Job Title: Certification Officer
Location: Helsby
Salary: Dependant on experience
Job Type: Full time, Permanent
Working Hours: 38 hours per week 07:30 to 16:00 Monday to Thursday and 07:30 to 12:50 Friday
Heat Trace Limited (HTL) is an innovative British manufacturer of electric heating cables & associated equipment. Founded in 1974 the company is now considered to be the technological leader in the field of electric heat tracing systems.
Offering an extensive range of self-regulating & constant power output heating cables, products are used extensively in the Oil/Gas & Petrochemical industries both onshore & offshore. Products & systems are also provided for use in many other industries such as: Power Generation (conventional & nuclear); Water & Waste Treatment; Food Processing; Chemical & Pharmaceutical, as well as many other industries. HTL recently completed the world’s first subsea, electrically heat traced, reeled pipe-in-pipe system in partnership with Technip UK for TOTAL E&P”.
Main Purpose of the Role:
We are looking for a certification officer to support the evaluation, testing and certification of products to achieve and maintain certifications including ATEX/IECEx and ISO 9001 certifications. To update and maintain management systems and documentation supporting the Certification Manager.
Main Responsibilities:
- Prioritising and Delegating work for the Assistant Certification Officer
- Running new product certification projects and updating existing product certification
- Update and maintain trade agent agreements and certifications
- Attend and participate in Quality and Certification meeting with customers and Notified Bodies
- Overseeing the internal audits, ensuring these take place in a timely manner, logging progress and reporting
- Obtaining and collating information necessary to create product technical files
- Organising and performing internal ATEX vertical audits and ISO 9001 audits
- Training additional ATEX vertical product auditors
- Create, maintain and issue cable print specifications to production
- Work with the Certification Manager with the ongoing upgrading and implementation of management systems e.g.ISO.
- Create and update certification department systems
- Ensure new certificates, associated drawings and test reports are issued and filed accordingly
- Maintenance of approvals, certificates, drawings and standards registers. Both electronically and hard copy of all international standards applicable to the industry
- Assessing products designed to international standards
- Preparation of technical reports/files and certificates
- Proactively identify issues and address in a timely manner
- Updating the list of approved products for reference by the wider company
- Filing of Certificates of Conformity/Certificates of Analysis from suppliers
- Dealing with customer queries
- Progressing samples, drawings, datasheets, print specifications and product instructions. Liaising with all relevant teams in the business
- Creating an audit plan internal ISO and vertical product ATEX audits
- Keep finance department informed with certification costs and timelines
- Request purchase orders to cover certification costs
- Ensure new certificates are filed accordingly and advise relevant individuals/teams of the changes
- Liaising with Marketing update website information with new certificates, removing old certificates
- Modify drawings using AutoCAD
What will you bring to the role?
Essential:
- Demonstrable experience/understanding of ATEX/IECEx standards/certification
- Engineering qualification (HNC and above) or equivalent.
- Experience working in an Engineering/Manufacturing environment
- Project management skills
- Understanding of product standards/approvals process
- Experience/understanding of Quality Management – including ISO 9001, 14001 etc.
- Willingness to conduct audits outside the UK
- Excellent attention to detail
- Great communication skills
- Strong organisational and time management skills
Desirable:
- Experience of CAD packages
- ISO 9001 and EN 80079-34
What we can offer you:
- 25 days holiday plus Bank holidays (rises with length of service)
- Learning and development Opportunities
- Cash Health Plan
- Free onsite parking
- Company Social Events
- Company Pension Scheme
- Referral Scheme
Please Note:
No agencies.
Please click the APPLY button to send your CV and Cover Letter for this role.
Candidates with the experience or relevant job titles of; Certification Executive, Certification Administrator, Certification Assistant, Certification Support, Certification Assistant, Certification Support Assistant, Database Administrator, Engineering Certification Officer, Engineering Support may also be considered for this role.
