Product Environmental Compliance Lead in Portsmouth

The Company Harwin plc is a Portsmouth-based, family-owned precision engineering company on an ambitious global growth journey. With a strong international presence and a well-established partner network, the organisation has built a reputation over decades for quality, reliability, and long-term thinking. As an employer, Harwin offers a distinctive environment shaped by its heritage and forward-looking mindset. The business is currently investing significantly in technology, digital transformation, and ways of working, alongside the development of a new headquarters and state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Portsmouth. This is a period of meaningful growth and evolution, with a clear ambition to scale capabilities and strengthen its global impact. At the same time, the values associated with family ownership remain central — fostering a culture that emphasises collaboration, accountability, and sustained success. For those looking to develop their careers, Harwin provides the opportunity to contribute to a growing organisation while being part of a team that values both innovation and long-term perspective.

The Opportunity We’re looking for a Product Environmental Compliance Specialist to join our Quality & Compliance team. In this role, you’ll play a key part in ensuring our products meet global environmental and regulatory standards. You will support the day-to-day management of compliance data, supplier declarations, and customer requirements, helping to maintain accurate and robust compliance information across the business. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with strong attention to detail and an interest in environmental, materials, or product compliance to develop their expertise in a growing organisation.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the management of product environmental compliance data and documentation
• Maintain compliance records, supplier declarations, and evidence files
• Review supplier submissions including material disclosures, certificates, and technical documents
• Assist with compliance assessments across products, components, materials, and packaging
• Respond to customer compliance queries, questionnaires, and declaration requests
• Follow up with suppliers to resolve missing, incomplete, or non-conformant data
• Support compliance with regulations such as RoHS, REACH, SCIP, PFAS, and responsible minerals
• Contribute to process improvements and data quality initiatives
• Assist with validation activities, including testing and database updates
• Support Export Control activities and provide data for related requirements (e.g. tariff reviews)

About You

We’re open to candidates from a variety of backgrounds — whether you’re early in your career or bringing existing experience. You’ll Bring:

• Experience or qualifications in a technical, scientific, quality, manufacturing, supply chain or business discipline (A Levels, T Levels, BTEC, HNC/HND, apprenticeships or similar)
• Strong Excel and systems skills, with the ability to learn ERP and compliance tools
• An understanding of product/environmental compliance, engineering, quality or supply chain processes
• Ability to interpret technical data such as BOMs, material composition, and supplier documentation
• Excellent attention to detail and document control skills
• Clear communication skills for working with suppliers, customers, and internal teams
• Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities

What Success Looks Like

• Accurate and timely responses to customer compliance enquiries
• High levels of supplier engagement and completed declarations
• Well-maintained and up-to-date compliance records
• Effective resolution of data gaps and compliance issues

Salary And Benefits

• Competitive Salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank/public holidays
• Additional 3 days off over the festive period
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Company pension scheme
• Life Cover 3x salary
• Company bonus scheme

As an equal opportunities’ employer, Harwin is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and does not condone discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender identity, or marriage and civil partnership. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join Harwin.