Team Leader SDS EMEA

Univar; Widnes, Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical distributor in Widnes is seeking an SDS Team Leader to manage the team of Safety Data Sheet authors. The ideal candidate will have experience in a chemical regulatory focused industry, with strong communication skills and attention to detail. This role offers a dynamic working environment with opportunities for career growth and development.

Benefits

Market aligned pay and incentives

Diverse benefits offering

Support for employee wellbeing

Qualifications

• Experience managing a team in a chemical regulatory focused industry.
• Experience authoring Safety Data Sheets preferred.
• Ability to manage an evolving workload based on regulatory needs.

Responsibilities

• Manage the SDS authoring team responsible for the EMEA region.
• Co-ordinate with other Product Stewardship experts.
• Build and maintain team competency matrix with regular training.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Attention to detail

Customer focus

Good numeracy and statistics skills

Flexibility under pressure

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

UL Wercs

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Duties

We currently have an exciting opportunity for an SDS Team Leader to work within our Product Stewardship function and lead the team of Safety Data Sheet (SDS) authors. Reporting into the Product Stewardship Manager, this role is based at either our Middlesbrough or Widnes site.

Key Responsibilities and Tasks

• Manage the workload and development of the SDS authoring team who are responsible for the EMEA region (6 people)
• Co-ordinate with other Product Stewardship experts to ensure organizational compliance
• Build and maintain team competency matrix – including regular training and auditing programme
• Maintain robust processes to handle SDS requests in a complete and timely manner
• Staying abreast of emerging SDS & CLP regulation, understand any impact to the broader business and processes and ensure cross functional stakeholders understand what is required
• Act as business partner for SDS software matters, including but not limited to software updates, bugs and enhancement prioritization
• Coordination of Poison Centre Notification dossiers to the ECHA Notification Portal
• Co-ordinate and manage exposure scenarios where required for ESDS
• Comply with safety notices
• Comply with all Quality procedures
• Co-operate on all matters concerned with any health, safety, training, legislative and environmental matters

We Are Looking For

• The successful candidate will be dynamic, have excellent communication skills and already have experience managing a team within a chemical regulatory focused industry; this could include Safety Data Sheet authoring, Product Stewardship or an EHS environment. Experience authoring safety data sheets is preferred
• Good numeracy and statistics skills are preferred and good working knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications will be essential
• Experience of SAP and UL Wercs would be advantageous
• Someone who is cool under pressure with the ability to manage a varying and evolving workload with the flexibility to prioritise based on regulatory or business requirements
• Attention to detail and accuracy of information are essential to succeed
• Customer focused with a desire to exceed on Service Level Agreements and provide exceptional service

Univar Solutions is a leading, global distributor of chemicals and ingredients essential to the safety, health, and wellbeing of our daily lives - from life-saving medicines and vitamins to hand sanitizers and industrial materials used for cleaning, construction, and more. Our global team of more than 9,500 employees support our vision to redefine distribution and be the most valued chemical and ingredient distributor on the planet!

We offer a Total Rewards package that includes market aligned pay and incentives as well as a diverse benefits offering to support our employees’ physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing.

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We are committed to a diverse workforce and a culture of inclusion. Together, we are building a culture that acknowledges and respects the unique experiences, perspectives, and expertise of every employee. Through our dedicated Employee Resource Networks, we provide the development and growth opportunities to empower us to redefine our industry while making a difference in our communities.

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