Quality Technician Lead - 2nd Shift

Eaton's ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Quality Technician Lead - 2nd Shift.

The hourly rate for this position is $28.00 per hour with a $1.00 per hour shift differential. The hours are Monday through Friday from 3:30 pm to 12:00 am.
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:

The Quality Technician Shift Lead will serve as the key leader for Inspectors and Testers, ensuring that quality processes, verification activities, and compliance requirements are executed effectively and consistently. This role bridges frontline quality execution with Quality Engineering, providing direction, coaching, daily oversight, and escalation support. The role strengthens organizational quality performance by ensuring standardized processes, strong problem solving discipline, robust inspection activities, and effective collaboration with manufacturing, warranty, customer quality, and engineering teams.

• Lead, train, and support Inspectors and Testers to ensure consistent adherence to inspection methods, sampling plans, workmanship standards, and QC requirements.
• Serve as the daily quality lead on the production floor, providing decision-making support for nonconforming material, escalations, and inspection/test outcomes.
• Represent Quality in Tier 2 meetings, reporting defects, trends, escalations, and action-item status.Conduct and oversee process/product audits and ensure compliance with QMS / EQMS / ISO 9001 standards.
• Lead containment and verification activities for internal and customer complaints, including quarantine and testing validation.Support continuous improvement initiatives (Hi5), defect reduction, and structured problem-solving using tools such as 5 Whys and Pareto analysis.
• Review inspection plans, control plans, pFMEAs, and calibration/tooling verification to ensure alignment with processes and compliance.
• Maintain quality records, ensure safety and 5S discipline, and provide backup support for Quality Engineers and other Quality Leaders as needed.

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:
• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 1 year of manufacturing quality (inspection, testing, auditing) experience.
• No relocation is provided for this position, only candidates that currently reside within 50 miles of the El Paso, TX facility will be considered.
• 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:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field (preferred), with training and experience in quality assurance principles.
• Strong problem-solving capability using PDCA, 8D, A3, Fishbone, DMAIC, 5 Why, and Pareto analysis.
• Experience leading, coaching, or mentoring teams and managing nonconforming material control.Knowledge of EQMS, ISO 9001, lean tools (VSM, 5S, Standard Work, Pull Systems), and ability to create or improve Standard Work and process controls.
• Proficient with PCAT, AS400, Wisper, calibration/testing equipment, and able to write technical documentation; IPC-620 familiarity or certification.

Position Criteria:

• Candidate must be able to travel outside of the continental United States including, but not limited to, the Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Canada - travel is estimated 10% of role.

• This role may also include other duties and responsibilities as assigned, to support evolving business, customer, and operational needs.

• Proficient computer skills to include Microsoft Office Suite

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

Client-provided location(s): El Paso, TX

Job ID: Eaton-58011ElPaso

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-01-31T18:39:13