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Lyten Poland is currently looking for an experiences Integrated Management System (IMS) Manager. As IMS Manager you are the architect of how our company actually works. In a fast-paced manufacturing start-up, you will own the design, deployment, and continuous evolution of our Integrated Management System (IMS) — the single, coherent framework that unifies Quality, Environmental, and Occupational Health & Safety management into one process-driven backbone. You will not maintain a system that someone else built; you will build it.

Working directly alongside the executive leadership team, your mandate is to map our end-to-end business process landscape, define the IMS roadmap, and drive its execution across every function — from R&D and Operations to Supply Chain, HSE, and HR. You will translate ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 requirements into living policies, business processes, and procedures that people on the shop floor and in the boardroom actually use, ensuring scalability as Lyten grows.

Beyond compliance, your mission is to embed a process-first mindset across the organization. You move beyond 'documentation-on-the-shelf' to build a management system that is auditable, scalable, and genuinely useful — a tool that accelerates the business rather than burdens it.

This role starts with implementation and evolves alongside the growth of our BESS Business Unit — as our operations mature and the regulatory landscape expands, the IMS architecture will require continuous evolution to keep pace.

Key Responsibilities

Start-up Execution & Strategy:

• Map the current state of the company's end-to-end business processes, identify gaps against ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 requirements, and design a comprehensive enterprise process map from scratch.
• Define, own, and drive the IMS roadmap — from initial process discovery through full ISO 9001, 14001, and 45001 certification — sequencing work to deliver early business value, not just paperwork.
• Build the IMS framework tailored to a start-up reality: lightweight, scalable, and free
  of bureaucratic overhead, while remaining fully audit-ready.
• Translate the process map into a coherent hierarchy of policies, business processes, and procedures, ensuring each document has a clear owner, purpose, and lifecycle.

IMS Design, Deployment & Governance:

• Take full ownership of the IMS architecture, ensuring Quality, Environmental,
  and Occupational Health & Safety management systems are designed as one integrated whole — not three parallel silos.
• Drive the design, drafting, review, and approval cycle of all IMS documentation in close collaboration with process owners across the organization.
• Establish the document control framework (numbering, versioning, review cadence, approval workflows, archival) and enforce it consistently across all IMS artifacts.
• Define and operate the management of change (MoC) process for IMS documents, ensuring updates are controlled, communicated, and reflected in day-to-day operations.
• Lead the company through external certification to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, and ISO 45001, acting as the primary interface with certification bodies.
• Prepare and drive the Management Review process, ensuring leadership has visibility into IMS performance, audit findings, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Define, monitor, and report on strategic IMS KPIs, focusing on process health, audit results, nonconformity closure rates, and continuous improvement metrics.

Quality Management System Leadership:

• Bring deep expertise in QMS principles and ensure the Quality pillar of the IMS reflects modern, manufacturing-grade practice (process approach, risk-based thinking, customer focus, evidence-based decision making).
• Design and embed core QMS elements: nonconformity and CAPA processes, internal audit program, supplier quality interface, product/process change control,
  and document lifecycle management.
• Partner closely with the Quality function on operational QA/QC topics, ensuring the QMS framework supports — not duplicates — the work of the quality team on the shop floor.

Audit & Continuous Improvement:

• Design, plan, and execute the internal audit program across all IMS scope areas, building a competent pool of internal auditors from within the organization.
• Manage external audits (certification, surveillance, customer, regulatory), acting as the central coordination point and ensuring the company presents one consistent face.
• Drive systematic root cause analysis (8D, 5-Whys, Ishikawa) on nonconformities and audit findings, ensuring corrective actions address causes — not symptoms — and are verified for effectiveness.
• Champion a Plan-Do-Check-Act culture across departments, embedding continuous improvement into the rhythm of how teams work.

Cross-Functional Process Ownership:

• Act as the primary process advisor to Operations, R&D, Supply Chain, HSE, HR,
  and Finance leaders — helping each function articulate its processes, interfaces, and controls.
• Facilitate cross-functional process mapping workshops, surfacing handoff risks, redundancies, and improvement opportunities between departments.
• Coach process owners across the organization, transferring IMS literacy so that ownership of processes lives where the work happens — not centralized in one role.
• Work closely with the HSE Manager to ensure ISO 45001 and ISO 14001 requirements are integrated into the IMS architecture while respecting HSE operational ownership.

Risk & Compliance:

• Build and maintain the enterprise risk register tied to IMS scope, ensuring risks and opportunities are systematically identified, assessed, and treated.
• Ensure the IMS captures and addresses all applicable legal, regulatory, and customer compliance obligations relevant to Lyten's BESS manufacturing operations.
• Monitor changes in ISO standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice; proactively update the IMS to stay ahead of compliance risk.

Defense & Aerospace Readiness (forward-looking):

• Where applicable, support the company's readiness for defense sector engagements by assessing alignment with AQAP (Allied Quality Assurance Publications) or equivalent NATO quality assurance requirements.
• Advise leadership on the gap between the standard ISO 9001 baseline and defense-grade quality expectations, and design extensions to the IMS to bridge that gap when business requires.

