Packaging and Environmental Compliance Lead

Industry: Healthcare

Position: Packaging and Environmental Compliance Lead

Employment Type: Permanent /Full-time

Salary: £40K-50K/annum

Location: Within the UK (Europe can also be considered.)

Working Arrangements: Hybrid/Remote

Key responsibilities

• Monitor and implement applicable UK, EU and country-specific packaging legislation, including the EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation and Extended Producer Responsibility requirements.
• Identify the packaging registrations, reporting, fees, recycling information and labelling requirements applicable in each country where products are sold.
• Manage UK and EU packaging registrations, declarations and periodic EPR reporting, ensuring submissions are accurate and completed on time.
• Collect packaging and sales data from HQ, SCM, factories, suppliers and distributors, and follow up missing or inconsistent information.
• Maintain accurate packaging data covering materials, component weights, composition, recyclability and recycled content.
• Work with external compliance schemes, consultants and experts, relevant national compliance providers.
• Maintain packaging specifications, technical documentation, supplier declarations, certificates, test reports and supporting compliance records.
• Coordinate packaging and artwork updates for products, including mandatory information, environmental claims, recycling symbols and local-language requirements.
• Support compliance activities for products, including applicable requirements and maintenance of Safety Data Sheets.
• Provide support with products quality and regulatory activities when required, under the direction of the Regulatory and Quality Assurance Manager.
• Support wider QMS activities as required, including document control, training records, change controls, non-conformances, CAPAs, supplier qualification and audits.
• Support qualification, review and audit of packaging suppliers and external service providers.
• Prepare and maintain relevant procedures, work instructions, trackers, training records and audit evidence.
• Monitor regulatory changes and clearly communicate their impact, required actions, responsible owners and deadlines.
• Improve and streamline packaging-data collection and reporting processes, including use of suitable digital tools where practical.
• Support internal and external audits and respond to packaging-compliance queries from clients, customers, authorities and other business partners.

Mandatory Requirements:

• Experience in packaging compliance, environmental compliance, regulatory affairs, quality assurance or a related role.
• Working knowledge of UK and EU packaging regulations and EPR requirements, with the ability to research and implement country-specific obligations.
• Experience collecting, checking and reporting data from multiple teams or suppliers.
• Strong Excel or equivalent data-management skills and confidence using reporting portals and trackers.
• Good attention to detail and the ability to manage routine administrative work accurately alongside regulatory projects.
• Strong organisation, follow-up and deadline-management skills.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to explain requirements to non-specialists.
• Ability to work independently and escalate significant risks or delays promptly.

Preferred Requirements:

• Practical experience with EU PPWR implementation, UK packaging EPR or packaging EPR schemes in one or more EU Member States.
• Experience working with producer-responsibility organisations or external environmental-compliance providers.
• Knowledge of artwork review.
• Experience in healthcare or another regulated industry.
• Experience with quality systems, supplier audits, change control, non-conformances and CAPA.

*We regret to inform applicants that only shortlisted candidates will be notified. Thank you for your understanding.

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