IMDS Quality Engineer

Redditch

About Us

Gardner Denver is a leading provider of mission-critical flow control and compression equipment and associated aftermarket parts, consumables, and services, which it sells across multiple attractive end-markets within the industrial, energy and medical industries. Its broad and complete range of compressor, vacuum and blower products and services, along with its application expertise and over 160 years of engineering heritage, allows Gardner Denver to provide differentiated product and service offerings for its customers' specific uses.

Job Summary

In this role, you will be the foundation for IMDS submissions within the Redditch plant. You will work with purchasing and our suppliers to receive IMDS submissions. Including giving guidance to our suppliers that are new to IMDS. Create the IMDS BOM and submit to our end customer(s), correcting any issues to ensure the submission is approved. Alongside this, you will also take the lead in liaising between the vehicle certification agency and internal departments to obtain Conformity of Production (CofP).

Responsibilities

• Collect, manage and control the data of our suppliers regarding the materials used in all supplied parts.
• Contacting suppliers of unreported parts and rejected parts for resubmission.
• Maintain IMDS data base and ensure the data exchange with customers and suppliers.
• Structuring and submitting the IMDS data.
• Coaching / signposting our suppliers who are new to IMDS.
• Being the IMDS expert in support of plant, engineering and purchasing.
• Monitor the realization of legally required measures of material use in production.
• Lead interactions and activities between the VCA and all internal departments to obtain Conformity of Production clearance.

Basic Qualifications

• You will typically have a university degree in the field of automotive, material engineering, chemistry or mechanical engineering or a comparable education with relevant work experience

Travel & Work Arrangements/Requirements

Fully site based

Key Competencies

• Understanding of Global OEMs Substance Regulations
• Experience in IMDS and REACH
• Expertise of the EU directive requirements for material and sound experience in the field of IMDS
• Very good analytical skills and the ability to work independently

What we Offer

• 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays (Option to purchase 5 days after probation period)
• 7% Employer Pension Contribution
• Westfield Health Medial Cash Plan Cover
• Death in Service Benefit of 4 x salary
• Cycle scheme (After probation period)
• Electric Car Scheme (After 1 year employment)
• 10% of salary in shares after 1 year of employment
• Costco Gold Company member, allowing employees to join.
• Employee Assistance Program
• Enhanced Maternity & Paternity Policies