Product Quality Engineer / Specialist

Eaton; Milton; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the electrical sector is seeking a Product Quality Engineer / Specialist in Milton, Ontario. This role involves ensuring compliance with quality standards, mentoring employees on quality tools, and driving continuous improvement initiatives. Candidates should possess a degree in Engineering along with relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.

Benefits

Health and Welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid and unpaid time off

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of related experience in Quality in a production environment.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada.
• Candidates must reside within 80 km of Milton.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards.
• Identify and eliminate process variations using quality tools.
• Manage warranty and non-warranty issues to improve customer satisfaction.

Skills

Problem Solving

Communication

Interpersonal Skills

Organizational Skills

Digital Skills

Education

College diploma or university degree in Engineering

Job description

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Eaton’s Electrical sector is currently seeking a Product Quality Engineer Specialist to join our team. This position is based at our Milton, ON facility and offers benefits from day 1.

Who we are: Eaton’s Milton, Ontario site is Eaton's largest manufacturing facility in Canada. Known for our large-scale custom electrical-build projects, we take pride in our highly engaged workforce, where we are focused on inclusion and celebrate diversity regularly through site engagement events.

Our commitment: We’re not just about business; we’re about making a difference. Our team is dedicated to improving lives and safeguarding the environment through our products and services.

Are you experienced in a manufacturing environment and knowledgeable about quality tools? Do you want to be at the forefront of innovation and quality improvement to drive impactful change? If so, join our dynamic team on our journey to quality excellence!

What You’ll Do

• Certification & Compliance: Ensure compliance with ISO 9001 standards by managing the systems, processes, and procedures effectively.
• Operational Excellence: Identify and eliminate process variations resulting in external and internal failures using 8D corrective action, Six Sigma, ELSS, and other Quality Management System tools. Support corporate quality initiatives and actively lead continuous improvement activities related to quality.
• Mentor and Train: Develop and implement quality systems training and mentor employees on quality tools and applications to achieve intended results.
• Quality Assurance: Manage warranty and non-warranty issues, implementing corrective actions and control measures to increase customer satisfaction. Improve quality, inspection, and test processes through effective allocation of resources and expertise. Oversee internal quality audit programs and support manufacturing test and inspection processes, including calibration and Witness Tests.
• Quality Documentation: Take ownership of all Quality Management Systems documentation and maintain an effective document control process. Operate an effective nonconformance/supplier quality process in conjunction with the Materials Department (WISPER/ORACLE).
  
  
  

What will make you successful?

Ability to contribute to the Eaton Lean System and providing valuable input to the PROLaunch process, ensuring product quality from the design stage.

Possess excellent communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills, along with exceptional problem-solving abilities. Proficiency in learning new software, digital skills, MS Office applications, and presentations is essential.

It is also crucial for the successful candidate to have a safety-first mindset, be able to communicate effectively with both office and production employees, and influence continuous improvement in the site’s quality processes while maintaining quality documentation.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• College diploma or university degree completed in Engineering.
• Minimum of 2 years of related experience in Quality in a production environment.
• Must be legally authorized to work in Canada without company sponsorship.
• Only candidates residing within an 80 km radius of Milton will be considered for this position. No moving (relocation) is offered for this position.
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified Quality Engineer or in progress.
• Lean Six Sigma experience.
• ISO 9001:2015 knowledge.
• Six Sigma Black Belt Certification or in progress.
• Experience in a fabrication/assembly environment.
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing implementation and continuous improvement techniques.
• Experience with Project Management.
  
  
  

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click Benefits at Eaton Canada / Avantages sociaux chez Eaton Canada for more detail. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

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