Registration Manager

WHO WE ARE

Helena Agri-Enterprises, LLC is a leading full-service agronomic solutions provider that's been in business since 1957. Our first location was in West Helena, Arkansas hence the name "Helena". We now have 450+ locations nationwide and over 6,000 employees. Our corporate office is located in Collierville, Tennessee, a suburb outside of Memphis. Year after year we rank at the top nationally for volume and sales in our industry. There are many facets to our company including product development, sales, operations, precision technology and manufacturing just to name a few.

ABOUT THE JOB

The Registration Manager for Helena Agri-Enterprises 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.

WHAT YOUR DAY WILL LOOK LIKE

• 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.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• 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.

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• 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.
• Work experience in the field is preferred.
• Computer skills including working knowledge of Microsoft Office are required.
• Ability to read, write and speak in English is required.
• Communicating in Spanish is a valuable skill at Helena.

BEING A LEADER AT HELENA

At Helena, our leaders are expected to demonstrate the same qualities that we value in our employees -- integrity, passion and accountability. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for overseeing other team members. This includes carrying out leadership responsibilities such as interviewing, hiring, training and coaching employees; planning, assigning and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees and addressing complaints and resolving problems by following all of Helena's policies, procedures and applicable laws.

WORK ENVIRONMENT & PHYSICAL ASPECTS OF THE JOB

The work environment for this position is that of a typical office environment where the noise level is mostly quiet. This position requires you to use your hands for many different tasks and to talk, hear, walk, stand and sit. You may be occasionally required to lift or move up to 10 pounds.

BENEFITS AT HELENA

• 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!

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Helena supports individuals with disabilities, and reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. Helena is an equal opportunity employer.