Supplier Quality & Compliance Engineer

Founded in 1961, we are a growing manufacturing company. IMMI® is the trusted, global leader of safety solutions, helping to protect millions of lives every day. For over sixty‑five years, IMMI has led the way in developing, designing, testing, and manufacturing innovative safety restraints and systems. IMMI’s safety products are found worldwide on car seats, heavy trucks, school buses, recreational/off road, military, fire/EMS, motor coach, and construction vehicles.

IMMI recently became an ESOP giving team members the opportunity to become owners and share in the company’s future success. IMMI is a dynamic organization serving more than eleven markets and hundreds of customers across multiple countries. IMMI is also home to IMMI VIP steering wheels and CAPE®, the world’s leading state‑of‑the‑art testing facility.

IMMI is seeking a qualified and highly motivated individual to fill the role of Supplier Quality and Compliance Engineer who is responsible for leading IMMI's chemical compliance, product stewardship, and programs while ensuring alignment with the organization’s Quality Management System. This role provides leadership for compliance related to chemicals, hazardous substances, environmental regulations, customer material disclosure requirements, and supplier compliance activities.

work cross-functionally with Engineering, Quality, Operations, Supply Chain, Procurement, EHS, Manufacturing, and external suppliers to ensure products and manufacturing processes meet applicable customer, legal and quality requirements.

• Monitor, interpret, and communicate emerging global regulations that impact IMMI products, materials, and manufacturing operations.
• Lead compliance activities related to:
  • REACH
  • RoHS
  • TSCA
  • Proposition 65
  • PFAS regulations
  • GADSL
  • ELV Directive
  • Conflict Minerals
  • Customer-specific material disclosure requirements
• Develop and maintain compliance policies, procedures, and work instructions.
• Conduct impact assessments and risk evaluations for new and existing products.
• Manage customer requests involving material declarations, substance restrictions, and compliance certifications.
• Serve as the primary point of contact regarding chemical compliance and product stewardship matters.

• Support implementation and continuous improvement of IMMI's Quality Management System.
• Ensure chemical compliance processes align with customer, industry, and internal quality standards.
• Develop standards and methods for inspection, testing, evaluation, and monitoring of materials affecting compliance.
• Utilize Total Quality Management principles and problem‑solving methodologies to improve product compliance processes.
• Participate in internal audits, customer audits, supplier audits, and compliance assessments.
• Monitor compliance metrics and drive corrective actions to address identified gaps.

• Develop and maintain supplier compliance programs for chemical and material reporting.
• Evaluate supplier systems and processes to ensure adherence to IMMI's quality and expectations.
• Review supplier material disclosures, Safety Data Sheets (SDS), technical data sheets, and compliance certifications.
• Manage supplier corrective actions related to non‑compliance issues.
• Support supplier qualification, PPAP activities, audits, and ongoing supplier performance management.
• Partners with Purchasing Engineering and Supply Chain teams ensure requirements are incorporated into supplier agreements and qualification activities.

• Develop a thorough understanding of IMMI products, materials, manufacturing processes, and customer requirements.
• Evaluate chemical and material risks that may impact product quality, safety, reliability, or compliance.
• Support APQP activities, FMEA development, Control Plans, and validation processes.
• Participate in root cause investigations, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Utilize data‑driven decision‑making methodologies including:
  • SPC
  • DOE
  • FMEA
  • CAPA
  • Risk Assessment Tools
• Support containment, investigation, and disposition activities involving non‑conforming materials.

• Analyze compliance and quality performance data to identify trends and improvement opportunities.
• Develop reporting tools and dashboards that monitor compliance performance.
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