Compliance Engineer in Coventry, West Midlands

We are looking for a Compliance Engineer to join one of our clients based in Coventry on a temp to perm basis 

The Role

- To maintain and develop the clients certification portfolio and Quality 
Management System, ensuring ongoing compliance with BSI Kitemark 
requirements, ISO 9001 and applicable standards.

- The role will focus on protecting existing certifications, managing internal audits, 
maintaining audit readiness and integrating other sites into the Group's  ISO 9001 certified scope.

Key Responsibilities

Certification Management
• Maintain existing BSI Kitemark and other relevant product certifications.
• Coordinate certification audits, renewals, assessments and outstanding actions.
• Liaise with BSI and other certification bodies to maintain approvals.
• Monitor certification deadlines and proactively identify risks to certification 
validity.

ISO 9001 and Internal Auditing
• Maintain and continually improve the Group Quality Management System.
• Plan and carry out risk-based internal audits across relevant departments and 
sites.
• Manage audit findings, corrective actions and verification of effectiveness.
• Coordinate external audits and ensure ongoing audit readiness.
• Maintain controlled procedures, records and management system 
documentation
• Conduct gap assessments and implement required procedures, controls and 
documentation.
• Establish internal audit arrangements and monitor implementation actions.
• Liaise with the certification body to achieve formal extension of the certified 
scope.

Compliance and Risk Management
• Maintain certification, standards and compliance registers.
• Monitor relevant standards and certification requirement changes.
• Maintain a compliance risk register and escalate significant risks promptly.
• Provide regular updates on certification status, audit performance and 
outstanding actions to the Group Technical / Quality Manager.
• Coordinate product testing and technical assessments where required to 
support certification.

Role Boundaries
The position is primarily compliance-focused and is not intended to cover 
routine production inspection, general engineering or day-to-day manufacturing 
quality control.

Support for product investigations and testing will be provided where these 
directly affect certification or compliance.

Qualifications and Experience
Essential
• Experience in quality management, compliance or manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of ISO 9001 and internal auditing.
• Strong organisational, documentation and communication skills.
• Ability to manage corrective actions, deadlines and multiple priorities.
Desirable
• Experience with BSI Kitemark or third-party product certification.
• Experience coordinating external audits or integrating sites into a certified 
management system.
• Internal auditor qualification and knowledge of engineering product standards.

Key Performance Indicators
• Maintenance of existing product certifications and approvals.
• Completion of audits, renewals and corrective actions within agreed deadlines.
• Effective delivery of the internal audit programme.
• Successful integration of Redditch into the Group ISO 9001 certified scope, 
subject to certification body approval.
• Reduction in overdue audit findings and recurring non-conformities.
• Early identification and escalation of certification risks.