Chemical Compliance Specialist

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About the company

You'll be part of an innovative R&D team with 700+ employees in Venlo, the Netherlands, and 500+ in Poing, Germany. Within our Product Quality, Safety & Environment (PQS&E) department, you'll work alongside a team of six compliance experts ensuring the highest safety and environmental standards for our cutting-edge printing technologies.

The Dutch Océ / Canon is one of the world's leading companies in the field of document and information management. The company develops products and services for efficient and effective exchange of information. The company is active in more than eighty countries and has research and production centres in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, the Czech Republic, the United States and Japan. Océ has more than 20,000 employees worldwide. Océ has been part of Canon since 2010.

Job description

Are you detail-oriented, eager to learn about chemical compliance, and passionate about working alongside experts and R&D chemical engineers? Do you want to play a key role in developing safe and environmentally friendly print supplies for the professional market? If so, we have the perfect opportunity for you!

Yacht Engineering has a vacancy of Chemical Compliance Specialist at our client - Canon (in Venlo, Netherlands).

Responsibilities:

As a Chemical Compliance Specialist, you will be at the forefront of ensuring product safety and compliance across a diverse range of chemicals and products. Your responsibilities will include:

• Managing international product registrations, notifications, and annual compliance reporting

• Entering product data into relevant EU databases

• Providing essential safety information for product labeling and reviewing labels for accuracy

• Ensuring all compliance information is shared with Canon companies worldwide.

• Collaborating closely with colleagues and specialists in product development to maintain global regulatory compliance

• Compiling and registering critical data in chemical safety databases

Your Impact

Imagine working on cutting-edge Graphic Arts printers designed to deliver stunning prints at speeds exceeding 150 m /hour on various materials, from porous paper to flexible vinyl. These inks must meet strict global chemical regulations and internal standards.

In this role, you will prepare compliance records for the inks in our upcoming products, working ahead of R&D projects to streamline the go-to-market process. As final formulations take shape, you will verify documentation, ensure all necessary registrations, and make required notifications for a successful worldwide product launch.

Job requirements

We seek a highly organized and collaborative team player who can support our chemical engineers throughout the development and market release processes.

You should meet the following criteria:

• Bachelor's degree in Chemistry

• Knowledge of chemical legislation (REACH, CLP, GHS) is a plus

• Ability to oversee the required documentation and support the chemical engineers in the development process and in the market release preparations

Terms of employment

We offer a challenging position in which you can work in a dynamic environment, guaranteeing diversity in your work and creating plenty of opportunities for personal development. It concerns a secondment agreement at Canon via Yacht for one year, with possibility of extension and permanent contract at the company; for 40 hours per week (working on site).

We offer a competitive package of employment conditions according to the seniority of the position (salary between € 3.201,00 - € 5.436,00 - gross per period of 4 weeks, based on 40 h per week).

Start date: ASAP

Location: Venlo

32-40 hours a week