Sr. Quality Engineer
Eaton · South Milwaukee, WI
- Level
- Senior
- Team
- Quality
- Base pay
- $86k–$126k
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 15 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A senior quality role at Eaton (industrial) in South Milwaukee, WI.
- They ask for
- 2+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Root cause, FMEA, PPAP, APQP, Control plans, ISO 9001
- Base pay
- $86k–$126k
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- 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?
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About the role
Qualifications
- ✓Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution is required.
- ✓Minimum of 2 years’ experience in Quality.
- ✓Minimum of 2 years experience using ISO9001 or TS16949
- ✓Minimum of 2 years’ experience in the manufacturing industry.
- ✓Relocation benefits are being offered for this position. Candidates that currently reside or are willing to relocate within the immediate geographical area of 50 miles of South Milwaukee, WI will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
- ✓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.
- ✓Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓APICS CPIM and/or CSCP certification.
- ✓Experience with SAP ECC, MRP planning, purchasing, or production scheduling modules.
- ✓Advanced Microsoft Excel skills.
- ✓Strong analytical, project management, problem-solving, and facilitation abilities.
You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.
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. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. 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.
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Eaton’s Electrical Division is seeking a Sr. Quality Engineer . This role will be based at our South Milwaukee, Wisconsin facility. (Relocation is offered)
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
Lead continuous improvement activities in all areas of manufacturing in support of the Eaton Quality System (EQMS) and the Eaton Business System (EBS). Responsible for providing support and Quality Leadership for supplier quality, process, and customer quality.
- •Responsible for managing customer complaints (Internal-External) related to the facility and for tracking, monitoring and initiating Corrective Actions.
- •Lead cross functional teams in problem solving and issue analysis in an effort to address either Scrap, customer or production related issues.
- •Responsible for supporting production manufacturing with problem solving, process improvements and resolution to manufacturability issues. Provide support and guidance to quality technicians and inspectors.
- •Directly supports ISO 9001 quality system and supports the implementation and management of the site quality system and procedures (EQMS).
- •Leader of the EASE (Layered Process Audit) and MRB (Material Review Board) Process
- •Responsible to identify gaps at the plant level and execute improvement activity. Execute or facilitate all aspects of APQP and Part Approval and sign-off for both suppliers and customers, manage revisions of process control documents such as PpFMEAs, Control Plans and other quality tools to ensure compliance.
- •Works with suppliers to initiate and close Corrective Actions and to ensure that root causes have been properly identified and eliminated.
- •Develop strategic plans based on ststistical data and results to improve department Quality performance
- •Reviews supplier PPAP submissions including control plans and assists with control plan creation where necessary. Ensures all appropriate Special Characteristics are included, that reaction plans are adequate and customer approval is obtained where necessary.
- •Works with Design Engineering and Supply Chain to ensure that quality criteria are clearly identified on all newly established parts and communicated to suppliers.
- •Works in partnership with engineering to support all development projects and milestones related to Quality and improve the overall process to achieve zero defect quality and launch readiness.