Quality Manager - Aerospace

For our Aerospace team in Titchfield we are looking for a Quality Manager. The Quality Manager is responsible for leading the execution and deployment of the defined Strategic Quality Plan in conjunction with plant leadership. In this role, you will provide Total Quality Leadership to customers, suppliers, partners and internal manufacturing cells. You will lead Continuous Improvement activities in targeted areas and manage the Quality Assurance strategy to ensure product flow consistent with established industry standards, government regulations and customer requirements. The role is based at our Eaton site in Titchfield, Hampshire.

Responsibilities

• Manage Quality customer interface to proactively assure requirements are understood and satisfied, including assisting in complaint resolution and root cause and corrective action determination.
• Ensure quality organization support to Supply Chain Management organization relative to the collection and analysis of supplier quality data providing expertise and assists suppliers with product and process quality requirements.
• Lead the development, implementation, and improvement of the appropriate Quality Management Systems throughout the operation, providing quality leadership and support in the development and launch of new products, processes and services.
• Participate in, and may lead, the auditing of internal Quality Systems and complete part approval documentation to assure that customer requirements are met in new or modified products and processes.
• Analyze organizational quality metrics and perform managerial reviews to evaluate results and recommend action plans to close gaps at an operational level.
• Develop and implement a Quality structure capable of supporting strategic business plans and initiatives.
• Design and implement quality assurance training programs and conduct training in quality-related topics.
• Ensure functional participation in product development and launch activities including identification of customer expectations, manufacturing and test support, reliability analysis, design reviews, evaluation of test programs, material testing.
• Lead Improvement teams in the development and evaluation of process capability, process control plans, analysis of out-of-control conditions and process audits.
• Ensure development, implementation, and audit of complex inspection and test plans, standards and acceptance criteria, and procedures/work instructions.
• Evaluate operational performance of the group in order to facilitate performance management, merit promotions, job transfers, dismissals, commendations, etc.
• Coordinate with plant leadership to prepare consolidated plant, customer, and product status information and action plans.
• Coordinate and assist with corporate initiatives, participating on teams in order to drive best practices across Eaton organization.

Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited institution.
• Multiple years of related professional and Supervisory/Managerial experience.
• Thorough understanding of problem solving methods - i.e. Six Sigma, 8D, root cause analysis, and the associated statistical tools used to analyze problems, evaluate and complete improvement projects.
• Thorough knowledge and understanding of Eaton's corporate Supplier Quality Assurance requirements.
• Detailed understanding of the key phases and requirements of an effective new product development and launch methodology.
• Solid knowledge of industry and customer specific quality registration schemes and certification processes (i.e., ISO9001, ISO/TS-16949, AS9100 etc).
• Detailed knowledge of process auditing techniques to ensure compliance to defined quality requirements.
• Thorough knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction (Six Sigma) concepts and tool sets as they relate to process/product variability, and root cause and corrective action determination.
• Detailed knowledge of product and end user application/specifications, including product testing requirements (design/process interface).
• Thorough knowledge of gauging and basic understanding of product material properties.
• Thorough understanding of engineering design and product reliability concepts and tool sets.
• Ability to direct and lead cross-functional process improvement teams.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Challenging projects in a dynamic collaborative team.
• We make your aspirations matter - Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible.
• We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University.
• We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people's lives and the environment through power management technologies.
• We make your wellbeing matter - We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it's about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen.

The successful applicant will be in contact with US ITAR controlled technology, goods and information. As a condition of employment, employees with access to US ITAR controlled technology and goods may be required to undergo an additional screening process as part of the recruitment process.

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.