Product Safety and Risk Leader

Job Title:
Product Safety and Risk Leader
Location/s:
Remote, Spennymoor ENG GBR - Meadowfield Ave
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Act as the market technical contact for Product safety and risk challenges. Engage and develop relationships with key stakeholders such as Product Management, Service Management and Technical Service teams
• The review and assessment of P1 and P2 Product safety issues including the creation of a "Situation analysis" documentation pack and product assessment according to country specific legislative frameworks within the EMANZ countries impacted identified by the Liability Leader
• Provide leadership to a cross functional team supporting the preparation, implementation and verification of product safety corrective actions ranging from product improvements to the recall of product from the market.
• Ownership of corrective action legislative activities including the drafting of recall documentation e.g. collation of sales/returns data by country and customer, Country specific authority notifications, customer and end user communications via direct email, SBD websites, social media platforms and in-store posters, supporting the Liability leader in the appropriate risk assessment documentation
• Co-ordinate with the Liability Leader to ensure the appropriate elevation of product challenges through appropriate stakeholders and commissioning of external legal counsel when required.
• Provide Technical support to the Liability Leader including insights into the product design, construction, compliance, application and operation.
• Lead Product Liability inspection activities providing fault finding and technical guidance and the recording the activity in a Technical report.
• Work with the Customer Feedback team to identify individual product safety challenges or trends indicating a wider challenge.
• Work directly with management and stakeholders to gather requirements, provide status updates, and build relationships
• Attendance on regular global quality, engineering and manufacturing zoom conference calls for product issues, reporting the regional portion of issues, opportunities and the appropriate data

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

• Demonstrates established analytical skills to identify product failures and understanding of appropriate corrective actions.
• Has a knowledge and is confident in the use and handling of SBD power and hand tool products
• Strong Microsoft Office skills specifically Excel, with experience of Business critical systems including SAP and Windchill Product Management or demonstrates similar experience, ability to learn.
• Proven success in a collaborative, team-oriented environment
• Have strong communication skills and able to convey information both verbally and via email to a global audience
• You will have the ability to spearhead global programs, interacting and engaging with a wide variety of cultures and business units
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal skills, having the ability to work with and form market specific project teams to participate and deliver Global activities.
• The candidate must be a committed team worker and bring a 'growth mindset' to the team
• The successful candidate will require a highly developed soft skill set and a degree of cultural sensitivity - each and every project will entail working with a broad spread of cultures and nationalities and the successful candidate should relish the opportunity to head a number of global initiatives
• Fluent in English

EDUCATION AND TRAINING:

• Electrical and/or Electronic Engineering, Mechanical Engineering or Science degree or equivalent
• A knowledge and experience of product compliance and product safety frameworks is desirable

We Don't Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, you'll get the unique chance to impact some of the world's most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black + Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are

We're the World's largest tool company. We're industry visionaries. We're solving problems and advancing the manufacturing trade through innovative technology and our Industry 4.0 Initiative. We are committed to ensuring our state-of-the-art "smart factory" products and services provide greater quality to our customers & greater environmental and social value to our planet. We are unique in that we have a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasn't stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company.

Benefits & Perks

You'll get a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits plan that includes medical, dental, life, vision, wellness program, disability, retirement benefits, Employee Stock Purchase Plan, Paid Time Off, including paid vacation, holidays & personal days, and tuition reimbursement. And, of course, discounts on Stanley Black & Decker tools and products and well as discount programs for many other vendors and partners.

What You'll Also Get

Career Opportunity: Career paths aren't linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.

Learning & Development:
Our lifelong learning philosophy means you'll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).

Diverse & Inclusive Culture:
We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because that's how the best work gets done. You'll find we like to have fun here, too.

Purpose-Driven Company:
You'll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.