Chemical Regulations and Hazardous Substances Manager (within BA OESL) (m/f/d) – REF58602S in Hannover, Germany

Continental develops pioneering technologies and services for sustainable and connected mobility of people and their goods. Founded in 1871, the technology company offers safe, efficient, intelligent, and affordable solutions for vehicles, machines, traffic and transportation. In 2023, Continental generated sales of €41.4 billion and currently employs around 200,000 people in 56 countries and markets.

Guided by the vision of being the customer’s first choice for material-driven solutions, the ContiTech group sector focuses on development competence and material expertise for products and systems made of rubber, plastics, metal, and fabrics. These can also be equipped with electronic components in order to optimize them functionally for individual services. ContiTech’s industrial growth areas are primarily in the areas of energy, agriculture, construction, and surfaces. In addition, ContiTech serves the automotive and transportation industries as well as rail transport.

As “Chemical Regulations and Hazardous Substances Manager” you are responsible for executing, coordinating, and supporting the Business Area to ensure compliance in the field of Chemical Regulations.

Your main tasks are:

• Define, establish, roll out and evolve a process to give clear guidance for the handling of Chemical Regulations in the BA

• Screening for potentially introduced and changes of established Chemical Regulations relevant for the BA

• Assess impact of Chemical Regulations and coordinate derived actions with all relevant parties at the BA

• Provide the central internal point of contact for customer and internal requests related to Chemical Regulations

• Execute the notification obligations derived from Chemical Regulations for products placed on the market by the BA (e.g. acc. REACH, CPL,…)

• Implement, maintain and update a systematical approach for management of hazardous substances with focus on chemical raw materials in use in series production for the BA

• Ensuring identification of applicable requirements and obligations with focus on regulatory restrictions for usage of hazardous substances and ensuring awareness in the BA on applicable legal requirements and obligations to relevant stakeholders

• Establish, roll out and train common standards based on regulatory requirements for hazardous materials instruction for all productive and non-productive materials in the BA in cooperation with the plant responsible

• University degree in Chemical Engineering or equivalent (B.Sc., B. Eng.)

• Technical experience with at least several years in regulations management

• Experience in the automotive industry is beneficial

• Sound knowledge on Legal Requirements & Compliance Obligations for Chemical Raw materials and Chemical products

• Risk Management, including assessments and mitigation methods

• Fluent English language skills

• Independent working ability and assertiveness

• Communication and presentation skills

Applications from severely handicapped people are welcome.

The well-being of our employees is important to us. That’s why we offer exciting career prospects and support you in achieving a good work-life balance with additional benefits such as:

• Training opportunities

• Mobile and flexible working models

• Sabbaticals

• and much more…

Sounds interesting for you? Click here to find out more. (https://www.continental.com/en/career/working-at-continental/benefits/)

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