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Lead Customer Quality Engineer
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Summary

Location

Sumter

Type

full-time

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About this role

Coordinate efforts to resolve customer complaints, quality alerts, and/or external quality escapes, including root cause analysis and CAPA related to these, as well as ensure their effectiveness. Update customers in a timely manner regarding the status of quality issues or any requests to ensure customer satisfaction. Coordinate with Quality Engineer and Quality Manager to discuss and resolve product quality issues raised by customers. Facilitate Tier meetings (Warranty Team Tier 2) ensuring escalation and closure of systemic issues and alignment on priorities. Facilitate the return of defective products for analysis and work with the production team to implement corrective actions. Authorize warranty claims, assign RMA return suffixes, and generate replacement orders for RE claims. Ensure daily evaluation, reconciliation, and closure of warranty/customer complaints (CQM) and monitor progress toward established goals. Supervise and coach Quality Warranty Technicians, Quality Analyst, and Coordinator, providing development and guidance to meet daily objectives and improve process and product quality. Lead cross-functional teams in the development of product improvement plans based on customer feedback and quality data analysis. Prepare, analyze, and update quality reports and dashboards for internal and external stakeholders Analyze data to identify key contributors of Scrap, Rework & Warranty and then implement Error Proofing solutions to achieve reduced CONC costs. Design and implement quality control training programs for customer service and production staff to enhance quality awareness. Provide feedback to customers on quality complaints/escapes and their CAPAs, as well as generate and send complaint notifications and quality alerts to internal and external customers. Review and approve quality-related documents, such as inspection plans, test methods, and quality specifications, to ensure compliance with customer requirements. Serve as an Internal Systems Auditor performing process & systems audits on a regular basis. Conduct Layered Process Audits (LPA), 5S audits, and support Lean manufacturing activities to drive operational excellence Lead 8D corrective action activities. Bachelor's degree from an accredited university. Four (4) years' experience in a quality role within a manufacturing environment, with strong customer service skills and proficiency in quality and lean tools such as 8D, 5 Why, Ishikawa, Pareto analysis, Lean principles, and statistical methods. Ability to travel for customer site visits (approx <15% of the time). Bachelor's degree in engineering from an accredited university. Two (2) years of experience managing people and/or project teams in a manufacturing environment. Product knowledge on Panelboards and Switchboards or similar electrical products ISO 9001 Internal Auditor designation. ASQ Certified Quality Engineer or Certified Quality Manager. Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification. Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional collaboration and influence change & peers across the organization. Strong written, verbal and computer business communication skills required. Demonstrated proficiency in interpersonal, analytical and organizational skills. Ability to motivate and drive problem solving techniques for root cause identification and development of permanent corrective actions.

Other facts

Tech stack
Root Cause Analysis,CAPA,Quality Control,Customer Service,Lean Principles,Statistical Methods,Cross-Functional Collaboration,Quality Audits,8D,Warranty Management,Process Improvement,Training Development,Data Analysis,Problem Solving,Communication Skills,Team Leadership

About Eaton Corporation

Eaton is an intelligent power management company dedicated to improving the quality of life and protecting the environment for people everywhere. We are guided by our commitment to do business right, to operate sustainably and to help our customers manage power ─ today and well into the future. By capitalizing on the global growth trends of electrification and digitalization, we’re accelerating the planet’s transition to renewable energy and helping to solve the world’s most urgent power management challenges.

Eaton is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Eaton is 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.

Team size: 10,001+ employees
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Industry: Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing

What you'll do

  • Coordinate efforts to resolve customer complaints and quality issues, ensuring timely updates to customers. Lead cross-functional teams to develop product improvement plans based on customer feedback and quality data analysis.

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What does a Lead Customer Quality Engineer do at Eaton Corporation?

As a Lead Customer Quality Engineer at Eaton Corporation, you will: coordinate efforts to resolve customer complaints and quality issues, ensuring timely updates to customers. Lead cross-functional teams to develop product improvement plans based on customer feedback and quality data analysis..

Why join Eaton Corporation as a Lead Customer Quality Engineer?

Eaton Corporation is a leading Appliances, Electrical, and Electronics Manufacturing company.

Is the Lead Customer Quality Engineer position at Eaton Corporation remote?

The Lead Customer Quality Engineer position at Eaton Corporation is based in Sumter, South Carolina, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.

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