Quality Engineer – Regulatory

Protective Industrial Products; Villers-Cotterêts; Sur place; EUR 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

A global safety equipment supplier in Villers-Cotterêts is seeking a Quality Compliance Specialist. You will play a key role in ensuring our products meet regulatory standards and driving continuous quality improvement. The ideal candidate holds a Bachelor's degree in engineering and has a minimum of 5 years' experience in regulatory compliance. Strong problem-solving skills and teamwork abilities are essential. This role offers the opportunity to work in a committed, inclusive environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in regulatory standards or certifications.
• Preferred: Green Belt Certification.
• Familiarity with TS16949 and ISO9000.

Responsabilités

• Develop quality processes to ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Conduct audits to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI) processes.

Connaissances

Regulatory standards knowledge

Problem-solving skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Teamwork skills

Formation

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Outils

Quality tools (Sampling Inspection, Measurement, CPK, 8D, CAPA, PPM, COPQ, audit, QMS)

Description du poste

COMPANY SUMMARY

PIP Global Safety is a leading global supplier and manufacturer of personal protective equipment (PPE), trusted by workers and safety professionals across industries and continents. With a 40-year legacy of innovation, quality, and responsiveness, we deliver comprehensive, head-to-toe protection through a powerful portfolio of brands.

We are united by a shared goal: to protect workers around the world by delivering solutions that ensure safety, empower performance, and promote well-being. Guided by our core values—integrity, innovation, accountability, tenacity, and customer centricity—we’re building a safer, more sustainable future. At PIP Global Safety, we’re protecting people and the planet, one innovation at a time.

We’re doubling our global footprint through the transformative acquisition of legacy brands like North®, Howard Leight®, Miller®, Fibre-Metal®, Oliver®, Salisbury®, and more—bringing even greater innovation, expertise, and reach to our customers worldwide.

Join a growing global organization where protection is more than a product—it’s our purpose and our passion.

JOB SUMMARY

You will play a key role in ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and requirements for our products. You will be responsible for developing and implementing quality processes and procedures to meet regulatory guidelines. Collaborating with cross-functional teams, you will drive continuous improvement in quality and regulatory compliance. You will report directly to our Quality Manager.

In this role, you will have an impact by ensuring that our products meet all regulatory requirements, maintaining high quality standards, and driving continuous improvement in our quality processes.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and implement quality processes and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory standards
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvement in quality and regulatory compliance
• Conduct audits and inspections to ensure adherence to regulatory requirements
• Provide technical guidance and support to the team in resolving quality issues
• Stay updated with industry trends and changes in regulatory standards
• Responsible for communicating with end users and responding to their quality complaints. Reduce the product warranty and parts per million (ppm).
• Responsible for defining product safety risk assessment for each customer complaint as required.
• Support New Product Introduction (NPI), Sustaining, and Value Engineering Cost Engineering (VECE) product quality validation.
• Responsible for regular product validation plans, testing, and reporting.
• Jointly responsible with the marketing leader for regional Voice of Customer (VOC).
• Co-responsible with Product Quality and Manufacturing Quality to define, review, maintain and improve Product Failure Catalogue.
• Co-responsible with Supplier Quality Engineering (SQE) for supplier audits, production transfers, and Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) approval.
• Regular report region quality statement such as PPM, COPQ and Key customer complaint and aging time to quality and business leadership.

REQUIRED SKILLS FOR SUCCESS

• Bachelor's degree in engineering
• Minimum 5 years of experience in regulatory standards or certifications
• Strong knowledge of regulatory standards and requirements
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Preferred: Green Belt Certification
• Initiative and judgement in work methods, goal interpretation
• Independent work with minimal supervision
• Self-supervising within divisional management's guidance
• Basic knowledge of APQP, PPAP, FMEA
• Familiarity with TS16949 and ISO9000
• Proficiency with quality tools (Sampling Inspection, Measurement, CPK, 8D, CAPA, PPM, COPQ, audit, QMS)
• Understanding of engineering drawings and manufacturing processes
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills
• Negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Data collection and analysis ability
• Teamwork skills
• Understanding of cost and financial impacts
• Advanced proficiency in English

Protective Industrial Products (PIP) is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

At PIP Global Safety, we are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all individuals are respected and valued. We do not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind, and we strive to ensure that employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business needs. Employment practices and policies may be subject to variation based on applicable laws and regulations in different countries and jurisdictions.

This commitment applies to all aspects of employment, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, compensation, benefits, training, and development opportunities. We believe that a diverse team strengthens our global success and enriches our culture.