Job Type: Full-Time, Exempt
Duration of role: Permanent
Number of Position: 1
Reporting to: Quality Manager
Location: Columbia, MD
About Us
At Tate we are passionate about everything we do. As an independent brand operating within Kingspan Group, a global plc group of companies, Tate has been recognized worldwide as an industry leader in the development and manufacture of data center infrastructure solutions and commercial office raised access floors, for over 60 years. With revenues of over $600m and growing, Tate plays a pivotal role in offering expertise in cutting edge design engineering in order to craft solutions, by working collaboratively with clients as a trusted partner.
Tate continues to grow and expand, operating multiple manufacturing and commercial sites across the US, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We are excited about our fresh, dynamic, and inclusive team of experts working on new innovations and forward-thinking designs, as we remain a market leading player within our industry. We continue to invest heavily in the best available manufacturing tools and equipment needed to adhere to Tate’s world class standards and in keeping with our Planet Passionate sustainability strategy, our focus is on having minimal climate impact.
We are excited to potentially welcome you as part of our team as we continue to grow on a worldwide scale.
About the Role
The Technical Product Compliance Manager ensures that all products meet applicable regulatory, customer, and internal technical requirements through accurate specifications, testing, and documented controls. This role owns the technical substance behind product compliance — what is required, how it is verified, and what evidence proves conformity. It works within the governance framework set by the Quality & Compliance Manager but is the authoritative voice on product-level technical compliance, testing regimes, and conformity evidence.
What You’ll Do
Product Compliance Register
- Ensure the PCR is complete, current, traceable, and audit-ready for every product set.
- Maintain accurate technical compliance data for all products in scope.
- Provide a single source of truth that links products to their applicable obligations and evidence.
Technical Specifications and Requirements
- Ensure each product has approved product specifications under formal control.
- Define applicable regulatory requirements, standards, and customer technical requirements per product.
- Translate external requirements into clear, verifiable technical criteria.
- Maintain traceability from each requirement to the design feature and test that demonstrates it.
Testing Regimes and Conformity Evidence
- Define and manage product testing regimes, including type testing, routine testing, and change-triggered re-testing.
- Determine appropriate test methods, frequencies, sample sizes, and acceptance criteria.
- Ensure verified test methods are in place and consistently applied.
- Maintain robust evidence of conformity for every product, traceable through the PCR.
- Manage relationships with internal laboratories and external test houses.
Engineering Interface and Change Control
- Work with Engineering to validate technical designs against compliance requirements.
- Assess the impact of design, material, supplier, or process changes on product compliance.
- Trigger and oversee re-testing where changes affect conformity status.
- Block release of changes where compliance evidence is incomplete or inadequate.
Technical Documentation Control
- Ensure all technical compliance documentation is correct, controlled, and linked to the PCR.
- Operate within the document control framework set by the Quality & Compliance Manager.
- Maintain certificates, declarations of conformity, test reports, and technical files.
- Identify gaps in testing, certification, or documentation and drive closure.
Audit, Regulatory and Customer Support
- Provide technical input to internal audits, external audits, and regulatory reviews.
- Provide evidence to support external audits led by the Quality & Compliance Manager.
- Respond to customer and regulator technical compliance queries.
- Support investigations into product compliance issues, root cause, and corrective action.
Additional Expectation
- Remain compliant with the Code of Conduct and Policies which includes the Kingspan Group Compliance Policy.
- Ensure that all duties related to product compliance are adhered to in accordance with the Product Compliance Policy, Laws, Regulations, and market demands.
- Responsible for all tasks to achieve compliance goals and demands of the Compliance Management System.
- Must raise concerns related to the Compliance Management System to their supervisor, manager, or any member of the Leadership Team, or through the confidential whistle blower service.
What You’ll Bring
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, applied science, or a related technical discipline; postgraduate qualification preferred.
- PE status or working towards it preferred.
- Minimum 5–7 years' experience in product compliance, technical assurance, design verification, or product engineering within a regulated manufacturing environment.
- Working knowledge of relevant product standards (e.g. CE / UKCA marking, IEC / EN product standards, customer technical specifications applicable to the divisional product set).
- Demonstrated experience defining and managing product testing regimes, including type tests and routine tests.
- Strong understanding of design change control and its compliance implications.
- Experience preparing and maintaining technical files, declarations of conformity, and test evidence.
- Sound understanding of statistical methods relevant to product testing and conformity (sampling, capability, measurement uncertainty).
- Confident interface with engineering, laboratories, external test houses, customers, and regulators.
- Excellent technical writing skills — specifications, test plans, compliance reports.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, PLM / engineering data systems, and quality / compliance tooling.
What You'll Get
- Pay range: $80000 USD to $100000 USD. This role is eligible for a discretionary bonus.
- Career Scope and Advancement: As we grow, new positions and career opportunities arise, offering accelerated paths for the right candidates, locally and globally.
- World of Wellness Philosophy: We empower you to take charge of your health and well-being. You’ll have access to a wide range of medical, dental, and vision benefits, along with personalized guidance from a “Health Advocate.” We also offer other supplemental options, including 401k, legal, disability, and theft insurance, to ensure your financial wellness.
- Corporate Social Responsibility: Through Planet Passionate we are determined to reduce our manufacturing carbon (CO2e) emissions to as close to zero as technically possible, together with halving carbon intensity in our primary supply chain. We are very involved in our community, and you will have ample opportunities to support us in creating a better world.
- Skills Development: Given the dynamic pace of our business and a strong collaborative environment, your new role will be diverse and multifaceted – allowing you to be more versatile and develop a broader skill set.
- Mentorship and development: At Tate, we don’t believe in hierarchy, we work together as one team for one common goal. You will have access and exposure to our senior leaders and experts for learning in your role, and additionally mentorship for the future.
- Culture: We have a great team culture, highly collaborative, supportive, and social. Together we innovate, collaborate, take ownership, and strive for excellence.
Stay connected with us on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/tate-access-floors/mycompany/verification/) for insights into life at Tate. Join us in our mission to make a difference through exceptional solutions.
Tate Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to legally protected characteristics. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Employment is contingent upon the successful completion of post-offer requirements, including a background check and drug screening, in accordance with company policy and applicable laws.
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