Chemical compliance manager

Responsibilities (Essential Job Functions):

Chemical Regulation & Environmental Governance

• Develop, maintain and continuously improve COSHH compliance across the business. 

• Maintain compliance with UK REACH, GB CLP and other applicable chemical legislation. 

• Prepare, review and maintain Safety Data Sheets (SDS), product classifications and regulatory documentation. 

• Support Environment Agency permit compliance and environmental reporting requirements. 

Audit & Risk Management

• Carry out compliance audits across blending, filling, warehouse and associated operations. 

• Produce and review risk assessments, ensuring suitable control measures are implemented and maintained. 

• Support and maintain ISO 14001 environmental management systems and associated compliance records. 

• Identify opportunities for continual improvement in compliance systems and processes. 

Training & Culture

• Deliver site inductions, compliance training and spill response awareness. 

• Provide practical regulatory guidance to operational teams. 

• Promote a positive, proactive compliance culture throughout the business. 

Investigation & Reporting

• Investigate compliance incidents, non-conformances, near misses and regulatory breaches using root cause analysis. 

• Monitor compliance performance and prepare reports for senior management. 

• Liaise with regulatory authorities, auditors and external stakeholders where required.

Person Specification

Essential Qualifications & Experience

will be considered where candidates can evidence the required technical competence and professional judgement.

• Demonstrable experience producing, reviewing or maintaining Safety Data Sheets (SDS) and associated chemical regulatory documentation. 

• Working knowledge of GB CLP / GHS hazard classification and chemical hazard communication. 

• Practical understanding of UK REACH, or EU REACH with the ability to demonstrate an understanding of GB REACH requirements. 

• Experience producing COSHH assessments and chemical risk assessments. 

• Experience interpreting chemical legislation and translating regulatory requirements into practical operational controls. 

• Experience working within a regulated chemical environment (manufacturing, blending, laboratory, research or comparable industry). 

• Experience conducting technical investigations, root cause analysis and implementing corrective actions. 

• Ability to communicate technical information clearly to operational personnel, management and external stakeholders. 

Desirable

• Degree in Chemistry, Chemical Engineering, Environmental Science or a related scientific discipline. 

• NEBOSH National General Certificate, IOSH qualification or equivalent Health & Safety qualification. 

• Experience using commercial SDS authoring software. 

• Experience of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and/or ISO 45001 management systems. 

• Internal Auditor qualification and/or practical audit experience. 

• Experience of Environment Agency permitting. 

• Experience of UFI and Poison Centre Notification (PCN) submissions. 

• Experience presenting technical information to regulators, customers or senior management. 

Skills and Competencies

• Analytical thinker with strong attention to detail. 

• Able to interpret legislation and apply it proportionately within a manufacturing environment. 

• Able to work independently and prioritise competing regulatory requirements. 

• Effective written and verbal communicator. 

• Proactive approach to continual improvement and problem solving. 

• Commercial awareness, recognising the balance between regulatory compliance, operational efficiency and business objectives. 

• Positive, collaborative approach with the confidence to challenge unsafe or non-compliant practices appropriately.

Working Conditions

• Full-time, on-site role based in Goldthorpe.

• 37.5 working hours per week with occasional flexibility required.

• 21 days holiday plus bank holidays.

• Pension scheme and other standard benefits.