Quality Team Lead - 3rd Shift

Eaton Corporation•Richmond, VA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is hiring a Quality Team Lead for the 3rd Shift at its Oakley Ct site in Richmond, Virginia. The role guides, supports, and leads quality production of electrical assemblies by leading the quality inspection team and related quality manufacturing processes to meet customer, industry, and internal specifications. The position supports safety, team communications and training, inspection scheduling, product-line quality performance, audits, and non-conformance control. It also leads root-cause analysis and corrective actions, communicates quality alerts, maintains inspection and audit records using computer systems, contributes to pre-production quality planning, and supports Manufacturing Engineering with machine capability studies and other quality activities. The posted pay rate is $28.12 per hour plus a $2 shift differential. A $2,000 sign-on bonus is available to eligible new hires. No relocation benefit is offered. Applicants must reside within 50 miles of the Richmond facility, except active-duty military service member candidates. Eaton states it will not provide employment-based immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED from an accredited educational institution.
At least 2 years of experience in a quality function.
Proven analytical and problem-solving skills.
Ability to lead and guide others through peer coaching and by example.
Ability to work overtime as needed to support customer demand.
Ability to work in a matrix environment, achieve results, and drive change through others.
Effective oral and written communication, planning, and organizational skills.
Ability to sit, stand, and walk regularly; lift up to 50 pounds throughout the work shift; and potentially stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, push, and/or pull.

Nice To Haves

Ability to read and interpret drawings and schematics.
Associate degree in electronics, electrical engineering technology, or another technical field.
ASQ Quality Technician Certification.
Three to five years of experience as a Quality Technician, preferably in the power industry.
Six Sigma and Lean certifications and/or experience.
Statistical Process Control (SPC) experience.

Responsibilities

Foster a zero-incident safety culture by adhering to environment, health, and safety policies and participating in related communications.
Guide and support the quality inspection team through communications, inspection and production scheduling, onboarding, training, peer coaching, and other team leadership activities.
Facilitate and report on-time quality performance for assigned product lines through inspections, first article inspection verification, documentation, non-conformance identification and quarantine, and scheduled control and process audits.
Lead root-cause analysis, structured problem-solving, and corrective actions to identify and address non-conformance, production errors, and related quality concerns.
Identify, create, and communicate quality alerts to affected personnel to ensure corrective actions are in place and prevent future errors or rework.
Complete inspections and audits using appropriate computer systems, including Microsoft Word, and maintain accurate, timely documentation and quality reporting.
Contribute to pre-production quality planning, including developing Quality Assembly documents, attending product and process reviews, and providing technical training to production personnel.
Support Manufacturing Engineering with machine capability studies for new and existing machines, work and assembly standards, machine calibration, and other quality activities.