Quality Director

Eaton

The Role

Overview

Lead division quality strategy, QMS deployment, supplier & customer quality, continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

  • pfmea
  • power bi
  • ppap
  • supplier quality
  • qms
  • kpis

Tasks

-Leverage cross-functional and regional resources to maintain product flow consistent with industry standards, government, and customer requirements. -Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis (PFMEA) -Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and quality excellence, partnering with Quality Corporate leaders to align practices and strategies with the Eaton Quality System and develop talent according to corporate strategy. -Represent PRD in corporate quality councils and industry forums, actively participating as a senior member of the ES-A Quality Leadership team and Eaton’s global quality council. -Address customer feedback and quality complaints, ensuring timely closure and systematic solutions, and engage directly with key customers to maintain trust and support contract negotiations. -Lead the execution and deployment of the Strategic Quality Plan for the Power Reliability (PRD) Division, representing the Quality Management System (QMS) and ensuring alignment with Eaton’s standards and customer expectations. -Oversee supplier performance and collaborate with procurement and operations to resolve supplier-related quality issues, ensuring compliance with customer, industry and QMS standards. -Lead corrective action initiatives and lessons learned programs to foster continuous improvement in process, product, and service quality. -Implementation of Power BI projects and analysis -Develop and execute the division’s quality strategy, including the implementation of a unified quality management system (EQMS), KPIs, dashboards, and accountability routines. -Build and manage a structured supplier quality function, including qualifications, audits, incoming quality, corrective actions, and risk mitigation. -Production Part Approval Process (PPAP)Statistical Process Control (SPC) -Ensure consistent deployment of quality systems across all plants and engineering processes, driving standard metrics, problem-solving rigor, and root cause analysis for quality incidents.

Requirements

  • six sigma
  • minitab
  • aiag
  • bachelor's
  • leadership
  • 10+ years

What You Bring

-Six Sigma Black-Belt Certification -This position can be based at one of our facilities including Broomfield, CO, Olean, NY, Greenwood, SC, or Waukesha, WI (Division Headquarters) and will include approximately 35% travel. If residing outside of these locations, the anticipated travel percentage is 50%. -Minimum of 5 years of experience in a divisional or regional leadership role -Minimum of 10 years of experience in manufacturing, quality, engineering and/or continuous improvement environment -Strong understanding of AIAG tools, statistical tools, and analysis -Problem Solving, Minitab -Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution -Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Business

The Company

About Eaton

-global leader in power management, providing energy-efficient solutions for managing electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical power. -products and services span across industrial, commercial, residential, and infrastructure markets. -innovative solutions in energy storage, electrical distribution, and industrial automation. -instrumental in advancing technologies for utilities, transportation, and energy management. -recent standout projects include large-scale energy management systems for smart cities and utilities. -systems are crucial for sectors ranging from renewable energy to water resources management. -history of growth through acquisitions, continuously expanding global footprint and product offerings.

Sector Specialisms

Industrial

Energy

Infrastructure

Buildings

Residential

Commercial

Water Resources

Heavy Civil

Marine

Transport

Utilities

Solar

Wind

Nuclear

Government

Information Technology

Institutional

Original Equipment Manufacturer

Aerospace

Mobility

Vehicle

eMobility

Powertrain Systems

Commercial Vehicles

Electric Vehicles

Security Clearance

-conditional offer subject to background check; candidates can explain any relevant convictions.