Product Safety & Data Management

ABOUT THE ORGANIZATION
 

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC Group, is a leading producer of packaging and graphic solutions, color and display technologies, functional products, electronic materials, and products for the automotive and healthcare industries. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical is continuously working to promote and develop sustainable solutions to exceed customer expectations and better the world around us. With combined annual sales of more than $8.5 billion and 22,000+ employees worldwide, the DIC Group companies support a diverse collection of global customers.
 

Sun Chemical Corporation is a subsidiary of Sun Chemical Group Coöperatief U.A., the Netherlands, and is headquartered in Parsippany, New Jersey, U.S.A. For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com or connect with us on LinkedIn or Twitter
 

Purpose of this position

• Management of master data for product of Color Materials products
• Ensuring regulatory data compliance in accordance with global and regional legislations (GHS, REACH, CLP etc.)
• Responsibility for Safety Data Sheets of sales products and intermediates within Color Materials
• Supporting product management, sales, procurement, R&D, quality management, trade control, IT departments etc. regarding regulatory requests on a global level

• Supporting official audits by authorities

• Additional responsibility: Development and maintenance of Access Database for customer specific Regulatory (Becoming a successor and back-up for two colleagues who will retire in the next years)

Main responsibilities and tasks

• Requesting and evaluation of product safety-relevant master data of the assigned Sun Chemical Color Materials portfolio
• Classification and labelling of products in scope in accordance with global and country-specific chemical legislations and industry-specific regulations
• Maintenance of EH&S product master data and creation of Safety Data Sheets within the Sun Chemical system “Atrion”
• Maintenance and development of MS Access Databases designed for creation of Regulatory documents
• Continuous review of the assigned products in accordance with legal requirements, voluntary commitments or business needs
• Identifying regulatory threats that could affect marketing of products and developing solutions while considering possible competitive advantages
• Performing ad hoc analyses to improve data quality and detect data errors/inconsistencies at an early stage
• Advising other units within Sun Chemical (Production, Product Management, QR, R&D, Sales, Trade Control, Procurement, etc.) on regulatory issues

Requirements / knowledge

• Advanced degree in natural sciences or economics (preferably in chemistry)
• Several years of professional experience in the chemical industry
• Project management activities
• Extensive specialist knowledge in the areas of chemicals legislation (REACH, GHS, CLP) and product safety
• Expert knowledge of MS Access and Excel as well as knowledge of SAP R/3 business software and Sphera Intelligent Authoring
• Excellent communication skills in both English and German
• High degree of team spirit

BENEFITS

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k)+match and life insurance. Eligibility of benefit timing may vary.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
 

It is Sun’s policy that applicants for employment are recruited, selected, and hired on the basis of individual merit and ability with respect to the position being filled. Sun prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other status protected by applicable law.
 

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