Senior Product Compliance Specialist

​​Who We Are

At CPC (Colder Products Company), we’re not just connecting fluid lines – we’re connecting people, ideas, and possibilities. For nearly 50 years, we’ve been engineering cutting-edge fluid connection technologies that power industries from biopharmaceutical, thermal management (liquid cooling of electronics), medical, industrial, and chemical handling markets. 

 

But what sets us apart? Our people. 

 

We’re a team of problem-solvers, innovators, and forward-thinkers who thrive in a culture that values collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement. Headquartered in Minneapolis/St. Paul, with over 700 employees in 14 countries, we’re growing fast, and we want you to grow with us!

 

Your Role

Are you ready to make an impact and work with a company that values your expertise, ideas, and career growth? As our next Senior Compliance Specialist, you’ll be at the forefront of shaping our organization’s success. This isn’t just a job – it’s a career move where you’ll thrive, learn, and enjoy coming to work.

 

Responsibilities:

• Respond to CPC customer inquiries regarding Product compliance.
• Research compliance and raw material formulation information from CPC’s raw material and component suppliers to verify compliance with regulations.  Collaborate with suppliers to maintain updated documentation to demonstrate compliance to regulations.
• In collaboration with IT, engineering, and any other necessary departments, including third parties, develop and optimize process/system for tracking and maintaining compliance data/declarations.
• Manage the overall relationship with third party service providers.
• Conduct market surveillance of regulatory/product compliance requirements.  With this information, analyze the potential impact of current and emerging global compliance regulations and standards on CPC products.  Proactively identify new regulations or regulation changes that affect or could affect product compliance.
• Effectively communicate compliance requirements, expectations and changes to the organization, as relevant to CPC products.
• Develop documents to define compliance with requirements (such as EU RoHS) which could be presented to customers or posted on the CPC website.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, including third party providers, to ensure timely reporting.
• Work with engineering to update material specifications, drawings, and other related changes as necessary to keep component parts up-to-date as related to compliance requirements.
• Comply with all CPC quality policies, while continuously identifying opportunities for improvement.  Support the processes of ISO and other certifications deemed necessary by the business.
• Demonstrate support of CPC core values.  Comply with all company policies and safety regulations.
• Performs other job duties as assigned to meet business needs.

 

Qualifications:

Basic Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Environmental Science/Engineering, Materials Science, Chemistry, or related field.  May substitute 8+ years of proven experience in the product compliance field.
• Relevant experience working with US, EU and Asia/Pacific regulatory directives and initiatives.  Examples include, but are not limited to, RoHS, REACH, Conflict Minerals, chemical registrations, and PFAS.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, Outlook, advanced Excel) and Environmental Data Management systems.  Experience using ECHA SCIP database and Oracle ERP systems a plus.  Touch typist.
• Strong research and analytical skills with a passion for problem solving.
• Able to balance many tasks and conflicting priorities.  Able to negotiate conflict.
• Astute organizational skills with drive to meet deliverables in a timely manner.
• Ability to read lengthy regulations and interpret the business and/or product impact.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong written and oral communication skills, as well as proven experience working one-on-one with suppliers, customers, business units, engineering, and senior management (internally and externally).
• Self-motivated and confident.  Comfortable to work independently, as well as within highly matrixed, cross-functional teams.