Operations Manager

Eaton's Power Systems Division is currently seeking an Operations Manager to join our team. This position is located at our Waukesha, WI facility on Lincoln Avenue.

Position Overview:

The Operations Manager has broad responsibility and leadership for overall management of the assembly of 3PH Transformers. The incumbent will lead the implementation and execution of lean work cells to ensure a safe work environment, maximize profitable growth, drive quality improvements, provide premier customer service, develop a technically qualified work force, and reduce operating costs, inventories and lead times through continuous improvements. This role will oversee day-to-day activities to meet daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly expectations

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.

In this function you will:

Technical Responsibilities:

• EHS: Ensure that all EHS risk assessments (JSA, Safety FMEA, Ergonomics, Machine Guarding, etc) are completed within the assembly operation appropriate standard work is developed and followed to address risks. Understand & lead the incident investigation process with supervisor(s) for any EHS incidents using root cause problem solving tools.
• Quality Mgmt / Returns / Warranty: Ensures that quality procedures are adhered to and the quality objectives are maintained in order to meet the established standards of the finished product and customer expectations.
• Delivery: Responsible to use and promote a disciplined root cause problem solving methodology to drive daily and strategic Key Performance Indicators (KPI) countermeasures and ensure long term sustainable results.
• Lean: Leads, monitors and promotes the Eaton Lean Six Sigma(ELSS), and drives Continuous Improvement Framework (CIF). Promotes and applies best practices found across other Eaton sites.
• Problem Solving Skills: Basic Problem-Solving knowledge, including 5 WHYS, 8D and A3. Tactical KPI Counter Measure (CM) skills/Project Mgmt. - disciplined application of the standard CM tools and demonstrated results. Customer Complaint Mgmt. - linking Customer Complaints back to drive root cause & corrective actions
• HR Knowledge & Skills: Responsible for mentoring talent and driving the performance management process, succession development, goal setting and alignment of metrics. Responsible for human resources policy compliance and development to meet legal and business expectations
• Productivity Cost Management: Develop, monitor and manage the Variable Flexible Budget (Cost / Std.Hr) linked to planned Volume levels. Manage Project priorities and resource requests to drive Continuous Improvement.
• Capacity/People Planning: Plan and coordinate capacity, manufacturing activities, and personnel into an integrated organization to meet actual and forecasted product delivery schedules and productivity targets

Leadership Responsibilities

• Leadership Courage: Demonstrates the ability to objectively assess a situation and provide direct and actionable feedback in a respectful manner that achieves organizational objectives. Capability to make tough or unpopular decisions when warranted and faces up to problems quickly and directly without being intimidating.
• Delivery on Commitments: Effectively translates business objectives into action plans and focuses workforce on achieving results. Instills a sense of urgency into workforce and takes aggressive action to ensure expectations are met.
• Strategic Abilities: Understands how the assembly process contributes to the overall success of the business by participating in business and strategy reviews. Builds a vision to drive improvement by benchmarking other organizations to identify and implement best practices.
• Change Management: Leader in creating a culture of continuous improvement via positive change while at the same time ensuring that any risks from the change are identified and managed. Able to assess the organization's readiness for change and create a compelling future state vision that motivates others to action. Actively manages the change process and participates in the change activities via Kaizen events.
• Motivating Others: Ability to cultivates employee engagement and employee development through teamwork, collaboration, recognition, empowerment, and ownership.
• Self-Awareness and Development: Demonstrates a commitment to continuously improve personal, interpersonal, and leadership behaviors evidenced by proactively seeking feedback and responding appropriately. Demonstrates an understanding of the impact of leadership style and behavior on desired business outcomes. Utilizes various development tools in the process of self-development (e.g., Emotional Intelligence, 360 assessments, Meyers-Briggs or DISC assessments, being the recipient of coaching) in efforts to achieve sustained business results.
• Global Mindset & Approach: Responsible for building and managing a diverse and cross-cultural team. Actively leverages local and global resources and understand other cultures to better manage labor and material. Develops relationships with other operational leaders both internal and external to the business and share best practices.
• Continuous Improvement: Promotes, develops and supports a bottom up environment that will stimulate creative ideas, risk-taking, and experimentation. Cross-functional team leadership and facilitation skills

When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we - as individuals and as a company - are stronger.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Five (5) years of experience working in an operations / manufacturing setting
• Two (2) years of experience managing people (in either a supervisory or managerial role)
• Must be able to work in the United States without corporate sponsorship now and within the future

Preferred qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or business from an accredited institution
• Green belt or higher Six Sigma certification
• Understanding and experience driving environmental and health policies and procedures
• Lean certified
• Familiar with Quality standards

Position Criteria:

• Demonstrated ability to use data to analyze trends, adjust performance of self and others, and facilitate corrective actions
• Demonstrated capability to resolve issues using fact-based problem solving
• Strong teamwork and leadership abilities
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to lead cross-functional teams
• Strong verbal and written skills
• Ability to multi-task and work under pressure and deadlines
• Strong lean enterprise background, experience, and knowledge
• Building organization capabilities (BOC)

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.

• Flexible work options to help balance work/life demands (at participating Eaton sites)
• Healthcare/retirement savings programs
• Competitive compensation packages to reward skills and performance
• Tuition assistance or financial help for ongoing learning and development
• Health, Dental, Vision & Wellness programs
• Donation matching (U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico)

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What you will get from us

Eaton's mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. We provide sustainable solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power - more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. 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 day. It's where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential-and where you can help us reach ours. Eaton's 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion, and we sell products to customers in more than 175 countries. We have approximately 85,000 employees.

We make work exciting, engaging and meaningful for our employees through our dedication to tackling some of the toughest power management challenges on the planet and by never losing sight of what matters. Our culture is built on a strong commitment to practicing our core values and supporting our employees with the tools they need to succeed. We pledge to always foster a diverse and inclusive environment, including inclusion resource groups that bring together employees who share a common purpose, interest or background. In the past year, our company has received top employment recognition by the Human Rights Campaign and almost fifty percent of our Board of Directors represented diverse groups. When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we - as individuals and as a company - are stronger.

We have demonstrated our passion for sustainability with the recent announcement of cutting carbon emissions from the company's operations by at least 50 percent by 2030. We are ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and committed to learning. We are confident we can deliver on our promise to improve the quality of life and the environment because of the attributes that our employees embody.

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.

Job: Manufacturing & Operations

Region: North America - US/Puerto Rico
Organization: PSD Power Systems Division

Job Level: Manager
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No
Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time