
Quality Manager
Eaton · Omaha, NE
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Quality
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management quality role at Eaton (industrial) in Omaha, NE.
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Quality Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $96k–$135k.
Median of the low and high ends of 498 live postings that list pay, out of 1224 quality engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 1223 other live quality postings in the US.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $95k–$133k, from 469 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Root cause 68%
- FMEA 39%
- Supplier quality 39%
- Validation (IQ/OQ/PQ) 37%
- Six Sigma 35%
- Lean 34%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
How to get in at this plant
Five moves over a week or two. The first one takes ten minutes.
- 1
Pick 2–3 people on the Quality team at Eaton
Engineers who joined in the last year or two reply the most. Use the team search on this page to find them.
- 2
Send a short, curious note
One real question about their work. No favors yet. Each person gets a different note, written for this role.
- 3
Turn a reply into a short call
Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- Which standards drive the work here: ISO 13485, IATF 16949, AS9100?
- How much of the job is customer complaints versus prevention?
- How did you land the job? What stood out in your interviews?
- 4
Apply with someone vouching for you
If the call went well, ask whether they’d pass your résumé to the hiring manager. Send your résumé link, apply that day, and let them know.
- 5
Bring proof to the interview
One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Eaton in Omaha
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