Product Stewardship Specialist

Do you want to be part of a team that aspires to improve the quality of life for others? Are you interested in efficient manufacturing processes that promote sustainability? Do you feel a sense of accomplishment in a job well done? At Carpenter Co., we challenge our employees to learn from and inspire one another – all levels of the company collaborate, communicate and constantly improve to achieve shared success. If that sounds like an environment in which you will thrive, Carpenter Co. could be a great fit for you!

Carpenter Co. has an opening for a Product Stewardship Specialist at our Reinhart Technical Center in Richmond, Virginia. This position responsible in providing regulatory support and guidance for all of Carpenter Co.’s product lines, both chemical and finished products, including Safety Data Sheet (SDS) requirements, regulatory requirements, and responding to customer inquiries. This role will work collaboratively with, and under the guidance of, experienced compliance and regulatory professionals in Carpenter Co.'s Corporate Product Stewardship group.

Carpenter Co. employees are committed to working hard to ensure production goals are met while maintaining operations excellence. As the successful candidate, you will be expected to lead hazard communication (HazCom) activities for raw materials, finished goods, and experimental / non-commercial samples.

Your additional responsibilities as Product Stewardship Specialist will include:

• Providing expertise in Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)
• Conducting chemical hazard assessments as a participant in chemical review and approval processes; - authoring Safety Data Sheets (SDSs)
• Generating corresponding product labeling content
• Classifying dangerous goods for multimodal bulk shipment
• Monitoring, analyzing and reporting business impacts on local and global GHS activity
• Managing distribution of SDSs, as well as HazCom data and documents in all relevant systems
• Updating and providing relevant HazCom training to applicable Carpenter employees
• Collaborate with the Product Stewardship, Environmental, Industrial Hygiene, Research & Development, Sales, Engineering, Procurement, Legal and Operations teams to support chemical notifications, product registrations, and import/export requirements to support Carpenter’s growing global businesses. Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry, Toxicology, Environmental, Industrial Hygiene or related field
• 3-5 years working in a regulatory affairs or product compliance/stewardship function
• Knowledge of chemical manufacturing and/or R&D operations preferred
• High degree of accountability, initiative and standard for accuracy.
• Strong critical thinking and interpersonal skills; self-motivated, and ability to handle multiple tasks while maintaining strong attention to details
• Experience working with SDS authoring software and labeling systems; knowledge of ExESS product safety software is preferred.
• Hazard Materials Transportation certification (DOT, IATA, IMDG) is preferred
• Working knowledge of TSCA, DSL, and other global chemical inventories and chemical control laws is a big plus
• Intermediate to advanced Microsoft applications (ie Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc.) knowledge.