What are the responsibilities and job description for the Materials Compliance Specialist position at Toyota Material Handling?
Position Summary
Learn more about the general tasks related to this opportunity below, as well as required skills.
The Materials Compliance Specialist plays a critical role in ensuring the materials in TMH’s products and components comply with the relevant materials compliance regulations such as EPA TSCA, ECCC Chemical Management Plan, State specific PFAS, California Proposition 65, REACH and RoHS. This individual will contribute significantly towards achieving product compliance by developing and executing comprehensive regulatory compliance programs, completing technical documentation, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle.
The ideal candidate is a detail-oriented individual, dedicated to thorough documentation of compliance- related activities to ensure emissions regulations are well-met throughout the product development process and certification application. The individual in this role is expected to manage processes effectively and efficiently for the product lifecycle, across design, development, and testing. This individual is expected to develop and execute comprehensive compliance programs, complete technical documentation, and collaborate closely with cross-function teams.
Essential Position Duties
- Demonstrate and further develop strong understanding and knowledge of environmental (material) regulations and requirements within the organization.
- Serve as a subject matter expert of US EPA TSCA, PFAS, California Proposition 65 regulations, and other federal and state environmental (material) regulations and standards such as IPC-1752A.
- Identify applicable material compliance standards for new products based on sales destination.
- Strategize and develop environmental (material) compliance requirements for new product development projects and maintain compliance status for current and legacy products.
- Compile environmental (material) compliance documentation, and review with legal counsel to ensure consistency in all compliance documentation.
- Lead material compliance-related data compilation, and submissions to the relevant regulatory agencies including registration and reporting.
- Interface with the relevant regulatory agencies.
- Manage materials compliance data / database.
- Support the creation of policies, procedures, and training for materials compliance.
- Collaborate with TICO, TMH, other cross-functional teams and suppliers on current and new environmental (material) compliance related activities and programs
- Lead and perform audits of the environmental (material) compliance data and documentation at regular intervals – includes cross-functional audits as required.
- Collaborate and work closely within regulatory compliance group on product compliance related activities.
- Provide guidance and input to training materials for cross-functional teams on compliance requirements, issues, and timelines.
- Integrate continuous improvement concepts and techniques into all aspects of the roles and responsibilities.
- Participate in industry association conferences and working groups like AEM, ITA etc.
- Perform additional duties as assigned.
- Demonstrate the ability to work in a constant state of alertness and in a safe manner.
Education & Experience
Required
Preferred
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