Product Data and Compliance Systems Specialist

Employee Owned Brands; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Leer Inc, a leading manufacturer of temperature-controlled retail equipment, seeks a Product Data and Compliance Systems Specialist. You will manage product data integrity, lifecycle control, and regulatory documentation across ERP and PLM systems.

You will coordinate engineering changes, certifications, and compliance records while ensuring auditable documentation and cross-functional alignment with engineering, manufacturing, and supply chain teams.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, Supply Chain, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 2–5+ years of experience in product data management, engineering coordination, regulatory documentation, or manufacturing environment
• Experience with ERP, PDM, or PLM systems
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Responsibilities

• Manage product data integrity, lifecycle control, and revision traceability across ERP, PDM, and related systems.
• Coordinate Engineering Change Management workflows, approvals, and release control with cross-functional teams.
• Coordinate product certification activities, regulatory filings, testing, approvals, renewals, and documentation.
• Maintain auditable records of product configurations, engineering changes, certifications, and compliance decisions.
• Serve as central coordinator for data, change control, and compliance processes across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain.

Skills

Attention to detail

Cross-functional coordination

Data governance

Analytical skills

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, Supply Chain, or related field

Tools

ERP systems

PDM systems

PLM systems

Job description

Summary

The Product Data and Compliance Systems Specialist owns product data integrity, engineering change control, and compliance documentation systems for Leer products. This role ensures product definitions, configurations, BOMs, certifications, and regulatory records are accurate, controlled, traceable, and aligned across engineering, manufacturing, and compliance processes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Product Data and Configuration Control: Manage product data integrity, lifecycle control, and revision traceability across ERP, PDM, and related systems; Maintain multi-level BOMs, part structures, product configurations, and related data standards; Ensure engineering documentation, system data, and manufacturing requirements remain accurate and aligned; Maintain product data architecture standards that support a reliable single source of truth.
• Engineering Change Management: Administer Engineering Change Management processes, including ECR/ECO workflows, approvals, implementation tracking, and release control; Coordinate cross-functional reviews with engineering, operations, supply chain, and compliance stakeholders; Evaluate downstream impacts of changes, including BOM accuracy, compliance status, inventory, and production readiness; Ensure approved changes are fully implemented in ERP, documentation, and manufacturing processes; Improve change management processes to reduce errors, improve cycle time, and strengthen process discipline.
• Regulatory and Material Compliance Administration: Coordinate product certification activities, regulatory filings, testing, approvals, renewals, and supporting documentation; Maintain alignment between product configurations, BOMs, certifications, and regulatory requirements, including UL, NSF, DOE, CE, NRCAN, and others; Administer material compliance tracking and documentation, including Prop 65, TSCA/PFAS, RoHS, REACH, and related requirements; Coordinate with internal SMEs, suppliers, and external agencies to obtain required compliance inputs, approvals, and records; Monitor regulatory changes, assess product impacts with SMEs, and document required updates to product data and compliance records.
• Documentation, Reporting, and Audit Readiness: Maintain complete, accurate, and auditable records of product configurations, engineering changes, certifications, filings, and compliance decisions; Ensure documentation systems support audit readiness, regulatory inspections, and internal or external documentation requests; Generate reports that support management decision-making, regulatory submissions, and compliance status tracking; Identify and elevate documentation gaps, inconsistencies, or missing compliance inputs.
• Cross-Functional Process Coordination: Serve as the central coordination point for product data, engineering change control, and compliance documentation processes; Support new product introduction and product updates by ensuring required data, change control, and compliance activities are completed; Reinforce defined systems, standards, and controls across engineering, manufacturing, supply chain, and compliance workflows.

Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Required: Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Engineering Technology, Business, Supply Chain, or related field (or equivalent experience)
• 2–5+ years of experience in product data management, engineering coordination, regulatory documentation, or manufacturing environment
• Experience with ERP, PDM, or PLM systems
• Strong attention to detail and data accuracy
• Demonstrated ability to manage cross-functional processes and enforce discipline
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

Preferred: Experience with engineering change processes (ECR/ECO); Familiarity with regulatory certification processes (UL, DOE, NSF, CE, etc.); Experience in commercial refrigeration, HVAC, or other regulated manufacturing environments; Exposure to material compliance standards (RoHS, REACH, TSCA/PFAS, Prop 65); Basic project management experience.

Key Skills and Competencies

• Strong ownership mindset and accountability for outcomes
• Product data governance and configuration management discipline
• Regulatory documentation and compliance coordination
• Engineering change control and process enforcement
• Cross-functional leadership without direct authority
• Analytical problem-solving and attention to detail
• Organizational and project coordination skills

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About Leer Inc

Leer Inc is the world’s leading manufacturer of retail ice merchandising equipment, walk-in coolers and freezers, and other temperature controlled storage solutions. We have 3 manufacturing plants – 2 in New Lisbon WI, and 1 in Carroll IA. We are an employee owned business, part of the Employee Owned Brands, Inc. group, and we share our wealth and success through an ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership Plan. We are one of America’s oldest and most successful employee owned groups, that has been committed to manufacturing excellence in America’s heartland for over 125 years.