Quality Engineer

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Quality Engineer. This role will take place at our growing facility in Greenwood, SC. We are able to offer relocation assistance for qualified candidates within the United States.

In the Quality Engineer role you will drive the implementation of the Eaton Lean Six Sigma program and the Eaton Quality System program to improve productivity, reduce costs, improve quality, and meet mandated Eaton Business System (EBS) goals. You will provide professional engineering support, technical guidance and manage project responsibilities for the documentation/execution of major projects within the manufacturing and engineering functions. You will provide support customers as well as travel to customer locations (10% annually).

The expected annual salary range for this role is $71000 - $105000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

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:

• Provide quality assurance support to our customers.
• Develop and monitor manufacturing quality procedures, standards, training activities, and communication programs.
• Perform the necessary audits of the plants’ operations to evaluate opportunities for implementation of various Eaton Lean System and Eaton Quality Management System improvement initiatives.
• Develop and coordinate problems and activities to assess and improve manufacturing processes and product quality.
• Utilize Eaton lean and quality tools to drive cost reduction and improve working capital performance.
• Support other key plant processes and provide cross-functional support as directed.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 3 years of quality engineering experience in a manufacturing setting.
• 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:

• At least 1 year of experience in product design projects, manufacturing engineering experience, or manufacturing supervision.
• CQE certification
• At least 1 year of experience working with medium voltage switchgear.

Additional Information:

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; reach at or above shoulder level; grip; and use hands to handle and feel. The employee is frequently required to walk; stoop; lift; carry; push; pull; and grip. The employee is frequently required to lift/carry up to 50 pounds. The employee is frequently required to push/pull up to or greater than 50 pounds. The vision requirements include far and close vision with depth perception and color discrimination. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to listen and to talk.

Work Environment:

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to noise and frequently exposed to dust.

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