Value Stream Manager

Eaton's Crouse-Hinds, B-Line and Oil & Gas Business has an opening for a Value Stream Manager This position will be based at the Sherman, TX facility.

Position Overview:

As a key member of the Sherman Operations Team, the Value Stream Manager will be responsible for performance with respect to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory and Productivity for the Metering and Cable Tray product lines by leveraging all other functions. The Value Stream Manager (VSM) must have a continuous improvement mindset while overseeing day-to-day activities to achieve plant's objectives.

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 role, you will:

• Establish a proactive safety culture of zero incidents while promoting and ensuring the completion of safety trainings and programs.
• Lead a team of direct and indirect reports to implement improvements to efficiencies & productivity in the respective work areas
• Measure, communicate and improve key performance indicators and act as an agent to support continuous improvement activities that achieve established improvement goals in an effort to become a lean model plant.
• Instill and maintain a positive team atmosphere in the Value Stream that engages and empowers employees to implement countermeasures and safety improvements.
• Ensure standardized work processes are properly documented and followed.
• Lead operational talent management inclusive of employee engagement and performance management. This includes assessing current team members, identifying needs, creating robust training, and developing team to further expand the talent bench.
• Hold regular daily accountability and monthly department meetings and assign team member tasks and coordinate support activities from departments outside of the team.
• Lead and improve continuous improvement framework through the utilization of various lean and six sigma methodologies.
• Increase efficiency levels through flexing labor and resources according to demand patterns. budgetary control.
• Foster an environment that promotes Eaton's Ethics, Values, Philosophies, and goals. - Allocate the necessary resources to meet external and internal commitments while maintaining budgetary control.
• Assist the leadership team on an annual basis to prepare the site's Profit Plan and manage costs within that Profit Plan.
• Will be directly responsible for at least two salary direct reports and indirectly over a department of 60 employees across 3 shifts.
• Ensure department KPIs are met in accordance with targets set by the leadership team
• All duties assigned by management and deemed pertinent to the continued success of Company and employee objectives and/or goals with respect to Logistics.

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 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.

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Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum five (5) years of manufacturing experience
• Minimum two (2) years of managerial experience
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications:

• SAP experience
• Experience with or training in lean tools (5S, Kaizen, Visual Management, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, etc.)
• Six Sigma/Green Belt or Black Belt Certified and or MBA.
• Ability to lead cross-functional process improvement teams
• Electrical industry experience

Position Success Criteria:

• Analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated teamwork and team building skills in producing results by meeting organizational objectives. Capable of assessing and developing individual and team skills and capabilities.
• Ability to handle multiple tasks along with excellent time management skills and customer service skills.
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Excellent Management Skills
• Excellent Communication Skills
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills

Eaton considers qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with local laws. To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application or interview process, please call 412-893-3600 or send an email to: [email protected]

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: EPG BLD BLine 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?: No

Travel: No