Your Job
As a QMS Specialist, you will support the implementation, maintenance, certification, and continuous improvement of the site Quality Management System to ensure alignment with applicable standards, customer expectations, and regulatory requirements. This role will be key in driving audit readiness, CAPA effectiveness, documentation control, and quality systems integration with manufacturing and business processes.
You will work in a cross-functional environment, partnering with Operations, Engineering, EHS, Supply Chain, and Quality teams to strengthen compliance, improve processes, and support a culture of continuous improvement.
Our Team
The Quality team supports the site by ensuring that quality systems, processes, and documentation remain compliant, effective, and aligned with customer and regulatory expectations. This role will collaborate closely with manufacturing and business partners to support audit readiness, certification activities, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
What You Will Do
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Support the implementation, maintenance, certification, and continuous improvement of the site Quality Management System.
- Lead, coordinate, or support internal, customer, supplier, certification, and regulatory audits, ensuring timely follow-up on findings.
- Drive corrective and preventive actions, including root cause analysis and verification of effectiveness.
- Maintain and control QMS documentation and records through document control systems or equivalent platforms.
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Partner with Operations, Engineering, EHS, and Supply Chain to ensure QMS requirements are integrated into site processes.
- Support APQP, PPAP, FMEA, Control Plans, MSA, process validation, and other Quality Core Tools activities.
- Monitor site quality metrics and support continuous improvement initiatives focused on reducing defects, variation, and customer concerns.
- Train and coach employees on QMS requirements, audit readiness, and quality best practices.
- Coordinate management review and certification activities with key stakeholders.
- Support compliance with applicable regulatory and customer requirements, including customer complaints and returns processes.
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related discipline.
- Experience in quality engineering, Quality Management Systems, or related quality roles.
- Familiarity with quality standards and audit practices such as ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 13485, AS9100, ISO 19011, or similar standards.
- Knowledge of Quality Core Tools such as APQP, PPAP, FMEA, SPC, MSA, Control Plans, 8D, or root cause analysis.
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Effective communication skills in English, with the ability to facilitate discussions, provide training, and work with cross-functional stakeholders.
What Will Put You Ahead
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Auditor certification or lead auditor training in ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 13485, or related standards.
- Experience in regulated industries such as medical device, automotive, or aerospace.
- Experience with QMS/document-control systems, SAP, or quality databases.
- Strong data analysis skills, including Excel or statistical analysis capability.
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Six Sigma, Lean, 5S, or operational excellence experience or certification.
- Experience supporting management review, certification, recertification, or audit-readiness activities.
Compensation Philosophy
At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.
Who We Are
At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.
Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.
