Product Compliance Engineer

Fortune Brands Innovations are a US based company, listed on the New York Stock Exchange, that owns and develops a dynamic portfolio of brands for homes worldwide.

Our specialist kitchen and bathroom division, Fortune Brands Water Innovations, is made up of a collection of leading luxury UK brands: Shaws of Darwen, Perrin & Rowe, and Victoria & Albert Baths, which we market under the umbrella brand, House of Rohl.

In addition, Aqualisa completes our portfolio with its market leading digital showering technology.

All of our brands are united by a belief in design, innovation and craftmanship, leading to beautiful and high-quality products.

With manufacturing sites throughout the UK, and a House of Rohl showroom at the Design Centre in London, we currently employ over 600 people who are dedicated to delivering excellent products and service throughout our supply chain. A new multi-million pound state-of-the-art facility at the i54 Business Park in Wolverhampton will be completed later this year, generating exciting new opportunities across the business as we continue to grow.

Our people are what make our business, and we truly care about creating a ‘Home for All’ where employees are empowered to make a difference, and able to bring their authentic selves to work. We are passionate about rewarding excellence and helping people to grow, both personally and professionally, during their time with us.

If you are looking for opportunities within a progressive, innovative, and nurturing organisation; and have the energy, passion, and commitment to deliver excellence, we would love to hear from you.

We currently have an exciting opportunity to join us as an Product Compliance Engineer within our EMEAA Compliance & Test Team.

In a nutshell, you will be responsible for:

 Enabling the successful commercialisation of products in various regional markets within the EMEAA region by ensuring products comply with legal requirements and specified product certifications.

The scope of work includes collaboration with product engineering teams in material selections, design analysis, and performance verifications necessary to meet product certification requirements. This role is then responsible for obtaining 3rd party test reports & product certifications by assembling, creating, and submitting necessary compliance documentation to third party test houses, listing partners and government agencies in the EMEAA region. 

A required competency is the ability to develop subject matter expertise of product standards, codes, and regional legal requirements for sale and installation of FBGPG mechanical and electromechanical products in the all EMEAA markets where FBGPG operates.

What you are already great at:

• To ensure all our products meet all mandatory approval & legislative requirements, and any optional product approvals requested, for all relevant countries. e.g. Country specific water approvals, LVD, EMC, RED, ErP, REACH, RoHs, WEEE, UK PSTI, EU Cyber Resilience Act

• To determine specification requirements to meet the product compliance requirements, & ensure that these requirements are communicated to the team/suppliers as necessary (including collaboration on materials, design and performance compliance requirements.)

• To arrange internal or external testing & 3rd party certification as required to provide & maintain evidence of compliance.
• To participate in third-party audits of FBGPG manufacturing sites & vendor sites/test labs.
• To develop subject matter expertise of product standards, codes, and regional legal requirements for sale and installation of FBGPG products in the relevant EMEAA markets. Understanding the implications upon product testing, markings, packaging, customer inquiries, etc., and provides education to project teams concerning compliance requirements.
• To ensure all marketing collateral accurately reflects compliance listings and markings.
• Obtain, organise, and maintain product compliance documentation (including Declarations of Conformity where required) on all FBGPG manufactured and vendor supplied products. Fulfil requests as necessary for product compliance documentation. 
• Create & maintain product technical files for CE/UKCA marking.
• Manage product changes driven by compliance requirements, including raising & managing related Engineering Change Requests.
• To monitor & influence (to the benefit of the company) updates/changes to legislation & standards, and inform others as required.
• Represent the company externally in trade bodies (such as BMA, BEAMA etc) where required
• Lead the development, improvement and implementation of Global Product Compliance standards, procedures, and best practices across FBGPG

For this role we would need you to demonstrate:

• Engineering or Science qualification to degree level or equivalent
• Min. of 5 years of related engineering experience to include experience in product approvals and/or application of codes and standards and happiest in a fast paced environment
• Able to read product design drawings and technical documentation, with good working knowledge of electronic, electro-mechanical & mechanical design.
• Confident and credible knowledge of product compliance regulations & standards
• Excellent analytical skills and problem-solving skills, with a solutions focused mindset
• Strong communication skills with experience in presenting and translating data into decision-ready insights.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to collaborate in a team environment.
• Demonstrated passion for learning, adoption of new technology, and independent decision making.
• Must possess excellent organisational and multi-tasking, be able to deal with competing/fluctuating priorities; be a self-starter and work with minimum supervision.

What your colleagues say about you:

• An ideas and solutions-focused person
• An excellent and engaging communicator with the confidence to communicate at all levels
• Very organised and methodical
• Able to communicate ideas both verbally and in writing.
• Very high level of attention to detail

Our Values :

Aligned – in our work together

Agile – in the face of challenge

Accountable – to our promises

Action – with integrity and transparency

Why work for us:

We reward our employees not just for the big headline results we reward our teams for how you have positively contributed to the business and that isn’t always defined by hitting a financial target.

We have a pay for performance culture and reward annually on results. In an ever changing environment its key that you are a curious and nimble learner. We succeed as a team so the ability to collaborate is essential. And to continue to grow and continually challenge you need to ensure you are able to both plan and align so we are all pulling in the same direction.

The benefits bit:

33 days holiday (inclusive of Bank Holidays)

Employee Assistance Programme

Annual Incentive Plan Bonus Structure

Life Assurance

Health & Wellbeing Programme, including health cash plan and employee assistance

Pension Plan

High St Reward Scheme

Refer a Friend Programme

Free Parking

Frequent Technology User Free Eye Care

Flexible working model

High 5 Employee Recognition Programme

And as an employer who values you, you will be welcomed with open arms and supported to succeed.

Our hiring process:

1. You will be contacted by a member of our resourcing team for an initial discussion, this may be on Teams.
2. You will be invited to site for either a 1 or 2 stage process depending on the role.
3. We will inform you ahead of your interview what we will be discussing, we want to give you the opportunity to shine in these meetings.
4. Successful candidates will be notified and the start date will be confirmed for when you will be beginning your Fortunes Brand journey.