Technical Legislation Advisor

1 month ago

Ashby de la Zouch, United Kingdom KP Snacks Full time

Technical Legislation Advisor 

Ashby de la Zouch (Home of Hula Hoops, Space Raiders, Skips and more)

Permanent Role  

The Role

We are seeking a dedicated Technical Legislation Advisor to join our Central Technical department at KP Snacks. As a key member of our team, you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations pertaining to our products.

  • Deliver legal & policy compliance of branded and retailer branded (RTB) products manufactured or sold by KP Snacks.
  • Provide effective technical support for the timely delivery of projects including new product launches, range redesigns, cost saving initiatives, health & nutrition reformulations and implementation of legislation changes.
  • Collaborate with other members of the Technical Legislation team and Group colleagues to deliver the implementation of the new Intersnack recipe management system, Optiva
  • Deliver compliant products and labelling for brands sold in the UK, EU & export markets.
  • Responsibility for sign-off (approval or rejection) of artwork designs for legal & policy compliance.
  • Provide advice and/or approval of advertising materials such as website copy, press releases & print or broadcast ads.Deliver technical legislation support for projects e.g. ‘what if’ nutrition calculations, advice on nutrition or ingredient claims, product naming, depiction, labelling, allergens, acceptability of ingredients or recipes for use.
  • Ensure product samples meet KP/Intersnack or RTB customer requirements. Work closely with Product Development, Innovation & Marketing or RTB Commerical from the initial stages of projects in the brief phase through to product launch. Also, provide data (ingredients, allergens, nutrition or claims approval) for branded research or trade samples or RTB customer sample submission forms.
  • Management of allergen matrices to ensure packs are labelled with the correct allergen warnings. It is vital to ensure this information is correct as allergens can be life threatening and incorrect information could lead to a product recall.
  • Provide support during CIMs or food issue alerts and for factory audits.


  • Degree in science / food science / nutrition.
  • Training completed on recipe management systems including RTB customer specification systems.
  • Detailed knowledge of Technical Legislation team IT systems and RTB customer IT systems.
  • Detailed knowledge of KP Snacks branded & RTB portfolio.
  • Detailed knowledge of UK & EU legislation e.g. food law & labelling, allergens, health & nutrition claims.
  • Detailed knowledge of KP Snacks/Intersnack Group policies and customer policies & COPs.
  • Knowledge of nutrition relating to ingredients & products.
  • Knowledge of ingredients, processing methods and factories producing our snacks.
  • General awareness of snacks industry & competitor products.

What’s in it for you? (some of the benefits you can expect)

Competitive salary, depending on the skills and experience you can bring

Bonus scheme

Annual Salary Review

Medicash health cash plan

Private healthcare (role/grade dependent)

Digital GP and Best Doctors (2nd Medical Opinion service)

Cancer care

Company sick pay (eligibility criteria exist)

Holiday buy scheme

Electric Vehicle Scheme

KP4ME - online benefits, discounts, prizes, competitions and information platform with access to mental, physical and financial wellbeing information and tools


Company Overview

KP Snacks is proud to be part of the Intersnack Group. With an annual turnover of more than €4 billion, the Intersnack Group has grown and flourished to become a market leader in savoury snacks, present in over 30 countries across Europe, Australia, New Zealand and beyond, employing approximately 15,000 employees and 44 factories globally (33 in Europe, 3 in Australia, 3 in New Zealand, 2 in India and 3 in Vietnam).

In the UK KP Snacks consists of c2,400 colleagues across our seven factory locations and Slough HQ. We make great tasting snack brands such as Hula Hoops, McCoy’s, Pombear, KP Nuts, Butterkist popcorn, Tyrrells and popchips.

We wholeheartedly encourage individuals from diverse backgrounds to apply for this position. Even if you don’t meet all of the criteria, please don’t let that stop you applying. We are totally committed to creating a workplace where not one person feels they do not belong. Please just let us know if there is anything we can do to make the process more easily accessible for you or if you have any special requirements.

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