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Quality Systems Compliance Manager I

Regal Rexnord · Downers Grove, IL

Posted Aug 16, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Likely interview questions for this role

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Behavioral

Walk me through a time you had to figure out how a new or revised regulatory or customer requirement would affect your quality management system. How did you assess the impact and roll it out?

whether the candidate can independently monitor standards and translate them into concrete QMS changes, not just react when told

Tell me about the most difficult AS9100 or Nadcap audit you've been through. What went wrong and how did you handle the findings afterward?

direct hands-on audit experience versus secondhand familiarity with the standards

Describe a time you had to lead a cross-functional team through a complex compliance project where people didn't report to you. How did you keep it moving?

informal authority and project leadership skills, since this role has no direct reports over most stakeholders

Tell me about a time you found a gap between your documented procedures and what people were actually doing on the floor. What did you do about it?

attention to detail and willingness to confront uncomfortable gaps rather than just checking boxes

Describe a situation where you had to deliver bad audit results or a difficult compliance message to leadership. How did you frame it?

communication skills and ability to manage up when the news isn't good

Technical

How would you explain the difference between an AS9100 internal audit and a Nadcap special process audit to someone on the shop floor who has never dealt with either?

depth of real understanding of the two systems rather than memorized terminology

Which Nadcap-approved special processes have you managed directly, and can you talk through what you know about chemical processing, NDT, or resistance welding at a process level?

actual technical fluency in the special processes named in the job, not just paperwork oversight

How do you keep a library of customer and industry specifications current, and how do you make sure changes actually reach the people who need to know, like a configuration control board?

whether they have a real system for document control versus an ad hoc approach

Tell me about a customer self-evaluation survey or desk audit you completed. What was the hardest part of putting that together?

direct experience with the specific administrative compliance tasks listed in the role

Situational

Say a customer flows down a new quality requirement on a long-term agreement that conflicts with how your current work instructions are written. What do you do first?

practical judgment on prioritizing contractual compliance against operational disruption

An external auditor flags a nonconformance you personally disagree with. How do you handle that conversation in the room?

composure and professionalism under pressure with external parties, and whether they escalate appropriately versus getting defensive

If you inherited a QMS with clunky, outdated procedures that people were quietly working around, where would you start to fix it?

strategic thinking about simplifying and improving systems, a core accountability in this posting

If you discovered a supplier's quality manual didn't actually match what they were doing on their floor during a vendor review, what would your next steps be?

