Paralegal Compliance Specialist

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Paralegal Compliance Specialist
The candidate will be responsible for: Prevents compliance issues by collaborating with engineering planning and design teams; reviewing design data; identifying and resolving product and engineering design issues; identifying short-term and long-range issues; researching and identifying applicable regulatory and industry compliance standards and codes; developing compliance policies. Develops compliance plans by researching, analyzing, selecting, and applying compliance engineering concepts, approaches, techniques, and criteria; adapting and modifying compliance engineering options; developing and evaluating new compliance methodologies; qualifying vendors, components, and parts. Organizes compliance program by preparing timetables, cost estimates, and required resources including test laboratories and equipment. Determines compliance by establishing compliance test standards; conducting and witnessing tests; performing diagnostic procedures; measuring performance; analyzing and evaluating findings; performing forensic analysis of failures; troubleshooting failures; supervising sub-contractors. Attains compliance by isolating and resolving non-compliance issues; recommending product and process changes; initiating engineering change orders. Documents compliance by completing approval applications; recording test results; preparing investigative reports; preparing and filing Declarations of Conformity; maintaining compliance database. Prepares compliance reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing measurement data and trends. Updates job knowledge by tracking and understanding emerging compliance engineering practices and standards; participating in educational opportunities and professional organizations; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks. Provide administration aid for all projects within product development and quality engineering team as needed. Enhances engineering and organization reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments. Should have 3-5 years of related work experience in compliance or legal support, preferably in consumer product goods. Paralegal experience preferred. Project or program management experience a plus. Should have a paralegal background with extensive experience with consumer product goods compliance and will be able to develop and execute a compliance program.

Note: This is a fixed term contract position for 6 months.

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