Chemical Compliance and REACh Manager
// Role Summary
Rolls-Royce is seeking a Chemical Compliance and REACh Manager in Derby to ensure adherence to chemical regulations and internal standards across Civil Manufacturing Operations, with a focus on REACh. This role involves expert leadership and coordination of compliance activities and risk mitigation.
// Key Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with chemical regulations and internal standards, particularly REACh.
- Act as the central point of contact for chemical compliance matters with authorities, customers, and internal stakeholders.
- Lead responses to evolving legislation and champion safety in chemical management.
- Coordinate and guide regulatory substitution projects and risk management.
- Monitor regulatory developments and represent the company on key committees and boards.
// Role Specification
Rolls-Royce has an exciting opportunity for a Chemical Compliance and REACh Manager to join the team in Derby on a full-time permanent basis. This role is responsible for ensuring that Civil Manufacturing Operations across Rolls-Royce adhere to all relevant chemical regulations and internal compliance standards, with a particular focus on REACh.
At Rolls-Royce, we are proud to be a business that has truly helped to shape the modern world and are committed to always being a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. By joining Rolls-Royce, you'll have the opportunity to work on world-class solutions, supported by a culture that believes individuality is our greatest strength, and all perspectives, experiences and backgrounds help us innovate and enable our high-performance culture.
This specialist role provides expert leadership, oversight, and coordination of compliance activities across multiple Manufacturing Business Units (MBUs), maintaining up-to-date knowledge of regulatory developments and ensuring that resources and processes are in place to mitigate chemical-related risks.
What you will be doing:
You will serve as the central point of contact for regulatory authorities, customers, and internal stakeholders on chemical compliance matters. You will lead responses to evolving legislation, and champion safety and best practice in chemical management across Civil Manufacturing Operations.
Responsibilities:
- Maintain oversight of chemical regulatory risk and compliance across Civil Manufacturing Operations.
- Champion the Chemical Management Operating Model, ensuring MBUs have the resources and support needed for compliance.
- Coordinate and guide regulatory substitution projects and risk management within the REACh/Chemical Compliance governance framework.
- Monitor regulatory developments, participate in key committees, and lead responses to consultations impacting our business.
- Ensure all regulatory obligations are met across MBUs, including Article 66 declarations and exposure monitoring.
- Lead monthly governance sessions, track progress, and champion safety in chemical compliance.
- Represent Civil Manufacturing Operations on the Materials Stewardship Board and act as the main point of contact for Civil Programmes and customers on compliance matters.
Who were looking for:
Basic and preferred qualifications:
- Professionally qualified Engineer or Programme manager (UK minimum degree or other national equivalent, higher degree preferred)
- UK CEng (Chartered Engineer) or other national equivalent
- Member of an accredited PM association (recommended)
Preferred requirements:
- Basic awareness of chemical regulations (e.g REACH)
- Basic awareness of safe chemical usage e.g Safety Data Sheets, CAS numbers
- Awareness of MBU sites and activities carried out
- Stakeholder co-ordination and management e.g HSE, Lab Managers
- Knowledge of key tools e.g P6, SMS, Cority, SiP Database
- A good understanding of manufacturing processes (business or technical) and products
- Experience in delivering change in Manufacturing environments