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Substances/Materials Compliance Engineer

  • Location: Cranfield, MK43 0DB
  • Salary: £27 per hour
  • Job Type:Contract

Posted 10 days ago

  • Sector: Non-core sector
  • Contact: Alisha Adair
  • Contact Email: Alisha.Adair@nrl.co.uk
  • Contact Phone: 01942 323277
  • Start Date: 22 April 2024
  • Expiry Date: 23 May 2024
  • Job Ref: V-170796

NRL are currently recruiting for a Substances/Materials Compliance Engineer to work for one of our large clients based in Cranfield for an initial contract of 12 months. 

Scope of work :

  • Ensuring compliance with national/European/international regulations and Nissan’s company standards/policies/strategies related to substances and materials.

  • Working alongside Materials Regulations, Compliance and Sustainability section.

  • Cross-functionally working across the complete business (R&D, Manufacturing, After-sales) on a global basis (Europe, Japan, India) to support Parts Design, Vehicle Development and Materials Testing/Validation.

  • Coordinating the gathering and the validation of substances and materials composition information of Nissan vehicles and parts.

  • Monitoring compliance with regulations related to substances (POP, REACH, CLP) and materials (ELV, RRR).

  • Controlling vehicle interior air quality by testing materials, parts and vehicles for their emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs).

  • Securing the modification of articles and chemicals towards the use of suitable substances and materials with internal stakeholders and external suppliers.

  • Presenting vehicle compliance status reports to senior management in accordance with vehicle development milestones.


Qualifications/Experience:

  • Be degree qualified (or equivalent) in chemistry / materials science.

  • Have 5 years’ experience in industry and successful experience in relation with compliance or regulatory activities, preferably applied to substances and materials.

  • Be able to demonstrate and have practical experience in problem solving tools and techniques.

  • Have good written and verbal communication skills.

  • Competent with PC applications including Microsoft excel and Microsoft project.

  • Have ability to prioritise and multitask between multiple projects simultaneously.

  • Be self-motivating and self-managing. Pro-active. Positive. Energetic personality and flexible regarding working practice and working hours.

  • Be able to travel abroad, typically a few days to 2 weeks, but on rare occasions travel may be long distance and or at short notice.

  • Valid UK/European driving licence is MUST.





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