in packaging regulatory affairs, food-contact materials, packaging development, quality, compliance, or a related field within food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, or another regulated industry.
• Knowledge of packaging materials, food-contact requirements, and packaging sustainability/environmental regulations.
• Experience interpreting regulatory requirements and reviewing technical and supplier compliance documentation.
• Experience analyzing large data sets, validating data accuracy, and identifying and resolving discrepancies.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated ability to influence and lead across functions without direct authority.
• Advanced degree in a relevant scientific, technical, or regulatory field preferred.
• Experience supporting global or multi-market packaging portfolios preferred.
• Knowledge of U.S., Canadian, European, and/or other international food-contact regulatory frameworks preferred.
• Experience with packaging compliance, product lifecycle management, or regulatory information systems preferred.

Disclaimer

This opportunity is being recruited by Adept Group on behalf of a confidential client. Additional information regarding the organization will be shared with qualified candidates as appropriate during the recruitment process.

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.