Maintenance & Engineering Roles
Compliance Engineer Full Time
Overview: Working with our client, a leading injection moulding manufacturer, we are looking for a Compliance Engineer to join their successful team.
Remit:
- As a Compliance Engineer you will be responsible for ensuring products, processes and management systems meet customer, legal and industry requirements.
- The successful candidate will maintain the companies Quality Management System, support audits, manage product compliance documentation and drive continuous improve across the business.
- This is a hands on role within a plastics manufacturing environment, working closely with production, technical, sales and customers.
Role:
- Maintain and continuously improve the ISO 9001 Quality Management System.
- Manage and maintain BRCGS Packaging Materials certification.
- Prepare for and lead external certification audits.
- Conduct internal audits and supplier audits.
- Manage corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
- Perform root cause analysis using methodologies such as 8D, 5 Why and Ishikawa.
- Ensure compliance with customer specifications and food contact regulations.
- Manage product documentation including:
- Declarations of Compliance
- Specifications
- Risk assessments
- Material traceability
- Certificates of Analysis
- Liaise with customers regarding technical and compliance queries.
- Support new product development by ensuring regulatory compliance.
- Maintain document control procedures.
- Monitor legislation affecting plastics and food contact materials.
- Deliver quality and compliance training to employees.
- Support customer visits and technical audits.
- Analyse quality data and identify improvement opportunities.
Experience Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years in a quality or compliance role within manufacturing, experience within plastics manufacturing or food packaging would be highly advantageous.
- HNC/HND in Engineering, Materials Science, Polymer Engineering, Quality Management or similar.
- ISO 9001 Internal Auditor (essential).
- Experience with BRCGS Packaging Materials (professional qualification desirable)
- Six Sigma Green Belt (desirable)
- Lead auditor qualification (desirable)
- Experience with ERP systems (desirable)
- Strong understanding of CAPA and root cause analysis.
- Experience dealing with external auditors.
- Excellent document control skills.
- Good communication skills.
