Quality Manager

Eaton; Amarillo (TX); On-site; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health and welfare benefits

Retirement benefits

Job summary

Eaton’s GEIS division in Amarillo, TX is seeking a Quality Manager onsite to lead the total QA/QC system for the plant. You will drive quality through inspection, testing, audits, and continuous improvement initiatives, providing technical leadership across operations.

Responsibilities include coaching quality staff, maintaining ISO 9001 compliance, implementing PFMEA and control plans, and building robust data-driven processes. Relocation within the United States is provided for this position.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Minimum 5 years in QA/quality engineering in manufacturing.
• Minimum 2 years of people leadership experience.
• Eaton sponsorship not available for this position.

Responsibilities

• Sustain and improve manufacturing processes, APQP quality standards, ISO 9001, and customer requirements.
• Ensure all plant personnel adhere to quality and process controls.
• Increase quality awareness across associates and suppliers to drive a quality culture.
• Lead and coach quality associates; manage QMS and plant certifications.
• Lead PFMEA, control plans and standard work implementations.
• Develop quality training for operations to ensure compliance with policies and procedures.
• Develop data collection/analysis systems to drive continuous improvement across departments.
• Plan and measure voice of process/customer; adjust strategies as needed.
• Resolve internal and external quality concerns promptly.

Skills

PFMEA

Control plan

Standard work

Quality leadership

8D problem solving

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Engineering degree preferred

Tools

Gage R&R

SPC

FMEA

CMM programming

AIAG APQP/PPAP

Job description

Eaton’s GEIS division is currently seeking a Quality Manager. This role is onsite at our Amarillo, TX facility. Relocation within the United States is provided for this position.

The GEIS division is part of Eaton’s global electrical sector and has over 100 years of experience in enhancing efficiency, safety and reliability for our customers. Our strategic focus is on driving growth, leveraging innovation and building capability across our global network. We operate in dynamic and ever evolving markets, be this as a result of energy transitions, digitalization, safety or a continued drive for greater efficiency within our customers, partners and suppliers. To deliver on this, we need the best people. We need diverse ideas, experiences, mindsets and skills to imagine the future solutions our markets will need. Built in 1981, the Amarillo facility, with approximately 140 team members, is a thriving iron foundry that serves our customers with a variety of parts, including conduits, covers and fittings.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97000 - $143000 a year. Please note the salary information shown 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 Manager position reports to the Plant Manager and is responsible to lead the total plant QA/QC system. This includes all traditional quality verification activities including receiving and in-process inspection, test, audit and repair activities, continuous improvement, product launch, supplier quality, quality system compliance and problem solving. You will provide technical assistance and quality leadership to all operating departments; drive problem resolution utilizing an 8D approach along with statistical methods and other problem-solving techniques; collect and analyze quality data and perform a wide variety of quality engineering activities in support of business objectives.

In This Role You Will

• Sustain and improve current manufacturing processes, APQP quality standards, ISO 9001, and customer requirements.
• Ensures all plant personnel adhere to quality and process controls.
• Continually increase “quality awareness” in all associates and suppliers driving a quality culture to support our customers and achieve business goals.
• Manage, coach, and develop quality associates and promote a positive quality culture throughout the facility by establishing sound systems and a demonstrated process focus. Management of QMS and plant certifications with plant team members
• Skillful in PFMEA, Control plan and standard work
• Develop and lead quality related technical training to operations to ensure that Eaton Crouse-Hinds is in compliance with established quality policies and procedures; meets or exceeds customer quality expectations and standards; ISO and other certification requirements.
• Establish systems for data collection and analysis. Then, use that data to drive continuous improvement activities within all manufacturing departments.
• Plan for, lead, and measure “voice of process” and “voice of customer” performance and quality system effectiveness. Making adjustments in strategy and/or procedure as necessary.
• Resolve internal and external quality concerns in a definite and timely fashion.

Qualifications

Basic (Required) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in quality assurance or quality engineering within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum two (2) years of people leadership experience.
• 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, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• Detailed knowledge of ISO9000 quality system requirements.
• Expert skills in using and training quality tools (i.e., Fishbone Diagrams, 5- whys, 8D, Gage R&R, FMEA, SPC, etc.).
• Certified Quality Auditor Credential.
• Certification by the American Society for Quality as Six Sigma Black Belt or Certified Quality Engineer.
• Experience with metal machining, molding and assembly processes, casting experience.
• CMM programming and operating knowledge.
• Working knowledge of AIAG standards, including APQP and PPAP.
• Experience with control plans, PFMEAs, process auditing, and driving process discipline.

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