Quality Technician - 1st Shift

Career Opportunities: Quality Technician - 1st Shift (76124)

Requisition ID 76124-Posted 10/21/2026

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The hourly rate for this position is$29.00per hour.

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What you’ll do:

Position Overview: Provide support to Quality Assurance Manager, Q.A. Engineers, and Operations. The primary focus of this position will be to execute all quality initiatives to reduce negative impact to our customers. Support the deployment of Eaton Quality Management System (EQMS) elements such as PFMEAs, control plans, special characteristics, MSAs, and process capabilities.

• Participate in the failure mode analysis on failed units. Field return receipt and return actions. Meeting calls on field issues.
• Investigate the cause of non-conforming product and initiate the corrective action necessary for future prevention.
• Develop, modify and maintain quality data collection and test/data collection databases.
• Perform audits/inspections of finished product, work-in-process and raw materials at various locations. Compare results against specifications to determine quality status.
• Read and interpret blueprints and process documentation.
• Calibration duties, as required.
• Create new documentation (i.e. visual operating procedures VOPs, product quality guidelines PQG's). Evaluate existing measurement and documentation for changes and enhancements.
• Demonstrate strong written and oral communication skills.
• Competency with Microsoft Office, OPS, SAP, QPulse and ITS.
• Support Quality department in the creation of process maps, control plans, checklists as required by change of source, process, or design.
• Data collection for DPPM and CONC.
• Upkeep and communication of the Quality Alert process.
• Willing to flex shift hours to cover second shift when necessary.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• High school graduate or GED equivalent.
• Certified in: Stacking, Lead Assembly, Tanking, Welding, Final Assembly, or as a Utility.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education in AC/DC fundamentals, or equivalent knowledge of electrical prints / schematics.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook)
• One (1) year of experience working in quality assurance.
• Knowledge of Lean Six Sigma; Minitab.

Skills:

Position Criteria:

• Be responsible for his/her own work, under minimal supervision and instruction.
• Ability to work overtime when required.
• Ability to train new quality employees on job requirements and quality standards.
• Use good judgment when explaining procedures and test results to customers.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

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Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

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.

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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.