Global Compliance Specialist

Job ID: ADTS (Eng/Chemist/Specialist) – Global Compliance Specialist

About the role

The Global Compliance Specialist plays a pivotal role in ensuring our products comply with all relevant regulations and standards and is responsible for managing various compliance-related tasks.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the point of contact for customers regarding regulatory and compliance inquiries, addressing questions or concerns and providing accurate, timely information on product compliance.
• Lead investigations into compliance-related complaints or issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Coordinate and oversee the annual certification program for all brands and products, ensuring necessary certifications are obtained and maintained according to industry standards.
• Conduct thorough research on new and updated country-specific regulations to ensure ongoing compliance for products in global markets.
• Work closely with chemists and stakeholders to ensure products meet Brand Specific Restricted Substance Lists (RSL).
• Provide expert guidance to chemists and manufacturing teams on compliance of new chemicals introduced to production, ensuring adherence to applicable regulations and standards.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in chemistry or a related field is preferred. Equivalent work experience will also be considered.
• At least 5 years of regulatory and compliance experience in the chemical industry, preferably in screen-printing inks or related sectors.
• Experience working with regulations such as ZDHC (Zero Discharge of Hazardous Chemicals), REACH, FDA, and TSCA.
• Preferred experience in the textile industry, with exposure to OEKO-TEX, Eco Passport, and/or Bluesign certifications.

Skills

• Strong knowledge of international regulatory frameworks and standards related to chemical substances and materials.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills for handling compliance-related investigations and resolutions.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with internal teams, customers, and external stakeholders.
• Ability to adapt to changing regulatory environments and implement necessary compliance adjustments.

Physical Demands

• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Frequently required to stand, walk, sit, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance.
• Must be able to lift and/or move up to 55 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Requires the use of safety equipment such as safety glasses, shoes, hard hats, face shields, and gloves.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; and explosives.

About Us

Our purpose at Avient Corporation is to be an innovator of materials solutions that help our customers succeed while enabling a sustainable world. Innovation is 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.

We believe all global employees are leaders, and the six key behaviors for driving our strategy and culture are: playing to win, acting customer-centric, driving innovation and profitable growth, collaborating seamlessly across Avient, and motivating and inspiring others while developing yourself. These behaviors accelerate our ability to achieve strategic goals, meet customer needs, and accomplish career objectives.

Avient values a wide variety of thoughts, ideas, and backgrounds, fostering creativity in a rapidly changing world. 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.