rigor in supplier quality oversight and follow-through on discrepancies

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The full job description

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Work Model: This is a fully onsite role, with work performed at your designated Regal Rexnord office. ____________________ Brief Description Regal Rexnord, a leading supplier in the Aerospace industry, is seeking a Quality Systems Compliance Manager for our facility located in Downers Grove, Illinois.  This position would report to the Director of Quality and be responsible for ensuring our Quality Management System (QMS) complies with customer, FAA, AS9100, and Nadcap requirements. This will be done through the monitoring of applicable standards and leading the strategic integration of new and revised requirements into the QMS.  Quality Systems Compliance Manager Description Directs initiatives to drive a standardized, robust quality management system (QMS) using common infrastructure and information systems throughout the region.  Implements standardized systems and methodologies to ensure quality control and quality assurance of the production of products consistent with ISO 9001 or equivalent Standard by performing the following duties personally or through direct/indirect influence. Works with every applicable function within the site to determine the quality objectives in compliance with ISO 9001 or equivalent Standard or as set forth in region and corporate policies and goals. Develops, deploys, and maintains new approaches to systematizing the quality management system to strengthen processes, improve the user interface and simplify procedures. Provides leadership with maintaining the internal and peer audit processes to measure compliance with established procedures. Reviews the design documentation for compliance with stated requirements, including vendor quality manuals, questionnaires/surveys and company quality records when required. Key Accountabilities • Monitor and analyze applicable requirements (new and revised customer, industry and regulatory standards/specifications), and assess their impact to the QMS. • Develop a strategic roadmap for compliance with these requirements and lead a cross-functional team in the execution of the strategic action plan. • Prepare for, organize, and host customer and regulatory audit teams. Report out findings and implement corrective actions as needed. • Manage the internal audit process that assures we maintain 3rd-party certifications (e.g.: AS9100 and Nadcap) as well as regulatory requirements. • Perform or facilitate the creation, revision, and control of QMS documents such as procedure and work instructions necessary to ensure system compliance. • Maintain a library of customer and industry specifications. Communicate relevant changes to the Configuration Control Board (CCB), identify any gaps, and lead improvements in compliance. • Facilitate customer and 3rd-party audits. • Completion and submittal of customer self-evaluation surveys and desk audits. • Review and summarize Quality requirements flowed down on long term customer agreements. • Manage and regulate all NADCAP approved special processes to ensure compliance and have a firm understanding of manufacturing chemical processing, NDT, and resistance welding. Job Requirements Capabilities and Success Factors • Bachelor’s degree, preferably in engineering or related field required. • A minimum of five years’ experience in a quality position preferably with an Aerospace manufacturer • Previous experience with AS9100 and NADCAP standards. • Prior experience with chemical processing, NDT, welding and heat treatment is preferred • Proficiency with Microsoft office applications such as Word, PowerPoint, and Excel.  Minimum of an intermediate level user. • Previous experience managing cross-functional teams to accomplish complex projects. • Detail orientation. • Excellent written and verbal communication skills. • Ability to conduct and maintain a professional demeanor when interacting with internal personnel, customers, suppliers and external auditors. Restrictions imposed by federal export control laws may limit this job opportunity to candidates who are a ‘U.S. Person’, which includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, U.S. permanent residents, individuals granted asylum in the United States, and refugees in the United States, or who otherwise can qualify for a license that permits them to hold the position. Expected Base Salary Range: [$95,000 – $115,000] The salary range provided is intended to display the value of the company's base pay compensation for this position. Salary is dependent on a multitude of factors, including but not limited to the physical worksite location, the geographic market of that location, candidate's skill set, level of experience, education and internal peer compensation comparisons among other potential factors. Benefits • Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage • Spending accounts (HSA, Health Care FSA and Dependent Care FSA) • Paid Time Off and Holidays • 401k Retirement Plan with Matching Employer Contributions • Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance • Paid Leaves • Tuition Assistance About Regal Rexnord Regal Rexnord is a publicly held global industrial manufacturer with 30,000 associates around the world who help create a better tomorrow by providing sustainable solutions that power, transmit and control motion. The Company’s electric motors and air moving subsystems provide the power to create motion. A portfolio of highly engineered power transmission components and subsystems efficiently transmits motion to power industrial applications. The Company’s automation offering, comprised of controls, actuators, drives, and precision motors, controls motion in applications ranging from factory automation to precision control in surgical tools. The Company’s end markets benefit from meaningful secular demand tailwinds, and include factory automation, food & beverage, aerospace, medical, data center, warehouse, alternative energy, residential and commercial buildings, general industrial, construction, metals and mining, and agriculture. Regal Rexnord is comprised of three operating segments: Industrial Powertrain Solutions, Power Efficiency Solutions, and Automation & Motion Control. Regal Rexnord has offices and manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, including a copy of our Sustainability Report, visit RegalRexnord.com. Equal Employment Opportunity Statement Regal Rexnord is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, ancestry, national origin, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status (unless required by the applicable law or government contract), disability or protected veteran status or any other status or characteristic protected by law. Regal Rexnord is committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. We are committed to building a team that represents diverse and inclusive backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.  If you’d like to view a copy of the company’s affirmative action plan for protected veterans/individuals with disabilities or policy statement, please email Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. If you have a disability and you believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or to submit an online application, please e-mail Recruiting@RegalRexnord.com. Equal Employment Opportunity Posters Notification to Agencies : Please note that Regal Rexnord Corporation and its affiliates and subsidiaries ("Regal Rexnord") do not accept unsolicited resumes or calls from third-party recruiters or employment agencies. In the absence of a signed Master Service Agreement or similar contract and approval from HR to submit resumes for a specific requisition, Regal Rexnord will not consider or approve payment to any third-parties for hires made.

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