Quality Supervisor

Eaton Group; Calverton (MD); On-site; USD 99,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s IS AER FED division in Beltsville, MD, seeks a Quality Supervisor to lead the inspection team and uphold rigorous quality expectations, coaching staff, and ensuring timely production.

You will partner with Quality Engineering, review MRB, support QMS updates, and drive continuous improvement, safety, and on-time delivery. This role requires a bachelor's degree and 3+ years manufacturing/quality experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related field; 3+ years in manufacturing, operations, or quality assurance/quality control.
• ITAR and U.S. person status may apply to access ITAR-controlled hardware.
• Experience with aerospace quality systems and statistical problem-solving methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead the inspection team with clear expectations and coaching.
• Coordinate daily inspection schedules within the production plan to meet customer requirements.
• Review and endorse updates to the QMS and manage MRB-related non-conforming materials.
• Drive continuous improvement by standardizing processes and tracking leading indicators.
• Partner with customer account representatives to ensure proactive communication and quality delivery.
• Promote safety culture and ensure adherence to safety practices.

Skills

Quality leadership

Manufacturing quality

Problem solving

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related

Tools

AS9100 knowledge

CMM/Measurement tools

Job description

Eaton’s IS AER FED division is currently seeking a Quality Supervisor. This role is based in Beltsville, MD.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $99000 - $145000 a year.

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:

• Drive a culture of trust and accountability with the inspection team through clearly defined expectations, continuous feedback, coaching, and appropriate escalation.
• Attract, retain, and develop inspectors through encouraging a flexible, high performing workforce.
• Partner with team leads to coordinate daily inspection schedules and priorities within the production plan, and to satisfy and exceed customer requirements around delivery and quality.
• Partner with the Quality Engineering and Quality Management System (QMS) team to review and endorse updates to the QMS, review daily non-conforming materials (MRB), and ensure the QMS is integrated into our inspection and manufacturing processes.
• Champion continuous improvement (CI) efforts by standardizing processes, tracking and analyzing leading indicators (e.g. customer & internal DPPM), engaging employees in problem solving (8D, PFMEA), supporting CI events, and driving daily accountability and corrective and preventative actions.
• Partner with customer account representatives to ensure proactive customer communication, execution of customer quality requirements, and a focus on delivering on our commitments.
• Champion a Safety Culture through using MESH tools, safety best practices, and empowering all employees to take responsibility for their own and others’ safety.
• Forecast production capacity and provide insight into monthly cross-functional reviews of financial and operational planning.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution and a minimum of 3 years of manufacturing, operations or quality assurance / control experience.
• Candidate must be legally authorized to work in United States without company sponsorship.
• All positions require use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms regulations. All applicants must be U.S. Persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. Person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident, Political Asylee, or Refugee.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates that currently reside within a 50-mile radius from the Beltsville, MD facility will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering from an accredited institution.
• 2+ years of experience as manager of people.
• 3+ years of experience of quality control or assurance experience in the aerospace industry in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

Skills:

Position Criteria:

• Advanced knowledge of a wide range of problem-solving tools and methods, including statistics, combined with the ability to select and apply them to make data-based decisions to sustain higher levels of process or product quality.
• Knowledge of ISO9001, and aerospace quality management systems (e.g. AS9100, AS13100), and familiarity with Nadcap accreditation program.
• Ability to interpret blueprints, assembly drawings, angularity, profile, various datum’s (Vectors) and results from advanced measuring technique (CMM, Keyence, etc.) per acceptance criteria.
• Ability to define the Critical to Quality elements of a product/process, and analyze, assess and mitigate the risks associated with any potential failures.
• Demonstrated proficiency in all Microsoft Office applications.
• Knowledge of basic manufacturing processes as well as lean manufacturing and continuous improvement principles.
• Driver of change and propensity for innovation.
• Ability to convey information effectively to multiple diverse stakeholder groups at different levels of the organization.
• Ability to develop a strong cross-functional network in order to influence others to get results.
• Ability to evaluate an individual’s performance and provide effective coaching in order to aide employee development.
• Ability to evaluate competing interests from different stakeholders, establish priorities, resolve conflicts, and make high quality decisions.
• Ability to understand and process business and financial data in order to identify opportunities as well as effectively convey to other stakeholders.
• Ability to periodically flex work hours to provide weekend supervision.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

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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.

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