Permanent role, Southend-on-Sea, Salary £35,000 - £40,000, depending on experience
Reference: CO-9/4/26
We are seeking an experienced Compliance Officer with a background in electronic products to ensure that our products, processes, and operations meet relevant regulatory, legal, and industry standards. The ideal candidate will bring knowledge of product safety, certifications, and global regulatory frameworks for electronic devices.
Key Responsibilities
* Product compliance - Ensure company products comply with relevant global and regional regulations (e.g., CE, UKCA, FCC, WEEE, RoHS, REACH, RCM, PSE, KCL).
* Tariff/preferential origin compliance – maintaining company knowledge of trade agreements and analysing origin of BOM parts to ensure compliance.
* GDPR compliance
* Oversee product testing, certification processes, and documentation for all electronic consumer goods.
* Monitor regulatory developments and advise stakeholders on emerging compliance requirements.
* Lead internal audits and coordinate external audits with certification bodies.
* Develop and maintain compliance policies, procedures, and training programs.
* Collaborate with R&D, engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams to integrate compliance into product development.
* Investigate compliance incidents and implement corrective actions.
* Maintain accurate compliance records, technical files, and risk assessments.
* Liaise with regulators, legal counsel, and industry groups when necessary.
* Oversee drafting of product user manuals.
Preferred Qualifications
* Experience working with testing laboratories, notified bodies, or certification agencies.
* Strong analytical, organisational, and problem-solving skills.
* Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal. Background with reading and drafting technical documents.
* Experience with international compliance frameworks (e.g., EU directives, US regulatory systems, Asia-Pacific standards).
* Background in engineering or electronics.
The Rega Ethos
Rega's philosophy is to make high quality products at sensible prices, as a means of reproducing music as faithfully as possible. Rega is committed to the design and development of new and existing products, both in hi-fi and other areas that will perpetuate Rega's values of quality and value for money.
Culture and Communication
Rega is a non-authoritarian team-based culture. Each team has a leader responsible for all communications between their specific area of responsibility and all other areas of Rega. The title for this role is Controller.
The role of Controller has responsibility for an area of Rega and work with Coordinators. The Coordination Team is responsible for the daily running and function of the Company (the Management Function).
Everyone at Rega needs to communicate within our culture. This requirement means that we work in an open non-competitive way with all teammates whilst being reasonable and non-aggressive (to have empathy).