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POSITION OVERVIEW
The Product Compliance IMDS Specialist I oversees product, environmental, and chemical compliance with respect to various international laws, regulations, standards, and relevant customer specifications, providing corporate support through the Legal department.
Location: This position requires on-site work at a Gentex facility. This role is not eligible for remote work.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
Interpret and apply international, federal, state, and local regulations related to chemical substances (e.g., TSCA, REACH, RoHs, GHS, CLP).
Maintain environmental product compliance tools (e.g., IMDS, CDX, Assent).
Serve as a subject matter expert on chemical product regulatory compliance and provide guidance on complex international chemical regulations.
In partnership with in-house legal counsel, understand and analyze regulatory specifications for all Gentex industries including automotive, aerospace, medical, fire protection, and consumer products for U.S. and other global markets.
Educate engineering and program management teams on regulatory requirements relating to all products.
Assist with OEM and governmental regulatory and environmental surveys and questionnaires relating to product compliance.
Support regulatory inquiries, compliance document reviews, and communicate with impacted teams.
Analyze Engineering Change Orders (ECO) relating to product changes and make recommendations for compliance as appropriate.
Assist with maintaining the latest revisions of regulations, standards, codes and customer specifications.
Perform ad-hoc compliance assignments delegated by Product Compliance Manager.
Other duties as assigned.
HOW YOU’LL DO IT
Attention to Detail – Ensuring information is complete and accurate, following up with others to ensure that agreements and commitments have been fulfilled.
Managing Ambiguity – Operating effectively, even when things are not certain or the way forward is not clear.
Managing Complexity – Making sense of complex, high quantity, and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.
Knowledge Development – Continuously develop knowledge of regulatory requirement applications/tools to support Gentex business processes and culture.
Communicate Effectively – Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey clear understanding, considering the unique needs of different audiences and ensuring confidential and sensitive information is handled properly.
Complying with all Company policies and procedures, safety regulations, company safety policies and safely perform all duties, including but not limited to, promoting a safe workplace.
Maintaining a high level of honesty, integrity, and confidentiality with respect to company matters.
WHAT TO BRING
Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or a closely related field with a strong emphasis on chemical substance regulations.
5+ years professional experience in IMDS, Environmental, or Chemical Compliance Product Regulatory roles.
Deep and comprehensive understanding of a wide range of global chemical regulations
(e.g., TSCA, REACH, RoHS, GHS, CLP, country-specific chemical control laws).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Smartsheet.
Exceptional attention to detail and deadlines; ability to work independently, stay organized, and prioritize multiple tasks; flexibility to adapt to current and future responsibilities.
Ability to travel on occasion.
WHAT WILL HELP
Experience utilizing online resources to research applicable rules and regulations, as well as
pertinent standards for direction and guidance.
Prior service on Product Compliance and/or Regulatory Committees.
Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Gentex is an equal opportunity employer
Gentex extends equal employment opportunities to qualified applicants and employees regardless of an individual’s race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), disability, marital status, military service, height, weight, genetic information, or any other reason protected by law.
Assistance
Gentex is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities. For accommodation requests, email us at [email protected]. Gentex will not discriminate against any qualified individual who can perform the essential functions of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation.
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Right to Work – Spanish
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, or closely related field
- 5+ years professional experience in IMDS, Environmental, or Chemical Compliance Product Regulatory roles
- Experience using IMDS, CDX, and Assent
- Deep understanding of global chemical regulations (TSCA, REACH, RoHS, GHS, CLP, country-specific laws)
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Acrobat, and Smartsheet
- Exceptional attention to detail and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently, stay organized, and prioritize multiple tasks
- On-site work at a Gentex facility (not eligible for remote work)
- Ability to travel on occasion
- Experience analyzing Engineering Change Orders (ECO) and making compliance recommendations
- Experience utilizing online resources to research rules, regulations, and standards
- Prior service on Product Compliance and/or Regulatory Committees
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
Gentex Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Gentex Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Gentex Corporation.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes multiple plan designs (PPO and CDHP) with HSA/FSA options, plus short- and long‑term disability and life insurance. Some locations provide an on‑site health clinic, adding convenient access to care.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include an employer‑matched 401(k) with a 5% company match mentioned and an Employee Stock Purchase Program. Salaried roles may also receive stock equity bonuses.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Quarterly profit‑sharing bonuses are available and often viewed as a strong part of total compensation. Total rewards are sometimes characterized as good for the area when these bonuses are included.
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What We Do
Gentex is a global, high technology electronics company that is managed by engineers and others who understand the freedom and discipline that's required to run an entrepreneurial company. We are a unique, profitable company that is vertically integrated in highly automated electronics, CMOS camera development and manufacturing, vacuum coatings, and glass bending and fabrication. We specialize in a broad spectrum of technologies and processes to deliver high quality products to the automotive, aerospace and fire protection industries. Thank you for visiting the Gentex Corporation (“Gentex”) LinkedIn page. This page is intended to share information about Gentex, its products and corporate culture. If you have specific questions about Gentex, please call our main phone number at 616.772.1800. Any content, views, opinions and/or responses to questions uploaded, expressed or submitted by third parties on the Gentex LinkedIn page, other than the content provided by Gentex, are solely the views, opinions and responsibility of the person submitting them and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Gentex. Gentex reserves the right to terminate any user's ability to access this LinkedIn page, and to edit or delete any material it deems inappropriate and/or in violation of any Gentex policy, including but not limited to: Equal Employment Opportunity, Discrimination and Harassment, Workplace Violence, Non-Solicitation, Conflict of Interest, Confidentiality, and Insider Trading.
