Tester Team Leader

What you’ll do:

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY: 
To provide coordination / flow expertise, support, and direction in all areas of Quality Test to increase profitability and align performance with production goals, quality standards, and customer service objectives. The overall goal of timely order fulfillment and adherence to Eaton’s quality standards.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It’s where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: 

•    Exhibit a strong adherence to quality by continually seeking methods of improvement for all functions of the position. Ensure that all products and parts adequately meet Eaton’s quality guidelines as they move throughout the production process. Perform quality checks as instructed.
•    Receive and carry out work assignments from management and internal customers so as to fulfill customer orders in a timely manner. Closely follow established procedures for completing assigned function and perform special assignments and/or projects as assigned.
•    Comply with all safety and industrial hygiene requirements, including proper use of personal protective equipment and operation of equipment in a safe and competent manner. Understand and meet all departmental safety objectives and goals. Keep assigned work-area clean and organized per 5S standards.
•    Work with members of a team to effectively complete work assignment. Receive information from team members regarding customer needs and product requirements and utilize this information to perform one’s function. 
•    Exhibit strong analytical and problem-solving skills so as to resolve any obstacles or delays that may occur in the production process.
•    Perform Lean Initiatives by recommending suggestions for improvement related to quality, work processes, and environmental safety and health.
•    Perform routine preventative maintenance when required to ensure peak performance of all manufacturing equipment.
•    Document nonconformance’s, which are critical quality records, to aid problem solving and continuous improvement efforts. Communicate production non-conformances to appropriate production personnel in a timely manner and verify required rework. Communicate design errors to appropriate front-end personnel for correction, obtain revisions, and verify required rework.
•    Receive work assignment from supervisor and prioritize jobs based upon customer requirements and urgency of order. Effectively communicate daily quality goals to functional team. 
•    Work directly with the manufacturing and quality teams to ensure customer orders are executed in a timely and efficient manner. Ensure workflow is conducive to ensure business goals are met. 
•    Provide on-the-job training and develop needs of the test and production teams regarding quality concerns. Serve as a resource for quality testers and functional teams as first point of contact. 
•    Understand the metrics necessary for quality and production to provide a clear flow and immediate responses to rework, revisions, test cycle time, work in progress (WIP), warranty occurrences, etc. 
•    Work on projects and special assignment as required.

Qualifications:

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

•    High school diploma or GED equivalent from an accredited institution.
•    Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
•    Minimum of 2 years of experience performing electrical testing (troubleshooting, circuits, testing electronics, product testing, system diagnosis).
•    Minimum 4 years of experience wiring Switchboard or Power Distribution products.
•    No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area of the Sumter facility (50-mile radius) will be considered for this position.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

•    1 year of leading others.
•    Working knowledge of Lean concepts.
•    5 years of experience performing electrical testing (troubleshooting, circuits, testing elec