Group Product Safety & Compliance Engineer

About Pickering

The Pickering Group Ltd is a multinational group of electronics manufacturers headquartered in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex in the United Kingdom with operations worldwide. The Group is comprised of three companies Pickering Electronics, who manufacture reed relays, Pickering Interfaces who manufacture switching systems and Pickering Connect who manufacture the supporting cables and connectors.

Pickering employs around 600 people across two manufacturing facilities in the UK and the Czech Republic, and over nine direct sales and support offices located throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. All three companies have a reputation for producing innovative high-quality products for the test and measurement industry, which focuses on the production of equipment designed to identify, measure and regulate manufacturing processes. This is a market that is seeing considerable growth due to the rate of new technology and innovation, global regulation, and the growing complexity of electronic products.

What You Can Expect as a Group Product Safety & Compliance Engineer:

The applicant will be focused on assisting the Compliance Manager in the day-to-day coverage of Pickering Group product compliance. The applicant will be upskilled to the point of being able to carry out assessments and testing independently. 

Key Responsibilities

• Liaise with different departments within the Pickering Group to develop plans for implementing processes for meeting compliance objectives.

• Help assess our range of Pickering products to the relevant legislation.

• Produce documents and reports based on information provided by the design and test teams.

• Compile the relevant documents for each product into a Technical Construction File with a view to NRTL certification.

• Liaise with NRTL's to pass product groups into certificates and assist in audits.

Required Qualifications:

• Education/Experience: HNC or above in a STEM subject, or at least 2 years’ experience in a compliance, engineering, or related role. 

• Competencies: Professional report writing in Microsoft Word.

 Preferred  Qualifications:

•  Training on CE marking for the Machinery Directive and Low Voltage Directive. 
  

 Key Skills:  

• Clear and presentable report writing.

• Detail oriented.

• Able to think creatively to tackle compliance issues with minimal impact on the business.

• Organised with documentation.

What You Can Expect from Pickering:

People are at the heart of Pickering. We believe that each employee contributes directly to Pickering’s growth and success, in return we offer: 

• A competitive salary.
  
• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays.
• Buying and selling holiday. Employees can buy up to 10 days.
  
• Life Insurance x4 annual salary (Capped at £50k per annum).
• Corporate membership at the local gym and spa.
• A thorough induction program, including a Pickering Pal being assigned to you to ensure you feel welcome and to check in on you during your probation.
• Regular reviews and performance related pay increases (subject to business conditions).
• Employee wellbeing and mental health support through our partnership with Mind.
• Wellbeing Program with Spa Medical.
• Paid company social events such as a summer festival and Christmas party.
• Career progression.
• Training programmes.
• Sponsoring further education.
• Salary sacrifice car scheme.
• Potential for Worldwide Business Travel (role dependant).
• Free tea, coffee, and fresh fruit.
  
  

This role description is intended to provide a general overview of the role and its responsibilities. It is not exhaustive and may be subject to change to meet the needs of Pickering.