Quality Manager

Eaton's Light Safety division is currently seeking a Quality Manager. This role is located out of Long Branch NJ. The expected annual salary range for this role is $107,800 - $158,125 a year. 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. The Quality Manager will be responsible to formulate, implement and administer Eaton's Quality Management System (EQMS) and strategic initiatives to achieve short and long range quality improvement objectives. Driving focus will be on the reduction of warranty and customer concerns along with improving internal quality performance and driving continuous improvement. In Additions to Quality Manager responsibilities the incumbent will have EHS function responsibilities. **What you'll do:** - Manage the quality function and direct reports to meet plant quality objectives and drive the quality culture with the leadership team - Lead the timely response to customer concerns - Deploy "I own Quality" culture to reduce internal and external DPPM - Lead cross-functional teams to effectively introduce New Products to full production. - Understand and adhere to EQMS to ensure compliance with ISO 9001, customer specific requirements, and all regulatory requirements - Review daily in-process metrics to determine team priorities - Deploy 5S and foster/expand 5S culture - Interact with divisional resources to improve product quality - Develop internal product validation methods to ensure process quality consistency - Drive employee engagement in continuous improvement and lean manufacturing practices - Lead the quality team utilizing the Eaton Leadership Model to effectively communicate requirements and expectations - Leads and supports team to facilitate risk assessments to identify critical EHS hazards. Works with leadership team to create targets and objectives based on key EHS risks - Determines appropriate leading and lagging indicators to track performance against targets and objectives - Supports EHS goals to drive EHS culture, compliance, and results - Assigns MESH element champions and facilitates their ownership of and development in the MESH elements - Facilitates annual MESH self-assessments and corporate MESH assessments every three years - Drives and promotes zero incident EHS culture throughout site - Creates EHS engagement through employee involvement in EHS teams (Safety, Ergonomic, First Aid, etc.) - Works with leadership team and MESH champions to complete regular compliance evaluations and checks of federal, state, and local regulations - Uses established EHS data processes such as MESH PRISM and Benchmark to manage data such as injuries and illnesses, environmental metrics, risk assessments, EHS actions and other pertinent information - Creates training matrices to ensure that all training is defined and tracked to completion - Ensures that all key EHS operational controls are in place, on a PM program, and that EHS action items are resolved on a timely basis - Leads monthly divisional report outs on EHS related goals, actions and culture development **Qualifications:** **Basic Qualifications:** - Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution required - Minimum of 3 years of combined experience in manufacturing or quality - Thorough experience with ISO9001 - Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship - No relocation benefit is offered. Candidates must reside within 50 miles of Long Branch, NJ. Active Duty Military is exempt from this geographical location **Preferred Qualifications:** - Experience and knowledge of ERP systems (preferably SAP) - Experience with Lean Six Sigma - Certification by the American Society for Quality as Six Sigma Black Belt or Certified - Quality Engineer - EHS Experience We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.