Quality Tech - 1st Shift

Eaton; Richmond (VA); On-site; USD 26,000 - 37,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Overtime opportunities

Educational assistance

Wellness reimbursement

Job summary

Eaton’s ES AMER ESSdivision seeks a Quality Tech - 1st Shift at our Richmond, VA site. The role inspects products to meet quality standards, documents findings, and quarantines non-conforming parts.

You will help determine root causes, verify First Article Inspections, and support ongoing quality initiatives. The position offers a 1st shift, with a pay rate of $22.71 per hour, and benefits such as health coverage, paid time off, holidays, and educational assistance.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required from an accredited educational institution.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
• Relocation assistance is not available; candidates must reside within 50 miles.

Responsibilities

• Inspect products to ensure they meet quality expectations.
• Perform inspections and document results; quarantine non-conforming parts.
• Determine root cause of non-conforming parts and verify FAI on production lines.
• Conduct scheduled process audits and report inspections using MS Office.
• Create quality alerts and notify operators of issues; investigate RCAs.
• Support quality planning and training of production personnel; assist engineering with machine capability studies.
• Assist with gage calibration and ensure compliance with health, safety, and environmental policies.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Career Opportunities: Quality Tech - 1st Shift (74419)

Requisition ID74419-Posted10/08/2026

Eaton’s ES AMER ESSdivision is currently seeking a Quality Tech - 1st Shift at our site on Klockner Dr in Richmond, VA.

The pay rate for this position is $22.71per hour.

Core hours are 6:30am -3:00pm

Why work at Eaton?

• Health benefits and vacation time
• Paid holidays
• Overtime opportunities
• Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more!

What you’ll do:

This position will be responsible for inspecting products to ensure they meet company and customer quality expectations.

In this function you will:

• Perform part and product inspections, document the results, identify and quarantine Non-Conforming (NC) parts
• Determine the Root Cause of Non-Conforming Parts
• Verify First Article Inspection (FAI) of all production lines
• Perform Control and Process audits as scheduled
• Report inspections and audits using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Create Quality Alerts and notify operators of quality issues
• Investigate Non-Conforming Product, use problem-solving techniques to resolve issues
• Contribute to pre-production quality planning, including developing Quality Assembly documents, attending product and process reviews and technical training of production personnel
• Support Manufacturing Engineering in machine capability studies for new and existing machines
• Support Gage Calibration System
• Comply with and ensure department compliance with Company health, safety and environmental policies

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED required from an accredited educational institution
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
• Relocation assistance is not available for this position. Only candidates in the immediate geographical area (50 mile radius) will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to read and interpret drawings and schematics
• Associate degree in electronics, electrical engineering technology or other technical degree
• ASQ Quality Technician Certification preferred
• 3 to 5 years of work experience as a Quality Technician, preferably in the Power industry
• Six Sigma and Lean certifications and/or experience
• Statistical Process Control
• Understanding of delta-wye 3 phases transformer and resistive load bank technology

Skills:

Position Criteria:

• Individual may be required to sit, stand and walk regularly
• Individual must be able to lift up to 50 pounds throughout work shift .
• Individual may be required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, push and/or pull.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process.

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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. 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.