Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs Specialist

About this position

At Henkel, you’ll be part of an organization that’s shaping the future through innovation, sustainability and collaboration. With our trusted brands like Persil®, ‘all®, Loctite®, Snuggle®, and Schwarzkopf® and our cutting-edge technologies, you’ll have countless opportunities to explore new paths and grow.

This position is with our Adhesive Technologies business unit – where we empower our people to transform industries and provide our customers with a competitive advantage through adhesives, sealants and functional coatings.

Dare to learn new skills, advance in your career and make an impact at Henkel.

What you’ll do

• Execute hazard communication for all products in applicable SBU and region, including preparation of Safety Data Sheets and label data.
• Identify, determine applicability, and communicate potential impact of new raw materials on intermediates and finished products.
• Monitor, communicate, and implement regulation changes.
• Register new chemical substances; monitor global chemical inventory status and substance volume tracking.
• Participate in meetings and support completion of the PSRA checklist.
• Maintain thorough knowledge of products, chemistries, and processes.
• Lead regional and global product safety and regulatory affairs projects to simplify, harmonize, and streamline processes and procedures.
• Provide training to customer support functions to facilitate timely responses to basic customer inquiries at the local level.
• Ensure continuing familiarity with all applicable regulations and toxicological information.

What makes you a good fit

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry, Biology, Industrial Hygiene, Toxicology, Environmental Health and Safety, or other relevant scientific discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in the chemical industry.
• Familiarity with North American industrial and consumer federal and state regulations impacting chemical products (hazard communication standards/GHS classification and SDS authoring, control of toxic substances (TSCA, DSL), consumer product safety).
• Strong written and verbal communication skills; presentation skills and experience are desired.
• Ability to work independently and within a variety of cross-functional teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office programs, especially Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; familiarity with SAP EHS is desired.

Some benefits of joining Henkel

• Health Insurance: Affordable plans for medical, dental, vision and wellbeing starting on day 1.
• Work-Life Balance: Paid time off including sick, vacation, holiday and volunteer time; flexible & hybrid work policies (depending on role); vacation buy/sell program.
• Financial: 401k matching; employee share plan with voluntary investment and Henkel matching shares; annual performance bonus; service awards; student loan reimbursement.
• Family Support: 12-week gender-neutral parental leave (up to 20 weeks for parents giving birth); fertility support; adoption & surrogacy reimbursement; discounted child and elderly care; scholarships.
• Career Growth: Diverse national and international growth opportunities; access to thousands of skills development courses; tuition reimbursement.

Compensation

The salary for this role is $70,000.00 – $85,000.00. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.

Additional Information

Henkel does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies. Unsolicited referrals and resumes are considered Henkel property and therefore, Henkel will not pay a fee for any placement resulting from the receipt of an unsolicited referral.

Henkel is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, and other legally protected categories.

Job ID: 25084965

Job Location: United States, OH, Westlake, OH

Contact

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Application Deadline: As long as the vacancy is listed on our Career Site, we are happy to receive your application.