Quality Director

Eaton Corporation has an opening for a Quality Director. This person will be the leader of the Quality function for the Light Vehicle (LV) segment ($850M) of the Mobility Group. The preferred location for this position is Southfield, MI. Relocation assistance is available. Travel is expected to be around 50%. Other Eaton locations can be considered.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $158000 - $232000 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:

Reporting to the Light Vehicle region VP/GM, you will be accountable for driving quality performance results to improve customer satisfaction and global competitiveness. You will also be responsible for leveraging the proven tools and processes of the Eaton Quality System (EQS) within the operational sites of the region to achieve continuous improvement in efficiency and effectiveness of the Quality Management Systems, as measured through Eaton's prescribed metrics and standard assessment practices.

You will lead a regionally dispersed team of approximately 20 Quality personnel, including direct and functional reporting relationships within 8 plant locations. These plant facilities include Athens, GA; Roxboro, NC; Kearney, NE; Carol Stream, IL; Aguascalientes Engine Components; Aguascalientes Engine Valves; Reynosa Vehicle; Carol Stream, IL; and Queretaro Power Connections sites.

Job Responsibilities
• Accountable for the Quality Management System, ensuring it is integrated with and aligned to the Eaton Quality System (EQS) and Eaton Business System.
• Oversees annual EQS Fresh Eyes Audit assessments to identify and drive systemic corrective action across the region.
• Leads the execution of the annual budget plan, including performance scorecard metrics and initiatives.
• Responsible for CONC process improvement within plants and ensuring monthly and annual progress.
• Champions the deployment of functional quality strategies that align with business needs, while leveraging and aligning to corporate, sector, and regional strategic plans.
• Drives communication of customer requirements throughout regional operations and functions; ensures these requirements guide business priorities.
• Maintains overall ownership of the Quality Alert and Spill management process for the region, ensuring timely escalation and communication of customer spill incidents. Coordinates with Plant Quality and Supplier Quality colleagues to ensure appropriate containment and root-cause preventive actions are taken urgently, and provides onsite team support as appropriate.
• Ensures Production Part Approval Process (PPAP) requirements and processes are appropriately performed in operations, and supports PROLaunch New Product Development or Standard Transition projects.
• Collaborates with region and plant quality/continuous improvement management to improve performance, including identification and standardization of best practices.
• Supports regional training strategies and plans for quality processes and tools, including: 8D, PFMEA, Control Plans, Root Cause, Six Sigma, MSA/Gauge Capability, PPAP, APQP, CAR, QCPC, and WISPER.
• Drives proactive process manufacturing assessments at OEM facilities, leading reduction of manufacturing contributing factors and driving improvement in design contributing factors (both OEM and Eaton), in alignment with the Customer Focus process.
• Builds organizational capability and manages the flow of talent across the quality function. Ensures deployment of Eaton's quality functional excellence toolset and provides input to development plans of direct and functional reports.
• Leads support of regional facilities and serves as the central point of contact for all customer-related processes (PPAP approval, PPCN communication, Customer Specific Requirements understanding).

Qualifications:

Basic (Required) Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 10 years of manufacturing, quality, engineering and/or continuous improvement
• Minimum of 5 years in people leadership roles
• Multisite leadership responsibility required
• Experience within a complex, multinational organization
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally around 50% of the time
• 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, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:
• Certifications preferred including Six Sigma Black Belt, 8D, ASQ, CQM, CQE
• Familiarity with PPAP, PFMEA, SPC
• Minimum of 5 years within the automotive industry preferred

Skills:

• Excellent negotiating, interpersonal, communication, analytical, and strategic planning skills
• Proven team leader with the ability to articulate clear direction that aligns with Eaton's vision, strategy, and direction
• Ability to manage effectively in a highly matrixed environment
• Demonstrates professional presence and personal integrity
• Skilled in identifying, acquiring, and developing talent
• Delivers strong leadership and problem-solving presence in manufacturing locations

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