Senior HazCom Specialist

Aarcher Talent is seeking a Senior Haz-com Specialist who will work with EHSS staff and other department’s team members. In general, primary responsibility tasks involve global Haz-com compliance for all products.  In addition, responsibility and contributions include laboratory chemical hygiene and support/coordination with the Environmental Engineer and Safety personnel on industrial hygiene issues in the manufacturing workplace.

Responsibilities

• Create, review, and approve Safety Data Sheets (SDS) utilizing SDS authoring software.
• Troubleshoot, problem solve and support system improvements within Safety Data Sheets (SDS) software for SDS as well as for label issues.
• Create templates for labels as well as reviewing and approving labels to ensure error-free hazard communication compliance.
• Review and authorize new chemical requests.
• Resolve routine questions and problems while bringing more complex issues to the attention of the HC-CHP.
• Understand and apply domestic and international regulatory requirements (GHS, Transportation, OSHA Haz-com) to daily work.
• Respond to various customer surveys, requests, and requirements efficiently.
• Provide expert Laboratory chemical hygiene support/training.  Including but not limited to data retrieval, processing, and analytical review of chemicals to Ensure global SDS and label compliance.
• Manage REACH and country specific chemical registrations.
• Conduct relevant Level I EHSS Trainings.
• Gather and organize relevant information utilizing multiple internal resources and provide timely feedback to Haz-com team.
• Attend meetings and report pertinent, detailed information effectively to Haz-com team.
• Provide daily accurate, concise, and punctual information to parties inside and outside the organization.
• Oversee and apply discretion while solving problems and escalating issues to EHSS management when appropriate.
• Oversee the planning and implementation of special projects and other duties as assigned.
• Work with Product Managers on new product development to supply regulatory information for various raw materials.
• Support the High-Performance Materials (HPM) group with the registration and documentation of novel substances.
• Work with consultants and CDX to maintain registrations for chemicals.
• Assess and implement compliance with importation of new chemicals into foreign jurisdictions.
• Facilitating the use of Industrial Hygiene practices throughout the plant and within the SDS and labeling.
• Stay up to date with international importation procedures and registrations.
• Mentor the Hazard Communications team through training, support, and guidance.
• Act as administrator for the entire WERCS program to ensure that SDS, labels and label templates are kept up to date with spec changes and regulatory compliance.
• Act as a backup site expert for the HC-CHP to problem solve lab and chemical hygiene issues.  
  • Ability to coordinate with EHSS Staff and Lab Staff including Laboratory Chemical Hygiene Officers (LCHO’s) to assure that chemical hazards and protective measures are considered.
• Backup for Corporate Chemical Hygiene Officer (CCHO).

 
Required:
 

• Bachelor of Science Degree in Chemistry, industrial hygiene, or related field.
• 5 + years’ experience in an industrial/manufacturing setting. 
• Certified on and able to interpret written code for IMDG, IATA, DOT, OSHA, and GHS regulations.
• Strong Chemistry knowledge
• Strong knowledge of computers and MS Office software.
• Strong knowledge of arithmetic and grammar.
• Strong understanding of TSCA
• Understand and implement OSHA standards.
• Certified in Laboratory and Industrial Hygiene and implement and advise on engineering controls and PPE where applicable.
• Work towards certification in Safety (Industrial hygiene focus)
• Follow written and verbal instructions in English.

• Manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously to meet established deadlines.
• Work as a leader, member of the team and independently.

Working Conditions:  

• Duties are generally performed indoors in an office and high purity manufacturing environment.  The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. When working in the presence of safety hazards, the employee is expected to follow company safety rules and use proper personal protective equipment such as: hardhat, safety glasses and full leather shoes, etc. 
• Employees will work in a covered Process Safety Management (PSM) environment containing threshold quantities of flammable liquids and/or gasses that have a potential for fire or explosion. Employees working in this environment are required to be free from devices that are not considered intrinsically safe. Examples of devices that may not be intrinsically safe include Insulin Pumps, Pacemakers, Pain Management devices, etc. 
• Alcohol and drug free workplace.
• Physical Demands:  The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.