Standards Coordinator

Interstates Companies; Sioux Center (IA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive pay

401(k)

Health insurance

Dental & Vision

Vacation

Bonus

Career paths

Career coaching

Job summary

Interstates is seeking a Standards Coordinator I to support enterprise-level standards development, implementation, and governance. You will coordinate workstreams, track milestones, and help teams apply approved processes with attention to quality and consistency.

The role requires strong organizational and communication skills, plus experience with documentation tools. You will work under guidance to support training, reporting, and continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.

Qualifications

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, SharePoint, or similar documentation tools.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and collaborate with stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate milestones, risks, dependencies, and open actions.
• Maintain implementation checklists and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate activities within a defined workstream and stakeholder group.
• Prepare routine status updates and reports on assigned activities.
• Support communications, training, and change-adoption efforts.

Skills

Organizational skills

Written & verbal communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Documentation tools

Education

Associate's or bachelor's in business/ops/quality/communications

Tools

Microsoft Office

SharePoint

Job description

Take Charge of Your Career at Interstates

At Interstates, we don't just show up to work, we show up for each other. From our headquarters in Iowa to job sites across the country, we're doing award-winning electrical, controls, automation, and OT work that powers industrial facilities for clients here in the U.S. and around the world. Whether you're bending conduit, wiring panels, writing code, supporting projects, or helping things run behind the scenes, you'll be part of a crew that works hard, shares laughs, and takes pride in doing quality work. We believe in building strong teams, doing the right thing, and making a difference in the communities where we live. If you want to grow and do meaningful work, you'll feel at home here.

The Standards Coordinator I provides organized, detail-oriented support for the development, implementation, communication, and maintenance of Enterprise-Level Standards. Working under the guidance of leaders and experienced team members, this role coordinates assigned workstreams, maintains implementation records, supports standards documentation, and helps teams consistently apply approved processes and procedures. The Standards Coordinator I tracks milestones, risks, dependencies, and follow-up actions; coordinates meetings and stakeholder reviews; performs documentation and quality checks; and supports communications, training, change adoption, reporting, and continuous improvement efforts. This role also uses approved technology and collaboration tools, including platforms that support workflow, automation, and AI-enabled standards solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

Standards Implementation and Coordination

• Support assigned portions of the approved standards implementation roadmap.
• Maintain implementation checklists, action logs, review schedules, and supporting documentation.
• Coordinate activities within a defined workstream, home base, or stakeholder group.
• Track milestones, dependencies, risks, and open actions.
• Escalate risks, decisions, and conflicting stakeholder feedback to the appropriate leader.

Documentation and Standards Development

• Support the creation, revision, publication, and maintenance of core processes and core procedures.
• Use approved templates, tools, and Standards Development Guidelines.
• Verify that assigned documentation is complete, current, accessible, and formatted consistently.
• Organize stakeholder feedback for review by the appropriate standards owner or leader.

Collaboration and Communication

• Coordinate meetings, workshops, and review sessions, including agendas, materials, notes, and follow-up actions.
• Support communications, training materials, and change-adoption activities.
• Serve as a resource to teams seeking information about standards documentation and implementation processes.

Compliance, Quality, and Improvement

• Perform basic documentation reviews, spot checks, and quality checks.
• Identify outdated content, gaps, inconsistencies, or potential non-conformances.
• Document findings and elevate issues that require additional analysis or leadership direction.

Technology and Reporting

• Use approved documentation, collaboration, search, workflow, and reporting tools.
• Support pilots involving automation or AI-enabled standards solutions.
• Prepare routine status updates and reports on assigned activities.

Experience and Education

• Associate's or bachelor's degree in business, operations, quality, communications, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• Experience in coordination, operations, documentation, process improvement, quality, or project support preferred.
• Strong organizational skills, follow-through, and attention to detail.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, SharePoint, or similar documentation tools.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and work collaboratively with stakeholders

Compensation:

The pay range for this position is $25.00/hr to $31.00/hr+ benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by the experience and education required, and level of responsibility. The range posted for this role represents a range that Interstates, in good faith, believes it is willing to pay at the time of this posting. The pay is determined by job related skills, training, education, and experience.

Interstates Describes Its Culture as: Family-Like:

• Caring co-workers treat each other like family
• Be treated like an individual, not just a number
• Flexible schedules allow you to focus on your personal life as well as work-life
• Lunch gatherings and social activities promotes fun and camaraderie
• Support charities and your community through events sponsored and hosted by Interstates

Benefits:

• Competitive Pay so you know you are valued
• 401(k) to help you plan for your future
• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance with different options to meet your needs
• Vacation so you can focus on you
• Performance Bonus
• Established Career Paths to help plan your future
• Career Coaches that are focused on your success

What You Should Know Before You Apply

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Interstates is an EEO provider and offers a drug-free workplace. Employment at Interstances is at-will and may be terminated at any time with or without notice or cause, except as otherwise provided by law.