Regulatory Affairs Specialist Welcome To Sherwin-Williams

Founded in 1866, The Sherwin-Williams Company is a global leader in the manufacture, development, distribution, and sale of paints, coatings and related products to professional, industrial, commercial, and retail customers. The company manufactures products under well-known brands such as Sherwin-Williams?, Valspar?, HGTV HOME? by Sherwin-Williams, Dutch Boy?, Krylon?, Minwax?, Thompsons? Water Seal?, Cabot? and many more. Sherwin- Williams? branded products are sold exclusively through a chain of more than 4,100 company-operated stores and facilities, while the companys other brands are sold through leading mass merchandisers, home centers, independent paint dealers, hardware stores, automotive retailers, and industrial distributors. The company supplies a broad range of highly-engineered industrial and OEM coatings for wood and general industrial, coil, packaging, protective and marine, and transportation applications worldwide. Our 60,000 employees are diverse, innovative and passionate. With a variety of rewarding and challenging opportunities, Sherwin-Williams is a great place to find a career that takes you places. Position Responsibilities: * Hazard Communication/On-Demand Labeling: Responsible for the health and safety information related to on-demand labeling of products for compliance with domestic and international regulations. Review formulas, products and labels. * Understand and interpret current regulations regarding label requirements. * Hazard/Toxicological review. * Provide guidance on regulatory requirements for on-demand product labels. * Support and maintain the generation of label templates for on-demand printing and Regulatory content generation. * Support business in label compliance. * Assist in process improvements for any areas of product compliance. * Communicate regulatory requirements to SW personnel and external customers, including: * compliance status. * necessary changes/updates.

• SDS Form Development * Understand and interpret current country specific SDS requirements. * Support the development and maintenance of SDS forms globally. * Review and support system updates to understand and confirm accuracy of revised documents. * Coordinate support of cross pathway exchanges to support global business needs such as Technology Transfer. * Support continuous improvement projects, quarterly upgrades and SDS form enhancement. * Track and Manage Changing Regulation * Monitor new and changing regulations applying to product compliance. * Assist in determining the impact and developing a compliance strategy for upcoming and/or changing regulations as they are related to SW and our products. **Position Requirements: ** Education Required:
• BA/BS in Science (Chemistry, or related field) Experience Required: * 1-3 years Regulatory or Compliance experience, preferably in a chemical related field (or an equivalent of 3 years within a coatings related technical organization for every 1 year of Regulatory related experience). * Familiarity and general understanding of Regulations governing hazardous chemicals and their use, in the coatings industry (OSHA, HMIS, FHSA, GHS, etc). Preferred: * U.S. Regulations and interpretations thereof governing Hazard communications for Industrial, Professional, and Consumer products (ex: OSHA, FHSA, CPSC, FTC, HMIS Communication. and Weights and Measures, etc). * Misc. State Regulations governing Hazard Communication for SW products (ex: California Child Safety Industrial Container Labeling Law, California Prop 65, Connecticut Spontaneous Combustion, Air Pollution. Requirements, VOC Labeling Requirements, State Right to Know Laws, etc.). * Canadian regulations and interpretations thereof governing Hazard communications for Industrial, Professional, and Consumer products (WHMIS, CCCR). * Mexican regulations and interpretations thereof governing Hazard communications for Industrial, Professional, and Consumer products (ex. Mexican NOMs). * Additional experience with regulations and interpretations thereof governing Hazard communications for Industrial, Professional, and Consumer products within Europe, South America, and the APAC regions. Technical/Skill Required: * Must be able to work with and respond to all levels of management, peers, laboratories, manufacturing, regulatory agencies, industry groups, and any other internal and external customers. * Strong problem solving skills. Preferred: * Candidates must have strong organizational and analytical skills. * Team Oriented, with excellent verbal and written communication skills. Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age, pregnancy, genetic information, creed, citizenship status, marital status or any other consideration prohibited by law or contract. VEVRAA Federal Contractor requesting priority referral of protected veterans. **Primary Location: **United States-Ohio-Cleveland **Work Locations: ** **Organization: **The Sherwin-Williams Company **Schedule: **Full-time **Job Posting: **Mar 15, 2018 **Travel: **Yes, 10 % of the Time