Supplier Compliance - Nuclear/Defense

John Crane, a business of Smiths Group, is a global leader in mission-critical flow control solutions for energy and process industries that enable efficient and sustainable operations. Our products include mechanical seals and systems, couplings, bearings, filtration systems, and predictive digital monitoring technologies. 

We have a global network of more than 200 sites in over 50 countries and employ more than 6,000 people worldwide. We partner with our customers to help them keep their operations safe, reduce downtime, improve efficiency, and meet the latest environmental standards. 

John Crane is part of Smiths Group. For over 170 years, Smiths has been pioneering progress by engineering for a better future. We serve millions of people every year, helping to create a safer, more efficient, productive, and better-connected world across four global markets: energy, security & defence, space & aerospace, and general industrial. Listed on the London Stock Exchange, Smiths employs approximately 16,000 colleagues in over 50 countries. 

We are seeking a detail-oriented and proactive professional to join our team in Morton Grove, IL. This role is pivotal in ensuring compliance with contractual and regulatory requirements, facilitating effective communication with suppliers and customers, and overseeing the approval processes for manufacturing and inspection procedures.

• Review and identification of contract requirements
• Flow down of MIL STD and MIL SPEC requirements to Operations and Purchasing
• Works directly with suppliers and subcontractor in order to obtain needed procedural and inspection documents
• Work directly with customer to submit and obtain approvals of the manufacturing and inspection procedures
• Administers government source inspections with DCMA
• Identifies and attains approvals for new suppliers and subcontract houses
• Compiles final documentations and shipment approvals

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Preferred).
• Experience in Auditing (CQA preferred)
• Experience with 10 CFR 50 and NQA
• Familiar in Lean and Six Sigma usage with hands on experience.
• Familiar with Nuclear Management Systems
• Familiar with Regulatory Affairs
• Familiar with Nuclear Audits
• Familiar with Nuclear procedures and policies
• SSBB, SSGB certification preferred

Salary Range:

$64,194 — $96,292 USD (DOE)

With colleagues stretching across the globe, we are proud of our diversity. To foster inclusivity, we run employee resource groups (ERGs) to provide a safe space for employees to connect and support each other. Our cross-business ERGs include Veterans, Pride Network, Black Employee Network, Women@Work Network, and Neurodiversity. 

Across our company, we recognize excellence, culminating in the Smiths Excellence Awards, our annual celebration of the most extraordinary activities, people, and projects that best showcase our strengths and help drive our business forward. We announce these on our annual Smiths Day, a global celebration of Smiths around our network. 

Join us for a great career with competitive compensation and benefits, while helping engineer a better future. 

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