Stakeholder & Relationship Management:

• Build effective collaboration across all internal departments, ensuring the IMS
  is co-owned by the business and not perceived as a documentation exercise.
• Act as the main point of contact for certification bodies, external auditors, and (where relevant) customers and regulators on IMS-related topics.
• Communicate IMS status, risks, and progress proactively to the executive leadership team, ensuring decisions are made with full visibility of management system implications.

Self-Management:

• Lead by example: model the process discipline and continuous improvement mindset you expect from others.
• Agility & Resilience: Demonstrate a high degree of adaptability in a fast-paced start-up environment, maintaining focus and a positive 'can-do' attitude during periods of ambiguity or rapid change.
• Strategic Self-Drive: Take full ownership of the IMS roadmap; proactively identify what needs to be done without waiting for external direction.
• Operational Flexibility: Be prepared to pivot between high-level strategic designand hands-on document authoring, workshop facilitation, or audit fieldwork as the business requires.
• Be a role model, develop self-awareness, practice sustainable leadership, and foster a growth mindset.
• Perform other tasks assigned by the manager to support the company's growth and evolving needs.

Requirements

• University degree in Engineering, Quality Management, Industrial Management, or a related technical field
• 7+ years of experience in management systems, quality, or process excellence roles within a manufacturing environment (experience in battery, automotive, aerospace, defense, or other regulated high-tech sectors is a distinct advantage)
• Proven track record of leading a full IMS implementation in a manufacturing setting from scratch — not just maintaining an existing one — including successful achievement of external certification
• Hands-on experience implementing and gaining certification against ISO 9001,
  ISO 14001, and ISO 45001; experience leading the integrated rollout of all three
  as a single IMS is strongly preferred
• Deep working knowledge of QMS principles and modern quality management practice; experience as a QMS owner or manager prior to (or in addition to) IMS work
• Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001 (and ideally 14001/45001); active internal auditor experience required
• Greenfield or start-up experience, comfortable working hands-on to build management system frameworks from scratch (strong advantage)
• Familiarity with defense sector quality standards (AQAP 2110/2210, NATO quality assurance requirements) or equivalent regulated frameworks (e.g., AS9100, IATF 16949) is a strong nice-to-have
• Demonstrated ability to influence and drive change across senior stakeholders without direct authority
• Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to translate complex standards into clear, actionable processes for non-specialist audiences

Specific skills

• Fluent English (C1/C2)
• Expert-level command of process mapping methodologies (SIPOC, swim-lane, value stream mapping, turtle diagrams)
• Practical experience in applying World Class Manufacturing standards (PDCA, FMEA, 5S, Visual Management, RCA, SWOT, 8D, 5-Whys)
• Strong document control and management system governance expertise (numbering schemes, version control, approval workflows)
• Working knowledge of risk management frameworks (ISO 31000 principles, risk-based thinking per ISO 9001:2015)
• Practical experience with HSE regulatory frameworks in the EU and Poland
  is a significant advantage
• Working proficiency with enterprise ERP systems (e.g., SAP, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle NetSuite, IFS, or equivalent)
• Experience with QMS/IMS software platforms (e.g., Intelex, MasterControl, ETQ,
  or equivalent) is a plus
• Familiarity with EU Battery Regulation 2023/1542 is a significant advantage

Personal success factors

• Highly organized and result-driven
• Has a can-do attitude and entrepreneurial spirit
• Passionate & purpose driven
• Ability to work under high pressure and tight deadlines, excellent time management
• Ability to work well with others in a team environment, as well as independently
• Ability to work in a high profile and often high-pressured international environment
• Qualities that we cherish are flexibility, sense of quality, friendliness, motivation to take on new challenges, grit and a sense of humor
• Quality and process-first mindset
• Capability to work independently, able to take initiative, prioritize tasks, and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Proven ability to drive change through influence, expertise, and credibility rather than hierarchical authority

Why Work at Lyten

At Lyten, you’ll be part of a team that’s redefining what’s possible in energy, materials, and manufacturing. We’re not just imagining the future — we’re building it today with breakthrough technologies that are changing how products are made and how industries innovate.

Our people are the heart of that mission. From world-class scientists and engineers to creative problem-solvers in operations, manufacturing, and commercialization, every member of the Lyten team plays a role in turning bold ideas into real-world impact. We believe that the best work happens when you’re doing great things in the world — with people you like. Collaboration, curiosity, and a shared sense of purpose drive everything we do.

What You’ll Find at Lyten

• A mission that matters: Contribute directly to solving complex challenges in energy, mobility, and materials innovation.

• Cutting-edge innovation: Work on technologies at the intersection of materials science, energy storage, and advanced manufacturing that strengthen energy security and local supply chains.

• Extraordinary people: Join a team of talented, friendly, and down-to-earth innovators who support, challenge, and inspire one another every day.

• Teamwork and culture: Experience a workplace built on trust, respect, and shared success — where collaboration fuels breakthroughs and everyone’s ideas are heard.

• Global impact: Help scale new materials and energy solutions that reinforce industrial resilience across the U.S. and Europe.

• Career growth: Be part of a fast-moving company entering a commercial growth phase, with opportunities to lead, learn, and make your mark.

• Purpose-driven values: Thrive in an environment that celebrates ingenuity, optimism, and meaningful progress — together.

Lyten offers the opportunity to do the most important work of your career — helping build the technologies that will power the next century of innovation.

Join us, and help transform industries, communities, and the planet with friends who share your drive to make a difference.