Main Duties: This is a Graduate level role with the following responsibilities:
· to manage and coordinate product certification requirements within company. This would include the following:
· Ensure all applicable products are correctly certified – this currently includes CE, UKCA, Certifire and Kitemark but also include other certifications as needed.
· Inform and advise the business on all product certification matters.
· Inform and advise the business units on their specific product certification needs and issues.
· Ensure certification is considered for new products and product alterations and actioned accordingly.
· Ensure the business units understand the certification requirements for their products as well the documentation required.
· Ensure the business units have the requirement documentation in place and displayed in the correct areas.
· Coordinate all product testing for company certified products – this includes ensuring new products are scheduled for testing with the relevant certification body and current products are scheduled for periodic testing.
· Be the liaison between the business units and the certification bodies (EU notified bodies and UK approved bodies) to ensure products are certified correctly and within the required timeframes.
· Be the primary company contact for certification bodies for all certification matters
· Review certification matters for highly confidential acquisition targets reviewing and advising on the following:
– Any potential issues with the certification.
– Matters to address or issues to resolve ideally before acquisition.
-Matters to address or issues to resolve after acquisition.
Transfer the certification to company after the acquisition has been completed and before MVL of the acquired entity.
Education / Qualifications:
· Ideally qualified to degree level in a technical area
Functional competencies:
· Communication
· Planning and Organisation
· Problem Solving
· Teamwork
· Continuous Improvement
· Customer Focus
· Commercial Awareness
· Customer Focus
· Proficient in Microsoft Office (mainly Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
Personal characteristics:
· Flexible approach
· Reliable
· Empathetic
· Self-starter
· Can working individually as well as in a team
· Technical or legal studying background
· Ambitious
· Energetic, enthusiastic and committed
· Desire to succeed
· Problem solver
· Organized and rigorous
· Customer focused
· Proactive mindset
· Ability to work under pressure
· Good interpersonal communication skills
Please get in touch with SFR Recruitment Solutions if you wish to learn more or apply for this position.