Quality Manager - Richmond, VA

Quality Manager - Richmond, VA

Eaton's Electrical Sector is currently seeking a Quality Manager to join our team. This position is based at our Richmond, VA facility. Relocation assistance will be provided. This position ensures ownership of quality across all manufacturing areas to reduce errors, increase quality performance and reduce cost of non-conformance by leading the greater quality team for the Richmond facilities as an operations leadership team member. The expected annual salary range for this role is $108,749 - $159,499 a year. 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:

Coach, develop, and mentor quality inspectors, analysts, and engineers to meet quality objectives: maximize production quality, adhere to product standards, support error resolution and root cause analysis, communicate customer alerts, and manage critical quality performance elements.

Foster a culture of quality ownership and drive world-class quality processes through influence, communication, and leadership.

Participate in plant leadership communications, multifunctional events, and planning, acting on behalf of the plant manager when needed.

Champions plant EQMS implementation to ensure required processes are established, implemented and maintained and drives continuous improvement of EQMS execution in support of growth and operational excellence.

Champion continuous product and process improvements using Quality assurance methods, Eaton's Continuous Improvement Framework (CIF), OpA, SPC, Eaton Business System (EBS), six sigma, and lean planning tools.

Lead plantwide communication, improvement events, data analysis, customer quality management, cost of non-conformance tracking, action planning, and status reporting.

Ensure supplier quality through root cause analysis, supplier partnerships, and improvement tracking.

Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum Education Required: High School/GED

Job Category: Operations

Additional Qualifications/Responsibilities:

Basic (Required) Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution Minimum of 5 years' experience in a manufacturing organization Minimum of 2 years' experience in a management of people function Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in engineering, quality management or business 3+ years-experience in management of quality assurance, methods, systems in electrical, electronics, power systems or other related fields 3+ years-experience in continuous improvement Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt certifications CQM or CQE certifications

Position Success Criteria:

Proven analytical and problem-solving skills Ability to work in a matrix environment, get results and drive change through others Ability to manage by influence through solid relationships and process focus Ability to effectively present results and recommendations to senior-level executive team Strong analytical skills and understanding of problem-solving tools/methods (Six Sigma, 8D, etc), goal setting, and performance tracking Strong leadership and communication skills Strong Six Sigma process improvement knowledge and experience Effective communication and team leadership skills are essential. Ability to drive results by developing and empowering teams Proven experience in process development, implementation and sustainability

City: Richmond

State: Virginia

Job Code: Manufacturing Manufacturing

Company: Eaton

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