Regulatory Compliance Manager

What You’ll Do

Regulatory Compliance & Oversight

• Lead regulatory compliance activities for commercial food-grade equipment and related products across the U.S., Canada, and other applicable markets.
• Provide technical expertise on product regulations, equipment labeling, packaging requirements, environmental regulations, EPR obligations, product claims, and market-specific compliance requirements.
• Own and manage Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) compliance programs, including monitoring regulatory changes, determining applicability to products and packaging, coordinating reporting requirements, and ensuring timely compliance across applicable jurisdictions.
• Ensure products, components, packaging materials, documentation, and labeling comply with applicable federal, state, provincial, and international regulations and company standards.
• Monitor and interpret emerging regulatory requirements, environmental legislation, EPR requirements, product regulations, enforcement actions, and market-specific compliance changes to proactively identify and mitigate risk.
• Partner with Engineering, Product Development, Marketing, Packaging, Supply Chain, Legal, and other internal teams to incorporate regulatory requirements into product design, development, and commercialization.
• Develop and maintain regulatory compliance processes, documentation, and systems to support product launches and ongoing compliance.
• Support third-party certification audits, corporate compliance programs, and other external regulatory assessments.

Product Labeling, Packaging & Claims

• Own the review and approval of product labeling and packaging for commercial food-grade equipment, ensuring all required information is accurate and compliant before products are manufactured, shipped, or commercialized.
• Review product labels, packaging artwork, manuals, warnings, safety information, regulatory markings, certifications, and other customer-facing product documentation.
• Partner with Engineering and Product Development to ensure regulatory and labeling requirements are incorporated into new product development and design changes.
• Review and approve packaging key lines and product documentation prior to production and release.
• Evaluate product claims, marketing materials, ecommerce content, technical literature, and other customer-facing materials for regulatory compliance.
• Ensure third-party certifications, marks, claims, and regulatory statements are properly supported and approved for use on products, packaging, websites, and marketing materials.
• Maintain current knowledge of product labeling, packaging, environmental, sustainability, and EPR requirements affecting commercial equipment.

EPR & Environmental Compliance

• Serve as the internal subject matter expert for Extended Producer Responsibility and product/packaging environmental compliance.
• Monitor EPR legislation and other environmental requirements across applicable states, provinces, and international markets.
• Determine regulatory applicability and coordinate internal data collection, registrations, reporting, and documentation required to maintain compliance.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Packaging, Finance, Legal, and other stakeholders to ensure accurate product and packaging data is available for EPR reporting and compliance obligations.
• Assess the regulatory impact of changes to products, packaging, materials, and markets and communicate requirements to appropriate stakeholders.

Regulatory & Stakeholder Liaison

• Serve as a primary liaison with regulatory agencies, certification organizations, legal counsel, customers, and other external stakeholders on product compliance matters.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to interpret regulatory requirements and implement appropriate compliance strategies.
• Keep senior leadership informed of emerging product regulatory, labeling, packaging, EPR, environmental, and compliance requirements.
• Provide regulatory guidance to cross-functional teams throughout product development, commercialization, and ongoing product lifecycle management.

Product Compliance, Crisis Management & Corrective Action

• Support investigations and corrective actions related to product compliance, labeling, packaging, regulatory, or customer issues.
• Develop and maintain product compliance documentation and procedures.
• Support product recall or corrective action activities when regulatory or product compliance issues arise.
• Coordinate regulatory response activities and ensure appropriate documentation is maintained.

Customer & Commercial Support

• Provide regulatory and technical support to Sales, Customer Service, and other commercial teams.
• Prepare and maintain documentation such as letters of compliance, certificates, declarations, technical documentation, regulatory statements, and other customer-requested materials.
• Respond to customer questions regarding product compliance, labeling, certifications, packaging, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Support international market expansion by evaluating product and labeling requirements for new markets.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Regulatory Affairs, Engineering, Environmental Science, Business, Legal Studies, or a related technical field.
• 10+ years of relevant regulatory compliance experience, preferably supporting manufactured products, commercial equipment, industrial equipment, appliances, or other regulated products.
• Strong hands-on experience with product labeling and packaging compliance.
• Demonstrated experience with Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) requirements and environmental/product stewardship programs.
• Experience interpreting and implementing product-related regulatory requirements across multiple U.S. states, Canadian provinces, and/or international markets.
• Experience supporting product commercialization and working cross-functionally with Engineering, Product Development, Marketing, Packaging, Supply Chain, and Legal teams.
• Strong understanding of product labeling, packaging, product claims, regulatory markings, certifications, and compliance documentation.
• Experience monitoring regulatory changes and translating requirements into actionable business processes.
• Strong project management, organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex regulatory requirements to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies, certification organizations, legal counsel, customers, and external compliance partners.
• Proficiency with regulatory documentation and compliance systems, such as SharePoint or similar platforms.
• Ability to travel less than 20%.

Must-Have Skills

• Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR)
• Product Labeling & Packaging Compliance
• Product Regulatory Compliance
• Commercial Product / Equipment Compliance