Quality Manager

Eaton’s IS AER FMC Aerospace division is currently seeking a Quality Manager.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $129000 - $190000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program.

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:

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position gives direction to the site Quality function. This position provides leadership, mentoring, evaluation and development of Quality Engineering, Supplier Quality Engineering, Quality Systems, FAA Repair Station Quality Engineering and Inspection. The Site Quality Manager is responsible for maintaining the site's Quality Management System (QMS) and ensuring compliance with AS9100 requirements, customer-specific requirements, FAA, EASA, and UK CAA regulations, as well as Eaton policies and procedures.

This role is responsible for driving regulatory compliance, audit readiness, process effectiveness, and continual improvement to ensure the highest standards of product quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. The Site Quality Manager will also provide means of escalation in support of customer satisfaction, corrective action and quality engineering initiatives such as Eaton Quality Management System, Eaton Zero Defect Process and Quality Best Practices.

Essential Functions:

• Develop, implement and monitor performance against short and long-range plans to achieve quality objectives.
• Implement short and long-range plans relative to quality assurance.
• Identify needs, and develop the quality engineering, supplier quality engineering, QMS and Inspection functions.
• Develop or modify quality procedures, metrics and processes to achieve quality and on time delivery goals.
• Provide direction to ensure compliance with all applicable customer requirements and government regulations involving product quality.
• Select and develop competent quality engineers, supplier quality engineers, QMS engineers, RS quality engineers, and in plant auditors to ensure quality goals are achieved.
• Provide reports as required and drive corrective action and preventive action for timely and effective completion.
• Assist as required in all technical quality functions as necessary.
• Assure effective communication and reporting to customers.
• Assure compliance with control phase of quality systems and initiatives such as internal auditing, statistical process control and testing.
• Provide support and leadership to Quality Engineering in new product development as required
• Support the development and utilization of quality feedback tools to maintain and implement  lessons learned .
• Support the achievement of Cost of Quality, goals as identified by the Plant Manager and Regional Quality Manager.
• Direct, maintain, and continuously improve the site's Quality Management System.
• Ensure compliance with AS9100 requirements and applicable customer, regulatory, and company standards.
• Ensure compliance with applicable FAA, EASA, UK CAA, customer and contractual requirements.
• Provide direction and supervision to Quality Engineers, Supplier Quality Engineers, Repair Station Quality Engineers, QMS Engineer and Quality Inspectors.
• Support production activities through resolution of quality issues and risk assessments.
• Monitor manufacturing quality performance and product conformity.
• Ensure effective disposition of nonconforming material through established Material Review Board (MRB) processes.
• Support First Article Inspection (AS9102), customer delegated inspection programs, and special process compliance activities.
• Lead, coach,…