Senior Product Steward

Position Overview

Under the supervision of the Product Stewardship Manager, the Senior Product Steward will ensure the business complies with regulatory, hazard communication, customer, and company requirements. They will assess compliance with European regulations applicable to Ascend’s global product portfolio. They will provide the regulatory interpretation and assessment for Ascend Performance Materials. Collaborate with supply chain, technology, and commercial departments for Ascend Performance Materials

Targeted Outcome

• ESSH excellence in the development, production, marketing, and the overall life cycle of Ascend Performance Materials growing and global portfolio of products.
• Supporting internal process improvements and integration.

Responsibilities

• Assess regulatory compliance for Ascend Performance Materials commercial and R&D products in Europe.
• Ensure conformance of Ascend products to global requirements.
• Monitor and adapt to changing regulatory requirements and proactively communicate to the Product Stewardship manager
• Communicate with internal technical experts and H&S resources to ensure accuracy and quality
• Address customer ESSH concerns and questions regarding our raw materials, products and manufacturing facilities.
• Monitor and maintain software applications (i.e. Sphera and IUCLID), files, and metadata to ensure consistency and accurate document control.

Required Experience

• BS or higher in Chemistry or related sciences
• 7+ years’ of Product Stewardship experience in the chemical industry
• Knowledge of EU REACH, Turkey REACH, UK REACH, CLP, and GHS regulatory schemes
• Understanding of basic concepts/principles of toxicology
• Experience in interfacing with regulatory agencies and legal, evaluating, and complying with regulatory requirements

Location

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

Required Skills

• Strong interpersonal and communications skills, both oral and written.
• Highly organized and significant attention to detail.
• Self-motivated individual with the demonstrated ability to interpret and apply laws, regulations and standards.
• Solid working knowledge of chemical product stewardship principles.
• Experience in providing sound, strategic business advice, solving complex problems and making tough decisions.
• Ability to work across multiple functional groups internally and externally i.e. commercial, technology, operations, ESSH, customers, regulatory agencies, and consulting groups.

Skills Summary:

About Us:

Ascend Performance Materials is the premium provider of high quality chemicals, fibers and plastics. With world scale integrated manufacturing facilities we are able to develop new products from our core technologies, and provide flexibility to respond to the expanding needs of customers. Ascend has global sales and distribution facilities across the globe and six manufacturing facilities globally. As a privately-held company, our people do big things and make big decisions, often much earlier in their careers than at larger companies. Ascend Performance Materials offers team members the opportunity to contribute in big, meaningful ways—all within a stable and growing business.

Why work at Ascend?

Our vision is to be the recognized leader in the nylon 6,6 value chain, creating new possibilities with PA66 for everyone, everywhere, every day. We achieve that through living our Ascend values.

We care. We operate safely with high integrity for our employees, our customers and our communities. Our people are our greatest assets, and our Total Rewards Program extends beyond traditional benefits to include access to on-site medical clinics at our U.S. facilities, a global wellness rewards program and Performance Matters, an employee-driven recognition plan. Our Commitment to Zero demonstrates our belief that is it possible to operate with zero personal injuries, zero process safety incidents and zero environmental releases. And the Ascend Cares Foundation, led by Ascend employees, supports Ascend families in times of need, provides inspiring opportunities for community engagement and facilitates community leadership.

Customer-focused. We exist for our customers; they drive our actions. Their success is our success. Our plastics and chemicals are building blocks that help make everyday essentials safer and more sustainable, and we constantly strive to develop new and innovative products to meet the future needs of our customers. And that customer focus doesn’t only apply to the marketplace – it also applies to how we treat our colleagues and our fellow community members.

Better every day. We invest in our people and our processes to improve every day. A2E, our continuous improvement program, guides the way we do business. And this way of problem solving applies not only to our manufacturing practices but also to our commitment to developing our people. You’ll see it during your career at Ascend in our leadership development, skills training and mentoring programs

Agile. We think broadly and lead proactively in a constantly evolving organization and industry. Agility doesn’t mean simply working quickly – it means critical thinking, creative problem solving and novel approaches to everyday challenges.

One Ascend. All together, with a common set of goals and an eye toward the future. We don’t accept silos. We look for ways to share across departments, sites and geography. This means you won’t be boxed into a single role at Ascend – you could get the chance to work with teams across the globe to improve the way we serve our people, our customers and our communities.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information or other protected status under federal, state or local laws.