Assistant Product Compliance Technologist

We are a Sunday Times Top Track 100 company and one of the UK 's fastest growing privately owned companies.

The Range has grown enormously since its inception in 1989, and now has over 184 stores nationwide. People are at the heart of our retail concept, and we want to invest in our staff and make the future extraordinary.

As a result of our expansion plans, and our continued ongoing success we are seeking a dynamic Assistant Product Compliance to be based at our Head Office in Plymouth.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee booking and review of pre-shipment inspections, factory & social compliance audits & related paperwork
• Evaluate labels, packaging and instruction manuals to ensure accuracy for data and regulatory markings.
• Prepare documentation and product specifications based on technical information.
• Ensure that supplier production methods meet current legislation guidelines.
• Monitor & assist on various new product introduction projects and related activities.
• Input data for product quality, safety and due diligence documentation.
• Analyse and verify third party test - inspection documentation and certification
• Work on own initiative, adhering to both rapidly changing deadlines / timescales
• Interpreting & relaying complex information back to colleagues and suppliers.
• Request and processing of technical and other product related data from buyers or suppliers.
• Take part in internal and external process improvements.
• Direct liaison with buying teams, suppliers, other departments & service suppliers.
• Reviewing internal & external complaints & conducting compliance checks in line with company procedures.
• Collating and analysing data and charts against defined parameters.

• Proactively identifying and analysing potential problems and proposing commercially acceptable solutions.
• Other duties as required.

Knowledge and Skills required:

• Excellent planning, organisational and time management abilities gained in a fast-moving commercial organisation
• Ability to react swiftly to changing requirements and pressures
• A demonstrable technical experience in mechanical or electro engineering or hardlines or softlines
• PC literate with experience of working with Microsoft Office packages.
• Excellent written & verbal skills.
• A keen eye for attention to detail.
• Experience in QC.
• Experience of the risk assessment process
• Wide knowledge & understanding of product groups and how products are manufactured.
• Good lateral, analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience & understanding of specifications, drawings and component level problem solving
• Knowledge of 8D, DFMA, FMEA Six Sigma and other quality tools