Senior Quality Engineer

Company: Eaton
Location: Waukesha
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

Eaton's Power Reliability Division is currently seeking a Senior Quality Engineer to join our team. This position is based at our Waukesha WI (Badger Drive) facility.

Position Overview

The Senior Quality Engineer is responsible for leading continuous improvement activities in all areas of manufacturing in support of the Eaton Quality System (EQMS) and the Eaton Business System (EBS). This position is responsible for providing support and quality leadership for supplier quality, process and customer quality.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It's where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential-and where you can help us reach ours.

In This Role, You Will

• Manage customer complaints (internal & external) related to the Badger Dr facility. This includes tracking, monitoring and initiating corrective actions (Metrics: Internal DPPM)
• Lead cross functional teams in problem solving and issue analysis in an effort to address either scrap, customer or production related issues
• Support production manufacturing with problem solving, process improvements and resolution to manufacturability issues.
• Provide support, lead and guidance to quality technicians and inspectors; Manager weld quality qualification program for new hires.
• Support ISO 9001 quality system and support implementation and management of the site quality system and procedures (EQMS)
• 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.
• Work 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 statistical data and results to improve scrap performance.
• Review supplier PPAP submissions including control plans and assists with control plan creation where necessary. Ensure all appropriate special characteristics are included, that reaction plans are adequate and customer approval is obtained where necessary.
• Drive actions with statistical analysis and process capability (Cpk, Ppk) where necessary to improve performance or product quality.
• Work with Design Engineering and Supply Chain to ensure that quality criteria are clearly identified on all newly established parts and communicated to suppliers.
• Work 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.
  When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we - as individuals and as a company - are stronger.
  
  Required (Basic) Qualifications
  
  • Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution required
  • Minimum three (3) years' experience working in manufacturing environment
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without out company sponsorship both now and in the future
  • No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the Waukesha WI facility will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
    
    Preferred Qualifications
    
    • Bachelor's degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
    • Experience working with SAP
    • Working knowledge of process auditing techniques to ensure compliance to defined quality requirements
    • Ability to learn product and end user application/specifications, including product testing requirements
    • Knowledge of product manufacturing, assembly, test and inspection processes
    • Willingness to 'Think outside the box' and can work well individually or in a Team environment
    • Work to resolve supplier technical issues in a timely manner to ensure a continuity of supply of compliant material
      We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.
      
      Job
      
      Quality
      
      Region
      
      North America - US/Puerto Rico
      
      Primary Location
      
      United States-Wisconsin-Waukesha
      
      Work Locations
      
      Waukesha WI Loc 1
      
      Organization
      
      ESSG CPSD PDD Power Delivery Division
      
      Job Level
      
      Individual Contributor
      
      Schedule
      
      Full-time
      
      Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?
      
      No
      
      Does this position offer relocation?
      
      No
      
      Travel
      
      Yes, 10 % of the Time
      
      Requisition ID :096969

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