Product Safety and Compliance Specialist

YETI•Austin, TX

About The Position

At YETI, we believe that time spent outdoors matters more than ever and our gear can make that time extraordinary. When you work here, you’ll have the opportunity to create exceptional, meaningful work and problem solve with innovative team members by your side. Together, you’ll help our customers get the high-quality gear they need to make the most of their adventures. We are BUILT FOR THE WILD™. Job Description Our Product Safety and Compliance Specialist role is responsible for global product compliance in all phases of the product lifecycle. The ideal candidate ensures that our products adhere to relevant laws, regulations, standards, and internal policies. Our work focuses on preventing non-compliances, managing risks, and resolving issues when found. The PS&C Specialist role will be an integral part of the Product Safety and Compliance team, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to manage the safety profile for assigned product(s) throughout their lifecycle, supporting the optimal development and execution of operational procedures and standards. Responsible for providing scientific, technical, and analytical expertise and for leading and executing safety and benefit-risk management for YETI NPD programs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in a health or science discipline, with 5+ years of experience with safety risk management processes and procedures or 5+ years experience in equivalent quality, compliance, or verification roles.
Exposure to manufacturing environments in consumer products or medical devices is desirable.
Involvement with product development and sustaining engineering activities, covering the entire product lifecycle.
Working within Product Lifecycle Management systems to review and approve design drawings, specifications, and other technical documents.
Participating in post-market surveillance activities such as investigations, root causes, and CAPA.
Applying functional knowledge and risk-based analysis in risk assessment activities,
Ability to execute safety science strategy and intermediate analytic and scientific skills
Ability to analyze safety concepts or concerns of diverse scope across multiple consumer product categories
High-level understanding of chemical compliance to interpret data from a safety perspective.
Able to support YETI’s Restricted Substances List (RSL) program and RSL audit.
Able to support Supplier audits for Food contact GMPs and GWPs
Ability and willingness to challenge current state, suggest alternative approaches to improve work practices, and commit to defined changes
Fluent English with excellent written communication skills
Ability to communicate frequently within international teams
Familiar with common international safety test standards utilized by industry such as ASTM, ISO, JIS etc. and be able to build a compliance test protocol.
Must have ability to read and interpret engineering drawings, Bill of materials and Bill of substances.
Working knowledge of various office software including Microsoft Office, Box and Video Conferencing technologies
Strong analytical and critical thinking skills
Highly organized with strong attention to detail and follow-through
Must be able to meet deadlines within a global environment
Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision
Strong communication skills and must be willing to take initiative to drive for solutions
Strong teamwork with ability to collaborate within global environments where teams may be dispersed

Nice To Haves

A proven track record of executing the PS&C function for the introduction of products to new global markets, including the analysis and communication of local requirements, and implementation to support market entry is desired.

Responsibilities

Contribute as a core team member on New Product Development teams by identifying regulatory requirements, coordinating external certification tests, and publishing technical documentation for global markets.
Analyze changes to existing products, define regulatory impacts, and resolve gaps through interaction with testing laboratories and revision of technical documentation.
Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, and other cross-functions in support of Post-Market Surveillance investigations, field activities, reporting, and initiating product improvements.
Engage with regulatory agencies and authorities as needed to register products, resolve questions, and manage issues.
Research industry standard methodologies and emerging trends in regulatory compliance to implement regulation changes and improvements.
Develop, monitor, and improve internal processes, control systems, and tracking of metrics.
Perform all job duties per policies and procedures, in a safe and ethical manner.
Ensure compliance including chemical compliance, with all relevant regulatory guidelines on a global scale. Knowledge of US, EU, Korea, Japan, China, MERCOSUR etc. compliance requirements for consumer products is highly desirable.
Analyze safety data using statistical methods and data analysis tools to evaluate potential risks and make recommendations.
Develop and implement risk management plans to mitigate potential safety risks, including labeling updates and risk communication strategies in global markets.
Prepare and review safety and compliance-related documents, including test reports, risk management plans to support regulatory registrations of YETI products as needed.
Work closely with Product Development, Quality, Packaging, Legal and other teams to ensure product safety of YETI products.
Design scalable product testing frameworks that can flex to meet diverse regional needs.
Support supplier audits for PS&C attributes.