Chemical Engineer for environmental compliance
GN ReSound
Ballerup - Denmark
Published: May 05, 2015
Do you see yourself ensuring compliance of our products with environmental regulations? Retrieving and registering compliance data from our suppliers? Interacting directly with all development teams in our worldwide organisation ensuring the use of compliant materials and components? Would you like the opportunity to shape this new position from scratch and influence the processes? And do you want a broad network reaching across GN ReSound and also externally to suppliers and our external lab?
At GN Resound, we are known for great sound quality, design excellence and meaningful solutions that help people with hearing challenges rediscover hearing. Among our latest innovations is ReSound LiNX2™, the world’s first made for iPhone® hearing aid.
As our Chemical Engineer, you will join the Product Platforms department, which is located in Ballerup, Denmark. We are responsible for developing the hardware platforms for GN ReSound hearing aids and wireless accessories. However, your network reaches far beyond your department as you will be working with all stakeholders involved in new products to secure compliance.
Secure compliance and carry out chemical testing
GN ReSound is constantly working on ensuring compliance with especially RoHS 2 and REACH etc. We have now established a new function where you will be responsible for ensuring compliance with environmental authority regulations as well as carrying out testing. In particular, you:
• ensure compliance of our products with authority requirements regarding protection of the environment against hazardous substances.
• organise our process for ensuring compliance, clarifying roles and responsibilities.
• approve compliance of our products in our IT tool.
• monitor new developments in authority environmental regulations and adapt our compliance process accordingly.
• manage test samples for external testing.
Do you have what it takes to make ReSound even more successful?
• You hold a B.Sc. or M.Sc. in Chemical Engineering or M.Sc. in Chemistry combined with +2 years of experience in the compliance field, including project experience.
• You speak, read and write English fluently – other language skills are an advantage.
• It is an advantage if you have gone through training in compliance with authority requirements regarding protection of the environment against hazardous substances.
• It is a plus if you have experience with RoHS 2 and REACH directives and corresponding regulations and standards.
As a person, you have experience working across functions and disciplines and have excellent cooperation skills. You take a pragmatic approach to your work, knowing that you have to find solutions that work not only in relation to rules and regulations but also when put into practice. This requires good communication skills and your ability to work with authorities, suppliers and colleagues. Finally, you enjoy working with systems, documentation and checklists.
Would you like to know more?
If the position has caught your attention and you wish to apply, please forward a short cover letter with your motivation for applying along with your resume using the Apply button at the bottom of this page or at http://gn.com/careers. For further information please contact Andreas Schousboe, Director, Product Platforms, +45 2922 0292.
Deadline for application is May 22nd 2015.
About the company
The GN ReSound group is a leading international developer and manufacturer of advanced hearing aids and ear-related diagnostic equipment. The company offers a full range of hearing aids and accessories under the ReSound, Beltone and Interton brand names. Through GN Otometrics, the group also creates innovative solutions for all types of ear-related diagnostics and is the largest global supplier of computerized audiology and hearing-instrument fitting equipment. GN ReSound, which is headquartered in Ballerup, Denmark, has subsidiaries in more than 20 countries and partners in 60 more, and employs 4,075 people.
