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Quality Inspector- 1st Shift

Eaton
Eaton Salary
Greenwood, SC Full Time
POSTED ON 1/13/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/12/2026
Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Quality Inspector- 1st Shift.

The hourly rate for this position is $18.94 per hour.

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.

What You’ll Do

PRIMARY FUNCTION

Perform a variety of specific and detailed (form, fit and function) inspections which are required by Customers to ensure their product meets or exceeds specifications, requiring selection of inspection equipment, methods, procedures and techniques appropriate to the product and Customer expectations. Perform final inspection of completed assemblies, raw material and purchased parts.

Essential Functions

  • Make certain all checklists, red tags and written process changes are complete and cleared by certified personnel signatures. Notify area supervisors, production managers and others as required of problems in a timely manner to resolve CAR’s prior to shipment due dates.
  • Collect defect information per product and track for appropriate long term resolutions to CAR’s.
  • Keep records on all defect information to establish historical database
  • Properly use and maintain inspection equipment.
  • Review drawings and examine structures to isolate defects and utilize all appropriate resources such as supervisors, production managers, engineers and product managers.
  • Support problem solving and continuous improvement efforts
  • Observe all safety and hygiene requirements as specified or directed. Maintain a clean, orderly and safe workplace.
  • Verify assembly work completion to the specification
  • Reject parts withhold tags received from work areas are inspected to verify nonconformance. If a nonconformance exists, all items must be inspected and corrective action taken according to established procedures.
  • Properly utilize and maintain inspection measuring equipment.
  • Pull drawings, isolate the part defect and notify engineers, drafters, buyers, coordinators, supervisors, vendors, etc.
  • Comply with the environment, health, and safety guidelines.
  • Move material utilizing a pallet jack


Qualifications

Basic Qualifications

  • High School diploma or G.E.D.
  • 1 year of manufacturing experience in an industrial manufacturing environment
  • Authorized to work in the United States without Company sponsorship


Skills

Position Criteria

  • Must possess the ability to communicate effectively with various levels of the organization and with Customers
  • Skilled at using a computer with prior experience using the Internet, Technical Systems Platforms, SAP and Microsoft Office tools
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings, measure parts, read digital and analog measuring devices, and calculate measurement variances against a specification


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.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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