Registration Manager

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC•Memphis, TN

49d•Onsite

About The Position

The Registration Manager for Helena Products Group (HPG) is responsible for the coordination, preparation, submission and attainment of registrations and re-registrations to support all Helena product and business needs. Additionally, this role involves professionally interacting with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), trade associations, grower groups, customers, industrial partners and competitors, as needed. This position also assists in developing procedures to ensure regulatory compliance. This position is with Helena Products Group (HPG). HPG develops Helena's extensive portfolio of proprietary products that includes seven product categories covering both crop production and crop protection. HPG leads the industry in creating innovations and formulation technologies and operates out of a state-of-the-art research, development and training facility located in Memphis, TN.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree (ideally within a scientific discipline) and five years of experience as a federal registration manager working with EPA is required.
Leadership experience is required.
Strong problem-solving skills.
Ability to multitask.
Demonstrated organizational skills.
Self-starter and works within a team environment and individually to accomplish tasks.
Highly developed written and oral communication skills.
Interpersonal skills.
Ability to operate effectively within a highly regulated business environment.
Knowledge of a variety of the field's concepts, practices and procedures.
Project management skills.
Self-starter with the ability to work in a team environment.
Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office are required.
Ability to read, write and speak in English is required.
Successful completion of a drug test and background check is required for all positions at Helena.

Nice To Haves

Work experience in the field is preferred.
Communicating in Spanish is a valuable skill at Helena.

Responsibilities

Provides knowledgeable and accurate interpretation of all federal regulation and registration requirements affecting Helena's pesticide product line.
Provides leadership with interpretation of laws and regulations to ensure that adequate registration requirements are met and that no violations occur affecting the development of and the sales and marketing of Helena products.
Works closely with registration team members as well as provide registration advice and strategic support to management, R&D technical staff and Brand Managers.
Plans and coordinates registration activities, maintains and defends all Helena-branded or proprietary products.
Assembles and submits new product registration packages to the U.S. EPA for new pesticide labels.
Provides maintenance to existing product registrations due to new regulations or requests from sales, marketing and lab through the amendment and notification of processes.
Registers and maintains all Organic Materials Review Institute (OMRI) product submissions.
Coordinates sub-registration with basic suppliers and Helena customers.
Obtains EPA establishment numbers for new Helena locations and submits annual bulk pesticide reports for each location to the appropriate EPA division office.
Monitors changes in federal and state regulations for product labeling by written and personal contact with the U.S. EPA.
Attends relevant regulatory conferences.
Provides input to product label text and proofreads the print drafts to ensure compliance with EPA requirements regarding pesticide regulations.
Ensures that label drafts are in compliance with applicable regulations prior to passing label to the set-up team.
Maintains computerized records of registration for all pesticide products. This includes posting to internal databases and providing updated registration information to department, division and business unit offices.
Manages other members of the team.
Provides excellent customer service to all internal and external customers.
Other work-related duties as assigned by leader.
Reliable and regular attendance is required.
Follows all company policies and procedures.

Benefits

Health, Dental & Vision Insurance STARTS THE SAME DAY YOU DO!
Earn up to $3,000 in Reward Dollars from Helena for your Health Savings Account (HSA).
Helena's robust 401(k) Savings Plan offers you a 100% company-match up to 5% starting on your first day. As your years of service with Helena increase, so does our company-match - up to 10% based on your contribution amount.
Three-year vesting on company match with 1,000 hours of service.
Access your earned pay between paydays through Earned Wage Access (EWA) with DailyPay and Wisely.
Up to 15 days paid time-off plus 9 paid holidays.
Free Term Life Insurance at 1x your annual base pay - paid for by Helena at no cost to you.
Free Short & Long-Term Disability.
Up to 80 hours of paid Parental Leave.
Education Assistance.
And much more!