Quality Manager

Eaton Corporation•Westminster, SC

2d•$113,000 - $165,000•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s IS VEH VGNA division is hiring a Quality Manager for a full-time, on-site role at its manufacturing facility in Westminster, South Carolina. The role manages the USEV Quality Management System and quality organization across all shifts, ensuring compliance with ISO/IATF, customer, and NGT requirements and achievement of quality objectives. The manager oversees quality engineering and support functions, the metallurgical area, quality planning, quality resources and budget, and customer-facing quality communications. The position also develops associate capability and drives improvements through problem solving, performance metrics, and corrective actions. The expected annual salary range is $113,000–$165,000. Relocation assistance is available to candidates within the US/PR. Eaton notes that initial compensation and benefits are based on its current plans and practices; if the Mobility Group transaction closes while the employee is employed by the group, the new company will provide further information about compensation and benefits. Candidates must have a bachelor’s degree, at least three years of quality experience, and at least one year managing people. Eaton will not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. Eaton offers health and welfare benefits, retirement benefits, and programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work; specific offerings may depend on eligibility factors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
At least three years of experience in quality.
At least one year of experience managing people.
Technical knowledge of the entire valve manufacturing process, including maintenance needs and quality systems.
Working knowledge of SPC, CIT teams, Champion team, and TPM/5S teams.
Administrative knowledge of budgeting, forecasting, manpower planning, training techniques, human relations, supervisory techniques, and wage administration.
Knowledge of customer requirements, procedures, standards, and product application.
Knowledge of quality disciplines, including sampling techniques, cost of quality, experimental design, SPC, audit systems, corrective actions, and engineering activities.
Must not require employment immigration sponsorship or support from Eaton for this position.

Nice To Haves

Five or more years of experience in quality.
Experience in automotive manufacturing.
Experience with machining, heat treatment, and forging processes.
Expertise in Quality Management System standards and AIAG manuals.

Responsibilities

Set and manage the USEV Quality Management System, implementing it to meet ISO/IATF, customer, and NGT requirements.
Manage all shifts of the quality organization; identify and correct internal quality problems and ensure quality objectives are achieved.
Identify and implement countermeasures for customer complaints.
Ensure a safe working environment for associates, including housekeeping and organization requirements.
Ensure quality systems and procedures are maintained and effectively used by all associates.
Manage the quality budget and provide tooling, gauges, and resources in a timely and cost-effective manner.
Develop and manage Quality and Support Engineer functions to provide resources such as inspection and gauging standards in support of plant goals.
Direct Quality Engineering Planning according to customer requirements, establishing assessment points and systematic control methods and using available systems to prioritize work.
Direct the metallurgical area, including receiving inspection of engineering materials, nondestructive testing, in-process control, material-condition assessment, and development of operating parameters for consistent outgoing product properties.
Manage and participate in new product introduction activities, including MFR, PPAP, and APQP, basing decisions on statistical capabilities and plant objectives.
Represent USEV in customer quality communications, including corrective-action responses, customer visits, presentations, PPAP and QAV status, certification and satisfaction surveys, and follow-up on open issues.
Promote effective problem-solving techniques to improve quality, engineering, and continuous improvement.
Train associates in nondestructive testing, visual inspection, metrology, and metallurgy.
Develop and track metrics for organizational performance in scrap and customer concerns, identify trends, and take corrective action as needed.