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- Up to £38,000 DOE
- Surrey
We are looking for a Junior Product Technologist to join a successful interiors brand to work as part of their Product Development team. You will work closely with the in-house design, PD and buying teams, and with the Far East sourcing team, to bring sustainable and safe products to market across their furniture and interiors ranges. You will help to ensure all products manufactured are compliant with current safety standards, and all necessary testing and certification is obtained.
We are looking for someone who has a love of product, is organised and deadline driven, and has a keen interest in sustainability to join supportive and friendly team and business.
Duties will include:
- Working closely with the PD & design team from the initial stages of development from a compliance perspective, advising and providing input
- Build, develop and maintain excellent supplier relationships so information is communicated in a timely manner, including all technical data and audits
- Look at sustainability, working with suppliers to ensure products are being made ethically and as eco-friendly as possible
- Work with external testing houses, arranging applicable tests and required certification is obtained
- Form strong working relationships with internal teams, particularly Design and Buying, supporting them on product and technical matters as needed
- Assist with arranging factory audits
- Organise and manage technical data and certification, ensuring test files are complete and up to date before shipment
- Review artwork and packaging safety text, ensuring that all information is accurate and compliant prior to final sign off stage
- Understand and interpret manufacturing standards, test certificates and product regulations
Experience and skills required:
- Some experience within a Product Technologist or Product Coordination role within consumer products
- An eye for detail, accurate, and an excellent multi-tasker who is deadline driven
- A strong interest in sustainability, as this business is keen to implement innovation in this field within its manufacturing and supplier base
- A first-class communicator and people person, with the ability to communicate clearly and positively across all levels, both internally and externally
- Solid Microsoft Office skills, including Excel (VLOOKUP’s, Pivot Tables, etc)
- Being comfortable when working under pressure, ability to act on your own initiative
- A proactive problem solver, with excellent negotiation skills and the ability to foresee issues
- • A positive attitude, friendly, flexible, and a team player!
