Graduate Certification Executive – MR232

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.