Regulatory Compliance Engineering Supervisor

Qualification:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in technical or testing environment
• BS Engineering or Science, or an Associate’s Degree with strong experience in a material testing or quality assurance laboratory environment
• Requires confidence working with sophisticated instrumentation and computer controls
• Attention to and careful maintenance of testing records is required. Experience in an ISO or A2LA environment is a plus
• Decision-making, communication, technical competence, records management, database management

Essential Duties, Responsibilities, and Key Results Area:

• Direct reporting responsibility for Flammability and Durability Lab Technicians
• Schedules and manages workflow for the Lab Technicians in associated labs
• Develops and maintains appropriate database processes and documentation to efficiently manage the testing laboratory records and procedures
• Coordinates and manages ISO-17025 audits
• Schedules and documents external calibrations of test equipment
• Ensures all testing SOPs meet regulatory and industry requirements
• Initiates build and test requests to production facilities. Receives and inventories test samples in preparation for testing
• Maintain systems records and facilitates sample testing
• Provide training to all operations and other effected functions in how to maintain process compliance, assure material compliance, and practice appropriate sampling procedures related to regulatory compliance with all applicable laws
• Establish random audit process to ensure compliance of materials to specification
• Develop appropriate testing methods and procedures that define the critical raw material physical properties that determine product performance resulting in meaningful specifications
• Participates / Witnesses third-party lab testing of products to ensure proper test protocols are met, and products are compliant

Plusses:

• Excellent communications skills with the ability to communicate ideas to diverse audiences with different points of view
• Must have familiarity with data acquisitions systems and electromechanical interfaces.
• Recognized as a trusted partner; build collaborative strategic relationships.
• Strong results-orientation and passion for excellence.
• Strong leadership and mentoring skills
• Broad project management skills and disciplined in developing objectives, action plans and effective in defending and selling decisions with confidence
• Capability to accurately and efficiently work on multiple projects within strict deadlines
• Strong problem-solving skills, able to collect, analyze, and interpret data, synthesize and analyze alternatives and recommend the right final solution.