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Job purpose
The Global Product Safety Specialist has the responsibility for supporting the business on product safety related documents such as Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and labels. This role ensures regulatory compliance and supports business goals by providing proactive classification and labeling advice along with critical information to both internal and external customers and other parties. It serves as the main focal point regarding hazard communication for a business line.
Key Accountabilities
- Ensures regulatory compliance support to safety data sheets, labels, and other pertinent hazard communication documentation
- Support the harmonization of product safety processes, globally that ensure compliance with Globally Harmonized (GHS) classification and labeling standards
- Represent business units in all aspects relevant to be compliant with chemical regulations for the portfolio within their assigned region
- Support other regional colleagues as required on product safety needs
- Involved in the daily operational support to the business and long-term planning needs of supply chain and other business functions to determine impact to product safety support
- Support in the creation and maintenance of processes and tools that support the daily and long-term needs of the product safety team, globally.
About the job (Job Responsibilities)
- Responsible for managing completeness and quality of physical, chemical, and toxicological data and assessment for classification of active portfolio products.
- Responsible for compiling product safety relevant documents (such as MSDS, labels and transport documents) for a business.
- Assists in managing substance and raw material portfolios in collaboration with other PSRA positions.
- Responsible for coordinating the product safety support given to business in respective region in terms of documents and information (e.g. Exposure Scenario's).
- Monitoring and communicating regulatory developments within regulatory bodies relating to hazard communication and transportation.
- Act as focal point for one or more business segments around product safety for issue handling and communication.
- Support in the managing and safeguarding of the development and effectiveness of SAP EH&S, in line with the business requirements, with a focus on operational efficiency.
- Act as lead or support (depending on level of position) in product safety related projects.
- Responsible for setting up harmonized processes within own area of responsibility.
- Be an advocate for change management; actively engaged in the improvement of team's processes and systems.
- Participate in complex projects within the PSRA area, like global launching of new product.
- Responsible for following the Nouryon Business Principles and Code of Conduct with an obligation to report deviations in legal compliance to responsible manager.
We believe you bring (Education & Experience)
- 4 8 years of work experience in regulatory, environmental, HSE or R&D depending upon base education.
- B. Sc in chemistry or another relevant field.
- M. Sc in chemistry, chemical engineering, or another relevant field is preferred.
- Minimum 10 years of relevant experience.
- Thorough and detailed hands-on knowledge of national and international regulatory programs (OSHA, etc.) and transportation laws.
- Experience with SAP EH&S or similar environment/health/safety management software tool.
- Good knowledge of chemical regulations, hazard communication and product stewardship.
Please apply via our online recruitment system. We will not accept applications via e-mail. Once it's with us we will review to see if we have a match between your skills and the role! For more information about our hiring process, visit: nouryon.com/careers/how-we-hire/
We look forward to receiving your application!
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If you're looking for your next career move, apply today and join Nouryon's worldwide team of Changemakers in providing essential solutions that our customers use to manufacture everyday products such as personal care, cleaning, paints and coatings, agriculture and food, pharmaceuticals, and building products. Our employees are driven by the wish to make an impact and actively drive positive change. If that describes you, we will gladly make way for your ambitions. From day one we support you with your personal growth, through challenging positions and comprehensive learning and development opportunities, in a dynamic, international, diverse, and proactive working environment.
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