Product Technologist (REF 1266)

• £35,000 – £40,000 DOE bonus
• London

Play a Key Role in Product Safety and Innovation

A market-leading company specialising children’s products are looking for an experienced Product Technologist to join their team in this is crucial role for the business.

You will be a detail-oriented Compliance professional with strong experience in quality assurance and quality control, and a background working with both Far East manufacturers and key account retailers. You’ll take the lead on ensuring product safety, compliance, and ethical standards across their product portfolio, whilst working closely with the design and development teams to influence product innovation from concept through to on-shelf at leading global retailers.

If you’re looking for an opportunity to make a tangible impact in a growing, fast-paced business where product integrity and consumer trust are paramount, this role offers both challenge and reward in equal measure.

Key responsibilities include:

• Determine product and component specific test requirements, generating Test Plan documents.
• Conduct risk assessments and all documentation to maintain required technical files
• Provide compliance packaging copy to our design department in a timely manner
• Work to continually monitor product integrity performance in market and ensure effective & timely actions of unacceptable safety/quality issues
• Oversee and achieve factory auditing.
• Develop, implement and monitor QA policies and procedures
• Develop, introduce and maintain Global product safety guidelines
• Manage product safety reporting and analysis
• Introducing and develop Quality Assurance tools within the product design process
• Oversee inspection criteria at each factory, harmonising Inspection policy, procedure and standards across factories
• Maintain and upgrade Company quality manual in line with latest regulations and retailer expectancies
• Maintenance and continued development of the consumer complaint and returns analysis system to be used in Quality Improvement

Skills & requirements:

• Experience in a similar role within consumer goods
• Experience working with food contact items and / children’s products an advantage
• Working knowledge of safety regulations and directives both UK and EU are essential, ideally including Food contact and new General Product Safety Regulations
• Experience working with global vendors and testing houses
• Understanding of Technical and Ethical Auditing, i.e. FCA, SMETA, BSCI
• An eye for detail, accurate, and an excellent multi-tasker who is deadline driven
• A first-class communicator and people person, with the ability to communicate clearly and positively across all levels, both internally and externally
• Good Microsoft Office skills, including Excel (VLOOKUP’s, Pivot Tables, etc)
• A positive attitude, friendly, and a team player!

Diversity & Inclusion: ILMJ values diversity, equality and inclusion and encourages applicants from all backgrounds and identities.