Quality Inspector (Avery Creek) - 2nd Shift

Eaton Corporation; Royal Pines (NC); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Avery Creek, NC is seeking a Quality Inspector for the 2nd shift to support manufacturing operations. You will perform final and in-process inspections to ensure product conformance to specifications and take containment actions as needed.

Responsibilities include driving corrective and preventive actions, assisting in problem solving, and using tools such as MS Excel and ENOVIA for data and reporting.

Qualifications

• 2-year Associate's degree OR High School diploma with 1 year of manufacturing experience.
• 1 year Quality Inspection experience.
• No relocation benefit; within 50-mile radius and military candidates exempt from area limitation.
• Eaton will not sponsor immigration for this position (no CPT/OPT/STEM OPT etc.).

Responsibilities

• Perform final and in-process inspections across multiple product lines.
• Execute containment actions for quality issues identified internally and via warranty claims.
• Support Quality Engineering to drive corrective and preventive actions to improve quality metrics.
• Assist in resolution of nonconforming material reports and problem solving.
• Input and monitor quality data in databases and software for reporting and analysis.

Skills

Quality inspection

Strong problem-solving

Communication skills

Education

Associate's degree or HS diploma + 1 year manufacturing experience

Tools

AS400

ENOVIA/Plant Order Manager

MS Excel

MS Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

Career Opportunities: Quality Inspector (Avery Creek) - 2nd Shift (76816)

Requisition ID76816-Posted11/02/2026

Eaton's ES AMER ARS PDCADdivision is currently seeking a Quality Inspector (Avery Creek) - 2nd Shift.

The hourly rate for this position is$23per hour.

The core hours are 4:00pm-2:30am.

Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

What you'll do:

The Quality Inspector will perform final and in-process quality inspections as required to support manufacturing operations to ensure product conformance to specification. Perform containment activities for Quality issues identified internally and through warranty claims including sorting activities, final inspection, in-process inspection, and process verification. Drive corrective and preventive action to eliminate/minimize the Quality issues identified during inspections.

In this function you will:

• Perform final and in-process inspections across multiple product lines as appropriate to ensure Quality products to customers.
• Perform containment actions for Quality issues including the inspection of suspect product and validation of processes that may be responsible for suspect product.
• Support Quality Engineering to drive actions that continually improve CONC, Warranty PPM, Final Yield, Rolled Throughput Yield, and Supplier PPM.
• Assist in the resolution of NCMR's and corresponding problem solving as needed.
• Collect and input Quality data into databases and other software as appropriate for reporting and data analysis including, but not limited to, MS Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Test Data Management System (TDM), Customer Quality Management System (CQM), and MQ1.
• Monitor and enforce Quality procedures established per the ISO 9001 requirements.
• Interact with front end engineering team to resolve quality defects and solve complex problems regarding product specifications.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• 2-year Associate's degree OR High School diploma with 1 year of manufacturing experience
• 1 year Quality Inspection experience
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous experience with AS400
• Previous experience with computer usage for work related tasks

Position Criteria:

• Able to lift 30 pounds - waist, shoulder, overhead
• Working knowledge of multiple product lines or multiple work centers within a product line throughout the plant
• Working knowledge of ENOVIA/Plant Order Manager
• Working knowledge of engineering drawings and engineering job packet
• Demonstrated knowledge of industrial electrical assemblies and application
• Proven history of safe work habits
• Must be able to work effectively without direct supervision
• Basic computer skills including Email communication and computer navigation
• Communications Skills - written and oral
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to resolve problems
• Effective communication skills within a team and to key stakeholder
• Must be able to work overtime - weekdays and weekends
• Ability to be on-call as required - must be able to flex to support business and team needs.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

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 here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. 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.