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Research and Development Co-ordinator
Location: Saint Austell, PL25 5RJ
Salary: £35,000 to £40,000, DOE + Benefits
Contract: Full Time, Permanent
Hours: 07:30 - 17:00 - Monday - Friday
Benefits - What's on offer?
• Free on-site car parking.
• Free use of on-site gym.
• Team building events and meals.
• Inspirational office environment.
Our mission, as a business, is to shape the future of external door & window hardware so having a dedicated role with supporting teams to improve and progress existing products along with developing brand-new products.
Coastal's success to date has predominantly been down to what we have created in our BLU™ and DURATIQUE™ brands. Developing great new products is critical to our future growth plans.
Alongside our BLU™, DURATIQUE™ and EDWIN™ brands of hardware we also bring online complete and semi-complex door and window systems.
Keeping our product ahead of the competition and in line with Market trends, this project management role is primarily responsible for the coordination of all tasks and milestones of new product development and improvement of current products.
Research and Development Co-ordinator - The Role:
The role is responsible for project managing the flow of these developments using our New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Request (NPR) systems. This will involve collaboration with several departments including Engineering, Procurement, Marketing, Business Development, and the MD (visionary role).
We treat all customer feedback as high value because it drives quality up and proves we listen to customers.
Feedback can be in the form of a genuine issue or in the form of a suggestion of how our product can be fitted easier, faster or simply built better. If the suggestion makes commercial sense - we do it!
The key to executing this role effectively is to manage projects in the correct order, working with department heads, to meet required deadlines and with passion to create the best product in its class.
Key Responsibilities;
• Project management and development of brand-new products and ensuring successful launches.
• Managing the improvement of existing products.
• Coordinating and completing the product quality complaints.
• Taking QC reports produced and collaborating with suppliers to ensure change requests have been implemented, including any issues or suggestions which arise from the Manufacturing Team.
• Project Managing of New Product Development & Improving existing products.
• R & D claim creation and annual submission.
• Liaise with the Marketing, Business Development and Engineering departments regarding New Product Development (NPD) and New Product Requests (NPR).
• Keeping product information in NetSuite up to date (online and internal ERP).
• Keeping up to date with relevant British Standards.
Research and Development Co-ordinator - Candidate specification, what we need from you:
• Experience / understanding of engineering, withing an engineering / manufacturing environment
• Experienced in Innovation, with an innovative and analytical mindset
• Project Management skills - a project management qualification would be an advantage
• Good Communication and team work skills
• A good problem solver
• Programming skills such as CAD
• An eye for detail
• High level of self-motivation
The shape of things to come! We think beyond products and today's needs and create standard and bespoke hardware solutions, focussed on tomorrow's requirements.
That is how we enable our clients to maximize the value of their products and their competitiveness.
If you feel you have the skills and experience to be considered for this role, click on apply today forwarding an up-to-date copy of your CV for consideration in the first instance.
No agencies please.
