Quality Inspector, 1st Shift

Eaton Corporation•Greenwood, SC

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is seeking a Quality Inspector at its Greenwood, South Carolina facility. The role performs detailed and specialized inspections to ensure products meet or exceed customer specifications. The inspector selects inspection equipment, methods, procedures, and techniques appropriate to product requirements and customer expectations. The position involves reviewing technical drawings, inspecting structures and parts for defects, verifying work against specifications, documenting nonconformances, and communicating issues to relevant stakeholders. It also supports problem-solving and continuous improvement across the operation. The role uses hand tools to assemble and verify quality in a Lean environment. The position pays $20.94 per hour and is eligible for a variable incentive program. Core hours are 7:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 7:00 a.m.–11:00 a.m. Friday. Candidates must live within 50 miles of Greenwood, SC, except active-duty military candidates, and no relocation benefit is offered.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
One year of manufacturing experience.
Strong verbal and written communication abilities, including persuasive skills and analytical problem-solving capabilities.
Ability to work effectively with individuals and groups and contribute positively to a collaborative team environment.
Willingness to work flexible hours and overtime in support of business needs.
Ability to stand, walk, sit, reach at or above shoulder level, grip, and use hands for handling and feeling.
Ability to stoop, lift, carry, push, and pull; ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs. and push or pull 50 lbs. or more, with or without accommodation.
Near and far vision, depth perception, and color discrimination.
Candidates must be within a 50-mile radius of Greenwood, SC, unless they are active-duty military service members.

Nice To Haves

Two-year technical degree in Engineering.
One year of assembly experience.
Previous quality experience.
One year of experience in an MS Windows environment, including Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

Perform detailed and specialized inspections to ensure products meet or exceed customer specifications.
Select inspection equipment, methods, procedures, and techniques based on product requirements and customer expectations.
Ensure checklists, red tags, and written process changes are completed and approved with required certified personnel signatures.
Promptly communicate issues to area supervisors, production managers, and other stakeholders to support timely resolution of corrective action requests before shipment.
Maintain detailed defect data records for a comprehensive historical database.
Operate, calibrate, and maintain inspection equipment.
Review technical drawings and inspect structures to identify and isolate defects, collaborating with supervisors, production managers, engineers, and product managers as needed.
Support problem-solving initiatives and continuous improvement activities across the operation.
Verify work has been completed in accordance with specifications and requirements.
Perform incoming inspections on critical parts to confirm documentation accuracy and compliance with current drawing revisions.
Prepare Wisper Defective Material Reports for nonconforming items and coordinate return authorization with suppliers.
Inspect rejected parts received with hold tags from work areas, confirm nonconformance, and document findings.
Maintain and update critical part codes and retain records for critical components.
Use hand tools to assemble and verify quality in a Lean environment.