Quality Assurance Compliance Lead

VEGA Americas, Inc.; Mason (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

VEGA Americas Inc. in Mason, Ohio, seeks a QA Compliance Lead to provide technical leadership for QMS compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and IEC 80079 requirements.

You will partner with cross-functional teams to ensure document control, audits, certifications, and risk governance align with regulatory obligations. The role focuses on maintaining audit readiness, supporting product certifications including HazLoc, and driving continuous improvement through metrics and management reviews.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field relevant to quality.
• Minimum five years in Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, or compliance.
• Experience with ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and governance.
• Auditing experience with internal, external and certification audits.
• Ability to interpret quality standards and regulatory requirements.
• Willingness to travel, including international travel.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership for QMS compliance activities and guidance.
• Maintain ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 oversight, audit readiness and continual improvement.
• Support regulatory conformity, product approvals, and IECEx/ATEX/IEC 80079.
• Develop and maintain quality policies, procedures and processes.
• Oversee document control for accuracy and compliance.
• Coordinate internal and external audits with designated personnel.
• Monitor audit findings, corrective actions and compliance initiatives.
• Oversee product certifications and regulatory compliance with SMEs.
• Support HazLoc and other certification requirements and changes.
• Facilitate management reviews and quality system performance reporting.
• Lead risk-based thinking initiatives and risk assessment activities.
• Support training, competence management and awareness programs.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Product Management.
• Respond to customer/regulatory inquiries related to quality compliance.

Skills

QMS compliance

ISO 9001

Auditing principles

Regulatory compliance

Document control

Risk-based thinking

Competence management

Training & awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering/Quality/Manufacturing or related field

Job description

The QA Compliance Lead is responsible for providing technical leadership and oversight for Quality Management System (QMS) compliance activities, ensuring alignment with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IEC 80079 requirements, corporate standards, and applicable regulatory obligations. This position supports the effectiveness of document control, auditing, certifications, approvals, competence management, and risk governance processes by partnering with designated compliance resources and cross-functional teams. Monitor quality system performance, promote continuous improvement, and help ensure the organization maintains audit readiness and compliance with customer, regulatory, and corporate requirements.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and guidance for Quality Management System (QMS) compliance activities.
• Maintain oversight of VEGA Americas' ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 Management Systems, ensuring ongoing compliance, effectiveness, audit readiness, and continuous improvement.
• Support regulatory conformity, product approvals, and hazardous location certification activities while coordinating with VEGA subject matter experts in IECEx, ATEX, and IEC 80079 requirements.
• Support the development, implementation, and maintenance of quality policies, procedures, and management system processes.
• Provide oversight and support for the document control process to ensure accuracy, consistency, and compliance of controlled documentation.
• Support and coordinate internal, external, customer, and certification audits in partnership with designated audit personnel.
• Monitor audit findings, corrective actions, and compliance initiatives to ensure effective and timely closure.
• Provide oversight of product certifications, approvals, and regulatory compliance activities in partnership with designated subject matter experts.
• Support compliance efforts related to hazardous locations (HazLoc), explosive atmosphere requirements, and other applicable product certifications.
• Monitor changes to quality, regulatory, and certification requirements and assess organizational impact.
• Facilitate management review activities and support quality system performance reporting.
• Lead risk-based thinking initiatives and support organizational risk assessment and mitigation activities.
• Support competence management processes, including quality-related training, awareness, and qualification requirements.
• Monitor compliance metrics and identify opportunities to improve process effectiveness and system performance.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, and Product Management teams to maintain compliance and drive continuous improvement.
• Support customer, regulatory, and third-party inquiries related to quality system compliance and certifications.
• Serve as a resource for quality system interpretation, compliance guidance and best practices.
• Perform other related duties and special projects as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from a four-year college or university, preferably in Engineering, Quality, Manufacturing, or a related technical field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in Quality Assurance, Quality Systems, Compliance, or a related quality discipline.
• Minimum of three (3) years of experience working within an ISO 9001 Quality Management System. Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Strong knowledge of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems and quality system governance principles.
• Experience supporting internal, external, customer, and certification audits as well as quality management system compliance activities.
• Experience working with regulatory, certification, approval, or conformity assessment requirements preferred.
• Experience supporting risk management, document control or training/competence management systems preferred.
• Experience collaborating with global teams or working within an international manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to interpret quality standards, regulations, certification requirements and compliance obligations.
• Working knowledge of auditing principles, corrective action processes and risk-based thinking methodologies.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required including occasional international travel.

VEGA Americas manufactures, distributes, and services process instrumentation to measure level, density, weight and pressure. Our products have been making industrial processes safer and more efficient for over 60 years.

As an employee, you’ll find VEGA Americas commits itself to the highest quality standards and respect for the individual needs of employees, customers, vendors and shareholders. Don’t take it from us alone, VEGA has been awarded a Cincinnati Enquirer's Top Workplace Award for 10 years running!

Our Mission:

With innovative technologies and services we develop solutions that inspire. Through our sense of simplicity and our focus on people we are looking to the future with curiosity. Locally grounded and globally connected together we give values a home.

Our Values:

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VEGA Americas Inc. is an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy that we will not discriminate against any person based on race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin ancestry disability or veteran status.

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