Vehicle Compliance & Homologation Manager

Econ Engineering Ltd; Ripon; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

Free On-site parking

Health & wellbeing programme

Referral programme

Job summary

Econ Engineering Ltd, the UK’s leading winter maintenance vehicle manufacturer, seeks a Quality / Homologation Manager to own vehicle approvals and Conformity of Production. Based at our Ripon facility, you will work with production, design, technical and sales teams to ensure compliance and drive quality improvements.

You will manage ISO 9001 activities, coordinate Vehicle Certification Agency interactions, and develop robust control plans to reduce defects, rework and warranty costs while

Qualifications

• Experience in quality, engineering compliance, vehicle engineering or a similar field.
• Ability to understand and apply technical, regulatory and procedural requirements.
• A methodical approach and close attention to detail.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Good organisational, document-control and record-keeping skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Experience of vehicle type approval, Conformity of Production or ISO 9001 would be particularly valuable, but it is not essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide shop-floor supervisors with advice and assistance on vehicle compliance.
• Maintain Conformity of Production processes and control plans to ensure vehicles continue to meet approval requirements.
• Prepare and manage approval applications, extensions, technical documentation and Certificates of Conformity to ensure vehicles are compliant.
• Oversee the ISO 9001 Quality Management System and maintain through internal auditing, document control and non-conformance management.
• Act as a key point of contact for the Vehicle Certification Agency, coordinating on-site inspections and testing.
• Advise during new product development and vehicle performance testing.
• Support sales by conducting vehicle specification reviews to help ensure vehicles are suitable, compliant and compatible with our equipment.
• Manage logistics of vehicle completions and dispatches.

Skills

Quality management

Regulatory compliance

Vehicle engineering

Problem-solving

Communication

Documentation

Cross-departmental coordination

Attention to detail

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Job description

Econ Engineering Ltd, the UK’s leading winter maintenance vehicle manufacturer, seeks a Quality / Homologation Manager to own vehicle approvals and Conformity of Production. Based at our Ripon facility, you will work with production, design, technical and sales teams to ensure compliance and drive quality improvements.

You will manage ISO 9001 activities, coordinate Vehicle Certification Agency interactions, and develop robust control plans to reduce defects, rework and warranty costs while