Lead QMS Specialist

Job Description Summary

The Lead Quality Management System Specialist is a key member of the site Quality Management System (QMS) team and is responsible for leading, sustaining, and continuously improving core QMS processes, including QMS Training, Internal Audits, Document Control, and the Third-Party Calibration Program.
This role ensures the site QMS complies with GE internal requirements, applicable external standards (e.g., ISO 9001:2015 / ISO 9001:2026), ASME requirements, and customer expectations. The Lead Quality Specialist works cross-functionally to ensure processes, documentation, and employee competencies consistently support GE's quality objectives and customer commitments.

Job Description

Essential Responsibilities

Lead the Site QMS Training Program

Lead the Internal Audit Program

Lead the Document Control Program

Lead the Calibration Program (Internal & Third Party)

Support Quality Control activities

Support Continuous Improvement initiatives

Support and maintain the Site ASME Program

Lead QMS Training Program Support

• Own and lead the QMS Training Program as a core QMS process.
• Partner with the Lead Process Engineer and Senior Quality Leader to ensure training effectiveness, compliance, and alignment with QMS and audit requirements.
• Oversee maintenance of accurate and complete training records for production employees.
• Coordinate with Team Leads, Supervisors, and employees to ensure training status remains current and compliant.
• Ensure individual training plans are complete, accurate, and aligned with standard work, procedures, and job requirements.
• Update training plans in response to process changes, procedure revisions, audit findings, or continuous improvement actions.
• Lead coordination meetings with HR and Production Leadership to confirm training requirements are defined, met, documented, and closed in a timely manner.
• Communicate changes to training requirements and expectations to affected teams.
• Perform routine audits of the training system to verify:

• Training documentation is properly completed and approved
• Training records accurately reflect employee competencies and the skills matrix
• Training activities meet QMS, regulatory, ASME, and customer requirements

• Lead the site internal audit program, including planning, scheduling, execution, reporting, and follow-up.
• Perform and/or lead internal audits in accordance with the audit schedule, ISO 9001 requirements, ASME requirements, and site QMS procedures.
• Lead and coordinate cross-functional audit teams to:
  • Assess process conformity and effectiveness
  • Identify nonconformities and improvement opportunities
  • Verify compliance with internal and external requirements
• Lead or participate in investigations related to audit findings, including root cause analysis.
• Ensure corrective actions are defined, implemented, verified for effectiveness, and sustained.
• Support customer, registrar, and third-party audits as required.

• Lead and maintain the document control process in accordance with the QMS.
• Ensure production documents (procedures, work instructions, forms, control plans) accurately reflect current operations and quality requirements.
• Drive timely revision of documentation resulting from:
  • Internal and external audit findings
  • Nonconformances and investigations
  • Process or product changes
  • QMS improvement initiatives
• Manage document routing, review, approval, and release in the document control system.
• Ensure effective revision control, availability of current documents at point of use, and removal of obsolete documents.

• Own and lead the site calibration program, including internal and third-party calibration activities.
• Ensure all inspection, measurement, and test equipment is logged and maintained in the calibration tracking system.
• Coordinate with Process Engineering and third-party calibration providers to ensure equipment is:
  • Properly maintained and in good condition
  • Calibrated on schedule
  • Clearly labeled and fit for intended use
• Coordinate internal calibration activities in accordance with approved procedures and defined intervals.
• Partner with Engineering and Operations to ensure calibration requirements are defined, documented, and maintained within the QMS.

• Support implementation of quality control requirements defined in procedures, control plans, and work instructions.
• Monitor key quality indicators (e.g., defect rates, scrap, rework, first-pass yield) and escalate adverse trends.
• Review inspection records, test data, and production documentation for accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Support proper identification, documentation, and disposition of nonconforming product.
• Assist in verification of corrective and preventive actions at the process level.

• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to QMS processes, including audits, training, documentation, calibration, and nonconformance management.
• Participate in structured problem-solving efforts (e.g., 5-Why, basic root cause analysis).
• Identify opportunities to simplify, standardize, and strengthen QMS workflows while maintaining compliance.
• Track and follow up on QMS-related CAPAs to ensure timely closure and sustained effectiveness.
• Contribute to QMS metrics, dashboards, and management review inputs.
• Provide feedback from day-to-day QMS activities to support site-level quality improvements.

• Support the site ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) Section VIII, Division 1 program, ensuring compliance with Mandatory Appendix 10 - Quality Control System requirements.
• Assist in maintaining and implementing the ASME Quality Control Manual, ensuring procedures accurately reflect current practices and Code requirements.
• Support Authorized Inspector (AI) interactions by ensuring ASME-related documentation, records, and objective evidence are complete, accurate, and readily available.
• Lead and/or support internal audits of ASME processes to verify compliance with Code requirements, site procedures, and Certificate of Authorization obligations.
• Ensure personnel performing ASME Code activities are trained, qualified, and documented in accordance with QMS and ASME requirements.
• Support control, revision, and distribution of ASME-related documents, including procedures, work instructions, forms, and records.
• Support the calibration and control of inspection, measuring, and test equipment used for ASME Code work, ensuring traceability and compliance.
• Assist with control of nonconforming material and nonconforming work related to ASME activities, including documentation, disposition, and corrective action tracking.
• Support corrective and preventive action (CAPA) activities for ASME audit findings, nonconformances, and improvement opportunities.
• Participate in ASME Certificate of Authorization audits, renewals, and surveillance activities as required.
• Support coordination between Quality, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain to ensure ASME Code requirements are effectively flowed down and implemented.

• Bachelor's degree in a technical or related field with minimum 5 years of experience as an internal auditor in a production or manufacturing quality role
  OR
• High School Diploma or GED with minimum 10 years of experience in an industrial or manufacturing environment
• ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor Certification
• High attention to detail and disciplined execution of QMS processes
• Excellent organizational skills with the ability to independently manage workload and audit schedules

• AQS Certification
• Experience with ASME Section VIII, Division 1
• Strong written and verbal communication skills across all organizational levels
• Proven ability to work cross-functionally and influence without authority
• Ability to adapt to changing priorities and evolving QMS requirements