Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed, while enabling a sustainable world.
Innovation goes far beyond materials science; it's powered by the passion, creativity, and diverse expertise of 9,000 professionals worldwide. Whether you're a finance wizard, a tech enthusiast, an operational powerhouse, an HR changemaker, or a trailblazer in materials development, you'll find your place at Avient.
Join our global team and help shape the future with sustainable solutions that transform possibilities into realities. Your unique perspective could be the key to our next breakthrough!
The Senior Regulatory Specialist will
* Support US and Canada regional customer inquiries related to Avient products meeting various global regulations.
* Proactively identify and recommend steps to mitigate impact of impending regulatory changes on Avient's portfolio.
* Work with suppliers to maintain all required raw material regulatory information.
* Assist in the development, implementation and maintenance of the Product Regulatory information systems (including SAP EH&S modules on Product Safety, HazCom, Dangerous Goods, etc).
Essential Functions
* Have a strong understanding and application knowledge of global chemical and food contact laws and regulations including but not limited to TSCA, EU REACH, FDA, EU Food contact etc.
* Stay current with all applicable regulations related to Hazard Communication (North America, Europe, Asia, etc.), such as GHS, EU CLP and other regional regulations
* Collaborate with customers to understand and meet regulatory requirements in formulations and provide required documents.
* Work with North American regulatory agencies such as EPA, FDA, FIFRA to assist in product registrations, and submissions.
* Maintain all relevant product information within the SAP EH&S Module and other PS systems provide data for various reports.
* Provide timely responses to customer inquiries in the US and Canadian regions
* Obtain and maintain compliance information on various raw materials to support customer requests related to REACH, RoHS, TSCA, Prop 65, FDA etc.
* Perform on-site audits of North American manufacturing facilities to ascertain compliance with standards such as RCMS, and GMP.
* Work with the technology team to assist in developing and maintaining Product Stewardship/Regulatory standards for new product development.
* Work with manufacturing plants to provide guidance on best practices to maintain regulatory compliance and provide training to end-users.
* Create documentation of internal Product stewardship processes and procedures.
* Act as backup for the EH&S PS Managers supporting specialties such as FDM/TPC.
* Other projects/duties as assigned or needed.
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years in manufacturing, regulatory, environmental health and safety
Additional Qualifications
- Proficiency in SAP preferred
- Excellent working knowledge of various computer software applications (i.e., Microsoft Office applications)
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent interpersonal skills; must be able to interface effectively at all levels of the organization
- Project management
- Effective listening skills
- Conflict resolution skills
- Strong organization skills and proven ability to manage multiple priorities and tasks
- Results oriented
- Effective analytical and problem solving skills
- Strong team player
- Personal ethics and integrity
Environmental, Health, Safety, & Security (EHS&S) Requirements
- Avient integrates EHS&S into all aspects of our operations. Each position at Avient is responsible for complying with all applicable EHS&S requirements. Additionally, employees and management are responsible for reporting all EHS&S incidents immediately to ensure we keep EHS&S a priority within the organization.
Security includes physical security and cyber security.
We believe that all of our global employees are leaders and that the six most important behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are the same no matter if an employee is a leader of self, a leader of others, or a leader of the business.
By playing to win, acting customer centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring and developing others and yourself you will accelerate your ability to achieve Avient's strategic goals, to meet our customer needs, and to accomplish your career goals.
At Avient, we believe a wide variety of thoughts, ideas and backgrounds gives us the creativity to be successful in a rapidly changing world. In support of this, we stress equality of opportunity for all qualified individuals in accordance with applicable laws. Decisions on hiring, promotion, development, compensation or advancement are based solely on a person's qualifications, abilities, experience and performance.
Avient is an equal opportunity employer. We maintain a policy of non-discrimination in providing equal employment to all qualified employees and candidates regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, protected veteran's status, or other legally protected classification in accordance with applicable federal, state and local law. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to complete an online application, please contact the Avient HR Team by emailing, ApplicationAccommodation@Avient.com.
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Avient Corporation
Apr 16, 2025