Certification Specialist at Pentair

Certification Specialist

SMART, SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Pentair makes the most of life’s essential resources, from great tasting water straight from the kitchen faucet, to industrial water management and everywhere in between. We deliver solutions that help people move, improve and enjoy water, and sustainable applications that help ensure the health of the world.

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Your Challenge

As a Certification Specialist you are responsible for the effective and efficient realization, optimization and management of the approvals (certifications) for the various products, taking into account applicable regulations in the relevant countries and the needs of the organization.

What will you be doing?

Preparation

Internal alignment of approval priorities and planning.
Coordinating the goal approval project with the client (usually the R&D Director or Commercial Product Manager).
Drawing up an approval project plan, in collaboration with stakeholders inside and outside the company.

Project activities

Drafting, elaborating and monitoring the approvals policy and budget, taking into account the applicable legislation in the relevant countries.
Monitoring and executing an approval project according to applicable requirements.
Assembling and managing a cross-departmental project team, where necessary.
Coordinating program requirements, both internally and with external (international) bodies.
Monitoring progress and adjusting to deliver solutions within the approval project budget.
Early detection of deviations and resolution (insofar as within your own competence).
Periodic reporting to client, project team and other internal stakeholders
Contribute to the content of approval projects.
(Have) project-related documents drawn up to obtain the approvals.

Advice

Advisory role towards management and other departments in the organization on the approval policy and strategy.
Advisory role towards management and other departments in the organization about (country) specific requirements with regard to approvals.
Advisory role towards R&D and Purchasing during the development of new products, product changes and the selection of alternative suppliers.

Other Activities

Preparing and supervising audits by certification bodies. Ensuring the availability of samples (end products and materials) for.b testing and certification. 
Identifying and responding to trends in legislation in the field of drinking water, food contact regulations, and/or other relevant European directives.
Maintain administrative actions and reporting.
Visits to relevant fairs, workshops, seminars and congresses.
Maintaining (inter)national contacts with certification bodies.

Colleague

Jens Potreck

Group Technology Leader

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Industries,Products & Solutions

Industries

All around the world in a variety of markets and industries, X-Flow technologies are used. Our membranes “stand up” and “stand out” in the water treatment and wastewater treatment fields. Our vast experience across a broad range of industries allows us to develop a significant know-how of industry-specific information and to collect teams of experts that represent a variety of industries.

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Solutions

Our extensive portfolio of filtration solutions guarantee the right specifications for each application. The Pentair X-Flow solutions are available for all water areas, from potable water production to the treatment of process and wastewater and the pre-treatment of seawater, but also for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

Products

The Pentair X-Flow Ultra-, Tight Ultra-, Micro- and Nanofiltration Membrane Elements are used for the (pre)treatment of water. X-Flow Membrane Elements are used in the field of ultrafiltration in capillary form, and microfiltration and ultrafiltration in tubular form, which makes selective filtration possible. Our extensive portfolio of Membrane Elements guarantees the right specifications for each application. The X-Flow Membrane Elements are available for all water areas, from potable water production to the treatment of process and wastewater and the pre-treatment of seawater, but also for the food, beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

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What’s in your backpack?

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical direction of similar education. For example: Food Technology, Chemical Engineering, BioChemistry, Mechanical Engineering, Process Technology or Water Technology

Relevant working experience in Certification/QA/Registration/Compliance of similar role.

Relevant working experience with international and national laws and regulations regarding approvals in the field of drinking water, food contact regulations, and also being familiar with European directives, e.g. CE regulations for machines.

Dutch and English language in word and writing. Knowledge of German or French is a plus.