Quality Manager Omaha NE

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Eatons Electrical Sector Power Distribution & Controls Assemblies (PDCA) business is seeking a dynamic Quality Manager to join our manufacturing site leadership team in Omaha Nebraska. Relocation assistance will be provided.

Our Omaha Power Center is expanding its operations in Bellevue! Eatons new 370000-square-foot facility is expected to be online in the first half of 2027. The new facility will be designed and optimized to support high volume of switchgear structures at the quality and speed that AI data centers customers require. The engineered-to-order switchgear produced in the new facility can be integrated into Eatons prefabricated power systems which are designed to offer customers flexibility.

The Quality Manager is a key member of the Bellevue Plant Leadership Team and is responsible for establishing deploying and sustaining a world-class quality management system for the Home Run facility. This leader owns the Eaton Quality Management System (EQMS) applicable ISO certification manufacturing and customer quality product testing operations quality standards and systems and plant quality performance.



The role ensures that products processes and systems consistently meet Eaton customer regulatory and industry requirements. During plant launch and ramp-up the Quality Manager will build scalable quality systems Quality engineer talent develop organizational capability and embed prevention process discipline risk-based thinking and continuous improvement into daily operations.



In this role you will:

Quality System Leadership
Own deployment governance and continuous improvement of EQMS across the facility.
Ensure plant processes comply with Eaton quality policies procedures standards and applicable customer-specific requirements.
Establish the site quality strategy annual quality improvement plan management review cadence and quality governance routines.
Promote an I Own Quality culture in which leaders and employees understand and execute their quality responsibilities.
Ensure effective control of documents records nonconforming material corrective actions change control calibration and quality risks.

ISO Compliance and Audit Leadership
Lead implementation and maintenance of ISO 9001 certification and other applicable product regulatory and customer quality requirements.
Serve as the site leader for certification surveillance customer corporate and internal quality audits.
Develop the annual internal audit plan maintain qualified auditors and ensure timely and effective closure of findings.
Lead management reviews and provide objective evidence of system effectiveness risk mitigation and continual improvement.
Maintain audit readiness during facility launch production ramp-up product transfers and new product introductions.

Test Operations and Product Verification
Provide leadership and oversight for the plant test organization including test supervisors technicians processes equipment and documentation.
Ensure electrical and functional testing is performed to approved Eaton customer industry and regulatory requirements.
Establish standardized test methods qualification requirements test records equipment calibration preventive maintenance and error-proofing.
Monitor test yield first-pass performance retest failure modes and corrective actions to improve test effectiveness and throughput.
Ensure failed tests and product nonconformances are contained dispositioned investigated and prevented from recurring.

Manufacturing and Process Quality
Partner with Value Stream Managers Manufacturing Engineering Operations and Continuous Improvement to build quality into manufacturing processes.
Lead quality planning through PFMEA Control Plans inspection plans capability studies measurement system analysis and process validation.
Implement effective incoming in-process final inspection and layered process audit strategies based on product and process risk.
Drive reduction of defects rework scrap nonconformances and quality escapes using structured problem-solving and data analysis.
Ensure appropriate containment and escalation when product or process performance does not meet requirements.

Customer and Supplier Quality
Serve as the primary site quality interface for customers and coordinate customer visits audits complaints and corrective action responses.
Lead timely and effective root cause analysis 8D CAPA and recurrence-prevention activities for customer and internal quality issues.
Monitor customer quality performance warranty concerns and quality escapes; communicate risks and recovery plans to plant leadership.
Partner with Supply Chain and Supplier Quality resources to address incoming defects supplier nonconformance and supplier performance risks.
Ensure customer-specific requirements are identified translated into plant processes and verified for compliance.

Home Run Launch and Industrialization
Represent Quality in Home Run operational readiness PROLaunch product transfer and production ramp-up activities.
Ensure quality deliverables are completed for new products transferred products new equipment and new manufacturing processes.
Lead production readiness reviews safe-launch controls first-article and first-of-kind verification and exit criteria for launch containment.
Partner with Engineering and Operations to identify launch risks and implement mitigation plans before customer impact.
Build scalable systems staffing training and standard work that support the facility growth plan.

People Leadership and Quality Culture
Build organize and develop a high-performing quality and test organization with clear accountability and standard work.
Set performance expectations coach team members conduct talent reviews and develop succession and capability plans.
Establish qualification and training requirements for quality engineers inspectors technicians auditors and test personnel.
Teach and coach leaders and employees in quality systems problem-solving prevention tools and customer-focused decision-making.
Model Eaton leadership attributes and reinforce the Eaton Culture through ethical inclusive and accountable leadership.