Manufacturing Associate Jobs in Springfield, IL (NOW HIRING)

Location: Oakleys Dr, Richmond, VA | Business: Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division

Compensation: $22.71/hour plus $2.00/hour shift differential | Schedule: 10:00 PM – 6:30 AM | Sign-on: $2,000 for eligible new hires

As the plant winds down for the evening, you begin your shift ensuring every product that leaves our floor reflects Eaton’s commitment to quality. You’ll move from first-article checks on multiple production lines to spot audits and process verifications, capturing results and trends as you go. When you uncover a non-conformance, you quarantine it, trace the root cause with proven problem-solving methods, and alert operators with clear, actionable Quality Alerts. You’ll partner with Manufacturing Engineering to run machine capability studies, verify gage calibration status, and help prepare quality assembly documentation before new builds launch. Before the sun comes up, you’ll package your findings in Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word, then hand off crisp updates so the day shift can charge forward.

• Part and product inspections with documented results; identify and quarantine Non-Conforming (NC) parts
• Root cause analysis on NC findings; recommend and track corrective actions
• First Article Inspections (FAI) across all production lines
• Scheduled control and process audits
• Inspection and audit reporting using Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
• Creation of Quality Alerts and communication to operators
• Investigation of NC product using structured problem-solving techniques
• Pre-production quality planning: develop Quality Assembly documents; join product/process reviews; assist with technical training for production personnel
• Support machine capability studies for new and existing equipment
• Support and maintain the Gage Calibration System
• Champion health, safety, and environmental compliance

At Eaton, your ideas help power what matters. We cultivate creativity, discovery, and continuous improvement so you can reach your potential—and help us reach ours.

Benefits highlights:

• Health coverage, vacation, and paid holidays
• Career growth with cross-training across departments
• Overtime opportunities
• Retirement benefits
• Paid Parental Leave
• Educational Assistance, Wellness Reimbursement, and more

Learn more about Eaton benefits at youreatonbenefits.com/candidates. Programs and options may vary by location, hire date, and collective bargaining agreements.

• High School Diploma or GED from an accredited institution
• Local candidates only (within a 50-mile radius); relocation is not offered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographic limitation.

• Ability to read and interpret drawings and schematics
• Associate degree in electronics, electrical engineering technology, or related technical field
• ASQ Quality Technician certification
• 3–5 years as a Quality Technician (power industry preferred)
• Experience with Six Sigma and Lean
• Statistical Process Control (SPC) proficiency
• Knowledge of delta–wye three-phase transformers and resistive load bank technology

• Regular sitting, standing, and walking
• Lift up to 50 lbs throughout the shift
• Occasional stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, climbing, reaching, pushing, and pulling
• Hiring process may include video and in-person interviews

• Quality inspection in a manufacturing environment
• Commercial electrical knowledge; electrical/electronic systems
• Electrical installation familiarity
• Six Sigma methodologies
• ASQ-qualified practices
• Delta–wye concepts
• Foundations of electrical engineering
• Ability to interpret drawings and schematics

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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