EHS, QMS & Regulatory Specialist

Job Details Scientific

Job #: 122307

Category:
Scientific

Job Type: Permanent

Branch:
Parsippany

Salary: $ 70000.00 - $ 90000.00

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Specialty Chemical Manufacturer | Carlstadt, NJ | Full-Time, On-Site

Our client, an established specialty chemical manufacturer, is looking for an EHS, QMS & Regulatory Specialist to take ownership of environmental health & safety, the quality management system, and product regulatory affairs at their Carlstadt manufacturing facility.

This is a hands-on, build-it role. In your first year, you'll help lead our facility through Chem Stewards and ISO 9001:2015 certification - then own and continuously improve both systems going forward. We're looking for someone with strong systems-building instincts and the drive to build this function from the ground up. Prior certification experience is a plus, but not required - what matters most is your ability to create structure where none exists and earn buy-in from people who don't report to you.

• Lead the Chem Stewards implementation - gap assessment, corrective action planning, documentation, and preparation for third-party verification
• Lead ISO 9001:2015 implementation - process mapping, internal audits, management reviews, and registrar/certification audits
• Build the document and record control architecture (SOPs, work instructions, forms, revision control) underlying both systems

• Own EHS compliance across federal, New Jersey, and local requirements (OSHA, Haz Com/GHS, LOTO, machine guarding, PPE, and more)
• Manage environmental permits and reporting (NJDEP, RCRA, NJPDES, EPCRA, TSCA) and DOT/PHMSA hazmat compliance
• Run chemical safety programs, incident investigations, OSHA 300 logs, training, safety meetings, and facility inspections
• Serve as the primary point of contact for regulatory inspections, insurance visits, and customer EHS audits

• Verify and certify product/ingredient regulatory status (Prop 65, TSCA, SARA 313, and more) and track evolving chemical regulations
• Manage SDS creation/updates, product labeling, customer regulatory inquiries, and vendor documentation requests
• Prepare USMCA certifications, Certificates of Origin, and required regulatory filings

• Own the quality management system across raw materials, in-process, and finished goods
• Partner with R&D and Operations on specs, test methods, and the nonconforming material process
• Run the internal audit program, manage the customer complaint process, and oversee supplier quality

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental science, occupational safety, or a related field
• 2-4 years of combined EHS and/or quality experience in chemical, specialty chemical, polymer, coatings, adhesives, or similar batch manufacturing
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and OSHA/EPA/state environmental programs for chemical manufacturing
• Experience with internal audits, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action
• Strong SOP-writing and training skills, with solid MS Office and ERP/quality systems proficiency
• Comfort driving compliance across teams without direct authority - and the initiative to own ambiguous, build-from-scratch work

Nice to have: direct experience with Chem Stewards or a comparable EHS&S system (Responsible Care, RC14001); experience in dispersion, emulsion, or polymer manufacturing; prior work at a growing or newly acquired manufacturer where systems were being built, not inherited.

This is an on-site role in an active chemical manufacturing facility. You'll spend time in production areas requiring PPE (safety glasses, footwear, gloves, and periodic respiratory protection), and should be comfortable standing/walking for extended periods, climbing stairs and ladders, and occasionally lifting up to 50 lbs.

• Bachelor's degree in chemistry, chemical engineering, environmental science, occupational safety, or a related field
• 2-4 years of combined EHS and/or quality experience in chemical, specialty chemical, polymer, coatings, adhesives, or similar batch manufacturing
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 and OSHA/EPA/state environmental programs for chemical manufacturing
• Experience with internal audits, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive action
• Strong SOP-writing and training skills, with solid MS Office and ERP/quality systems proficiency
• Comfort driving compliance across teams without direct authority - and the initiative to own ambiguous, build-from-scratch work.