Dangerous Goods & Transport Safety Semi Senior Analyst (fixed-term contract)

This position is a fixed-term contract for twelve months.  

Who We Are:

We are BASF, the largest chemical company in the world, with over 150 years of experience. In Montevideo, we are a Hub composed of more than 1,000 employees providing services to all BASF companies in the Americas. We offer professional solutions in finance, procurement, reporting, logistics, technology, human resources, projects, communication, legal affairs, environment, safety, health, and quality.

Area:

Environmental, Health, Safety & Quality is a HUB team that interacts regionally and globally with different business units and sites, providing services related to ecology, hygiene, safety, and quality.
EHS is divided into two main areas: Product Safety – which provides support to businesses to ensure that products comply with health and safety regulations and standards – and Site EHSQ – which provides support to work sites to operate safely.

Main Objective Of The Position:

The Semi-Senior Analyst in Dangerous Goods and Secure Transport plays a key role in ensuring regulatory compliance and operational efficiency in the handling of items and samples. The primary responsibility is to guarantee the timely and safe release of materials, in alignment with internal procedures and current regulations. The role includes technical evaluation and approval of packaging, proactive management of orders blocked due to dangerous goods controls, and accurate classification of materials through the analysis of physicochemical properties, composition, and relevant toxicological studies.

Main Tasks:

• Accurately classify dangerous materials in accordance with relevant regulations and standards, following BASF’s established procedures and the four-eyes principle. This involves analyzing the properties, characteristics, and technical data of substances to determine the appropriate classification codes and labeling requirements.
• This role is responsible to review and release packed samples and commercial article intended to be transported. During the release process, the article setup (e.g., filling quantity, packaging, dangerous goods classification) must be evaluated against the relevant dangerous goods regulation to determine if it can be released for each mode of transport including air, ocean, domestic, etc.
• Monitoring daily requests and Clearing DG and Packaging (PMDO) Order Blocks to facilitate shipments to customers.
• Ensure proper and timely packaging processing based on regulatory and internal requirements.
• Providing Information on Hazardous Materials/Dangerous Goods Regulations, Classification, packaging suitability, Marking and Labelling on strategic business unit issues.
• All roles involve supporting activity tracking, assisting with Management of Change (MoC) processes, analyzing KPIs, and contributing to the development and execution of improvement initiatives. 

Minimum Education and Qualification Requirements for the Position:  

• Education: Advanced university student or graduate in Chemistry, Food Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Science, or another technical discipline.
• Work Experience: At least 3 years of experience in EHS, regulatory areas or product compliance.
• Languages: Advanced proficiency in English and intermediate knowledge of Portuguese (will be tested) 
• Technical Skills: Familiarity with national and international regulations governing the transport of dangerous goods, including IATA Dangerous Goods Regulations, IMDG Code, ADR, and other relevant guidelines is considered an asset. Experience with SAP is highly valuable
• Soft Skills: 
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, along with strong interpersonal abilities.
• Customer-focused, with the ability to quickly understand client needs and meet their expectations.
• Highly motivated, self-starter, and proactive. Quick learner who works independently.

What We Offer:

Living BASF means being part of a culture that focuses on people and their professional and personal growth. Our diversity, collaboration, and leadership style make the difference.

By joining our team, we offer you:

• A hybrid and flexible work model
• A professional development program tailored to your interests and needs
• Private health insurance for you and your family from day one, as well as life insurance
• Additional flexible leave days on top of your statutory leave
• Birthday day off
• Moving day off
• Annual bonus
• Wellness benefits, such as in-company nutrition services and massages.  

This position is a fixed-term contract for twelve months. 

BASF considera la Ley N° 19.691 y el Decreto N° 73/019 en todos sus procesos de contratación. Cada candidato calificado que cumpla con los requisitos establecidos en la descripción del puesto será considerado en este proceso de contratación sin distinción.

Además, BASF es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Aceptamos con entusiasmo nuestra responsabilidad de tomar decisiones de empleo sin tener en cuenta la raza, la edad, el estado civil y social, el origen nacional, la discapacidad, el sexo, la identidad de género o las expresiones, o cualquier otra característica o grupo de candidatos o empleados que no esté relacionado con su aptitud e idoneidad para el puesto. Nuestra dirección está comprometida a seguir esta política en lo que respecta a la contratación, colocación, promoción, transferencia, descenso, despido, terminación, reclutamiento, remuneración y otras formas de compensación, capacitación y trato general durante el empleo.