Product Safety & Compliance Senior Manager

About the position

Igloo Products Corp is an iconic and fast-growing American brand known for exceptional and durable performance for everyday cooler needs. After more than 75 years of as the leader as a housewares brand, Igloo has pivoted to a high growth lifestyle brand for outside activities associated with fun, family and friends

Founded in as a metalworking shop bringing fresh cold water to Texas workers in the field to inventing the Playmate to becoming America's most recognizable brand of ice chests, the Igloo story spans more than 75 years of delivering coolness to the world. Today, Igloo has 90% + brand awareness and is #1 in market share in the US, is a pioneer in sustainability for our category with the launch of biodegradable coolers and coolers made with from post-consumer recycled resin and other sustainable materials and has a growing DTC business allowing us to build direct relationships with our consumers. In 2021, Igloo was acquired by Dometic Brands and now there is the opportunity to Globally grow both brands together.

We are on a journey of continuous growth - now looking for our next star - a passionate SR. Manager of Product Safety and Compliance.

This role, you will be ensuring product Safety and Regulatory Compliance by reviewing, evaluating, and measuring regulatory requirements against products, operations, and product changes; Work with all segments and formulates a global compliance program for MCS. Communicates results and proposes solutions for non-compliance. Lead quality and product compliance for new product launches. Provide daily manufacturing support.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:

Global Product Compliance:

• Works with all segments and formulates a global compliance program for MCS regarding product safety and regulatory compliance.
• Identify emerging trends or changes before they become enacted and work with internal stakeholders and external industry groups to manage the product lifecycle in response to the changes followed by tracking the progress of the emerging regulations through enactment.
• Develop compliance matrixes to map out product categories and region-specific regulatory requirements (Americas, Europe, Asia, Pacific, etc.), leading and facilitating the implementation of a global compliance program.
• Lead product safety and compliance (PSC) for new product launches globally. Work with all relevant disciplines to develop risk mitigation strategies for new products, ongoing operations, and product changes regarding PSC.
• Interpret and organize project teams to tackle the work that must be done, when regulations are enacted.
• Overseas product sustainability from a technical perspective and ensures sustainable materials are justifiable and traceable.
• Research and provide technical insights to ensure product claims including Eco claims are valid.
• Provides management and oversight for company-wide regulatory compliance activities for products.
• Works with the Quality and Regulatory Compliance team to evaluate and oversee the organization's policies and practices to ensure compliance with industry standards and applicable regulations.
• Serves as subject matter expert on regulatory matters to ensure that key safety and regulatory compliance requirements are understood by product teams and thereby cost-effectively designed into products.
• Creates, compiles and distributes reports regarding compliance, quality measures and business metrics.
• Oversees global regulatory directives and initiatives, specifically with regards to NSAM, EMEA, South America and Asia/Pacific Rim, including regulations such as:
• Proposition 65, Toxics in Packaging Act, CPSIA/CFR, EN, REACH, International labeling laws, RoHS, etc.
• Oversees, development, compilation, filing and maintenance of regulatory document submissions and registrations.
• Ensures that all testing and documentation is performed to applicable agency or other standards, and that documentation is complete and accurate.
• Evaluate vendors' operations and products for compliance with relevant regulatory standards.
• Compiles data for documentation of test procedures and may prepare reports for presentation to management.
• Supervises activities and personnel responsible for ensuring that International, Federal, State, and local standards have been properly met or reports filed.
• Provides advice or assistance in ensuring compliance of Federal, State, and local regulations on product safety, regulatory and environmental issues, which may include serving as liaison between the organization and regulatory agencies.
• Other duties as assigned.

Product Safety Management:

• Lead product safety risk assessments throughout the product lifecycle, from design to post-market surveillance.
• Develops and conducts tests to evaluate product safety levels and recommends measures to reduce or eliminate hazards that violate regulations.
• Oversee product testing and certification processes to ensure compliance with safety standards.
• Develop and implement product safety management system, and training programs for employees across departments.
• Leverage external labs into our development practices as appropriate.
• Investigate and manage product recalls or safety incidents, coordinating with relevant stakeholders.

Quality Assurance:

• As needed, participates in quality improvement project teams to ensure that organization's objectives are met

What do we offer?

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life Insurance

Short term & Long-term disability

Accidental death insurance

Supplemental life insurance

Company paid holidays

Flexible Spending Accounts

Minimum Requirements and Qualifications

A suitable background would be a solid experience within the following qualifications and experiences:

• Education: Bachelor's degree in engineering, quality, safety, or related field.
• Experience: Five (5) years of directly related experience/training in product safety and quality dealing with regulations and compliance in a global setup.
• Working Knowledge of EU, and UK consumer products standards.
• English language skills: Able to read, write, speak and comprehend English.
• Math skills: Able to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
• Physical Demands: General office environment.
• Technical expertise related to materials and regulations.
• Familiar with a variety of the field's concepts, practices & procedures.
• Relies on experience & judgment to plan & accomplish goals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• International product compliance experience, especially related to consumer products both domestically manufactured and imported from Asia.

And of course - our Core Values

To thrive and succeed in this role, you understand the importance of our core values - Together We build our future, We play to win, We embrace change and We walk the talk; these values reflect the heart and soul of Dometic and they define what it takes to work here and how we do things.

Are you our next star? Then we would love to see your application.

Dometic is passionate about building together an inclusive and equitable working environment, that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe that diversity enables us to thrive across our differences. Be yourself and join us!

Igloo offers equal opportunities for everyone. Equal opportunities mean that all employees shall be treated according to their abilities and qualifications in every employment decision, including but not limited to hiring, advancement, compensation benefits, training, lay-offs and termination. Any form of discrimination or harassment against employees due to personal factors, such as gender, ethnicity, skin color, age, sexual orientation, religion, nationality, disability and pregnancy or employees with family responsibilities is prohibited.

All applicants must be at least 18 years old and legally authorized to work in the United States on a permanent basis.

Igloo supports and respects the protection of internationally proclaimed human rights. We do not tolerate child labor or any form of modern slavery, including forced, bonded or compulsory labor, physical or psychological punishment or human trafficking.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)