Quality Control Technologist -- Power Equipment

Job Description

Job Description

Quality Control Technologist — Power Equipment

Company/Division: Eaton’s ES AMER ESS | Location: Oakleys Dr, Richmond, VA

Pay & Shift: $22.71/hr + $2.00/hr shift differential | 10:00 PM–6:30 AM | Sign-on: $2,000 (eligibility applies)

Why this role?

• Shape product quality end-to-end—from first article to final audit
• Apply problem-solving and SPC to eliminate root causes
• Influence upstream with pre-production quality planning
• Grow through cross-training and hands-on exposure to manufacturing engineering

What you’ll do

• Inspect parts and finished goods; document findings; isolate Non-Conforming (NC) material
• Perform root cause analysis and drive corrective actions
• Conduct First Article Inspections (FAI) across production lines
• Execute control and process audits per schedule
• Prepare and present reports using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Issue Quality Alerts and brief operators on issues and containment
• Investigate NC product using structured problem-solving methods
• Support pre-production quality: Quality Assembly documents, product/process reviews, and training for production teams
• Partner with Manufacturing Engineering on capability studies (new and existing machines)
• Maintain/support the Gage Calibration System
• Adhere to all health, safety, and environmental requirements

Benefits that back you

• Comprehensive health benefits and vacation
• Paid holidays
• Career progression with cross-training in multiple departments
• Overtime opportunities
• Retirement benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Educational Assistance, Wellness Reimbursement, and more

Explore details at youreatonbenefits.com/candidates. Eligibility varies by location, hire date, and collective bargaining agreements.

What you bring Basic

• High School Diploma or GED (accredited)
• Local candidate (within 50 miles); relocation not offered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographic limitation.

Preferred

• Proficiency reading drawings and electrical schematics
• Associate degree in electronics, electrical engineering technology, or similar technical field
• ASQ Quality Technician certification
• 3–5 years as a Quality Technician (power sector preferred)
• Lean and Six Sigma experience
• Statistical Process Control know-how
• Understanding of delta–wye 3-phase transformers and resistive load bank technology

Physical demands & hiring process

• Ability to sit, stand, and walk regularly; lift up to 50 lbs during the shift
• May require stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing, reaching, pushing, and pulling
• Recruitment may include video and on-site interviews

Technical strengths we value

• Hands-on quality inspection
• Commercial electrical expertise; electrical/electronic systems
• Electrical installation familiarity
• Six Sigma toolkit
• ASQ-aligned practices
• Delta–wye fundamentals
• Core electrical engineering concepts
• Reading drawings and schematics

Equal opportunity and compliance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

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.

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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