QMS & Compliance Manager

QMS & Compliance Manager

IDEAL ELECTRIC COMPANY, a 123-year-old, independent American manufacturer of high-power, specialty electric motors, generators, power systems and controls seek an experienced QMS & Compliance Manager. The ideal candidate is a highly organized self-starter capable of working in a fast-paced, multi-disciplined team environment with the ability to manage competing priorities to achieve company goals while upholding a culture of ethics, integrity, and excellence in everything we do.

This position is based in our facility in Mansfield, Ohio reporting to Director of Operations, and plays a key role throughout our product lifecycle through design, supply, manufacture, and customer application for both manufactured products and aftermarket services. The QMS & Compliance Manager will be charged with being an active Quality presence on the Ideal Electric production floor, ensuring QMS processes are fully integrated and strictly maintained.

This position requires access or potential access to Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) which is Not Releasable to Foreign Nationals (NOFORN) data. To meet the NOFORN requirement, you will have to provide proof of US Citizenship, attest that you do not have dual citizenship, and are otherwise eligible to access and manage regulated information IDEAL ELECTRIC CONFORMANCE STATEMENT In the performance of their respective tasks and duties, all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Represent the company with respect by conducting business in a professional and ethical manner
• Interact professionally and respectfully with customers, suppliers, and other employees
• Complete assigned work in compliance with policies and procedures, and within deadlines, with or without direct supervision; when required, record and maintain accurate records pertaining to work performed
• Apply job knowledge and safety and quality training in all aspects of work
• Closely adhere to safety and security standards and procedures
• Work effectively as a team contributor and, work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and organizations
• Provide world-class customer service and customer-facing skills
• This position requires access to, or development of, technology or technical data that is subject to U.S. export control laws, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) and Export Administration Regulations (EAR). The successful candidate must be a "U.S. Person" as defined by the ITAR (22 C.F.R. § 120.62) or be able to obtain the appropriate U.S. government authorization (export license) to access such technology or technical data.
  
  U.S. Person status is required for this position.

U.S. Person definition: A U.S. Person includes a citizen of the United States, a permanent resident alien (Green Card holder), a refugee, or a person granted asylum

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS & RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide strategic oversight and direct management for both the shop-floor Production Quality program and Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) programs, ensuring total regulatory alignment and cross-functional integration across the entire manufacturing facility.
• Manage the Ideal Electric ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System.
• Develop, implement, and update QMS policies, procedures, and process audits.
• Lead internal and external quality audits; manage corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Implement and manage ITAR and Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) compliance controls.
• Oversee document control systems and ensure accurate maintenance of quality policies, procedures, and engineering records.
• Monitor key quality metrics including defect rates, scrap costs, and customer complaints, and report performance to leadership.
• Lead management reviews of the QMS system to identify clear opportunities for operational improvement.
• Support continuous quality improvement (CQI) initiatives and foster a root-cause-analysis approach to problem-solving.
• Train, mentor, and coach employees on quality standards, compliance regulations, and manufacturing best practices.
• Participate directly in customer…