Quality Technician - 1st Shift
Listed on 2026-10-25
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Quality Assurance - QA/QC
Production QC/QA, Quality Control - QC Analysts/Managers, Quality Engineering
Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Quality Technician - 1st Shift at the Oakley Ct site in Richmond, VA.
The pay rate for this position is $22.71 per hour.
Why work at Eaton?- Health benefits and vacation time
- Paid holidays
- Career progression opportunities to cross-train in different departments
- Overtime opportunities
- Retirement benefits
- Paid Parental Leave
- Educational Assistance Program, Wellness Reimbursement, and more!
Position Overview:
In this function you will:
- Perform part and product inspections, document the results, identify and quarantine Non-Conforming (NC) parts
- Determine the Root Cause of Non-Conforming Parts
- Verify First Article Inspection (FAI) of all production lines
- Perform Control and Process audits as scheduled
- Report inspections and audits using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Create Quality Alerts and notify operators of quality issues
- Investigate Non-Conforming Product, use problem-solving techniques to resolve issues
- Contribute to pre-production quality planning, including developing Quality Assembly documents, attending product and process reviews and technical training of production personnel
- Support Manufacturing Engineering in machine capability studies for new and existing machines
- Support Gage Calibration System
- Comply with and ensure department compliance with Company health, safety and environmental policies
Required (Basic)
Qualifications:
- High School Diploma or GED required from an accredited institution
No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area of the Richmond, VA facility (50-mile radius) will be considered for this position. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation
Eaton will not consider applicants for employment, immigration sponsorship, or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:- Ability to read and interpret drawings and schematics
- Associate degree in electronics, electrical engineering technology or other technical degree
- ASQ Quality Technician Certification
- 3 to 5 years of work experience as a Quality Technician, preferably in the Power industry
- Six Sigma and Lean certifications and/or experience
- Statistical Process Control
- Understanding of delta-wye 3 phases transformer and resistive load bank technology
Position Criteria:
- Individual may be required to sit, stand and walk regularly
- Individual must be able to lift up to 50 pounds throughout work shift .
- Individual may be required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb, reach, push and/or pull.
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