Operational Excellence Manager

•    Lead and Inspire: Oversee the Manufacturing Engineering, Systems, Facilities Management, and Continuous Improvement engineering teams, fostering a culture of innovation and excellence.
•    Strategic Planning: Develop and execute site operational footprint plans to support Eaton Sumter’s growth, manufacturing, and Industry 4.0 advancement objectives.
•    Collaborate and Train: Work closely with cross-functional teams to develop, train, and lead improvement events, enhancing employee engagement and the effectiveness of continuous improvement activities using methodologies like A3, Lean, and BPS.
•    Maintain Excellence: Ensure ISO 9001 registration with zero major findings, demonstrating our commitment to quality.
•    Drive Maturity: Lead planning and execution of activities to enhance results on Eaton’s Operating Assessment (OpA) manufacturing maturity process.  Including ownership of Daily Accountability Process (DAP), Business Teams, 5S+ and Leadership Standardized work.  
•    Process Standardization & Capability: Establish and define process standards and methods that delivers products that exceed customer expectations across all value streams (PFEMA, Control Plans, RPN reductions)
•    Design and Innovate: Lead the design, development, and revision of workstation designs, method sheets, work instructions, and manufacturing aids.
•    Management of Change: Leads plant's MOC process, ensuring all product, process, supplier, and documentation changes are risk-assessed, cross-functionally aligned, properly communicated, validated, implemented, and closed with full traceability and accountability.
•    Achieve Savings: Develop and implement projects to meet the site’s Cost Out savings and productivity goals.
•    Promote Safety: Champion a Zero Safety Incident culture through cultural, behavioral, and engineering improvements to prevent employee injuries.
•    Manage CapEx: Own the CapEx profit plan and oversee the execution of key projects across the campus.
•    Develop Talent: Invest in the growth of the OpEx Department by providing training and professional development opportunities.
•    Advance I4.0: Lead the site’s Industry 4.0 roadmap, leveraging digital tools and automation to enhance decision-making, safety, quality, and productivity.
•    Plan Capacity: Manage installed capacity planning and execution as part of the SIOP process to ensure machine and layout capacities align with the profit plan.
•    Visual Management and Aesthetics: Drive projects to maintain strong site visual controls and aesthetics across the manufacturing site, including exterior, office, and shop floor areas.
•    Support Sustainability: Lead initiatives to improve energy efficiency in line with Eaton’s 2030 GHG reduction goals.

•    Impactful Work: Make a real difference by leading key initiatives that drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
•    Growth Opportunities: Develop your career with access to training and professional development programs.
•    Innovative Environment: Be part of a forward-thinking team that embraces Industry 4.0 and cutting-edge technologies.
•    Commitment to Safety: Work in a culture that prioritizes safety and well-being.
•    Sustainability Focus: Contribute to our mission of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting energy efficiency.

Required (Basic) Qualifications:
•    Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
•    Minimum of seven (7) years of manufacturing experience
•    Minimum of two (2) years of experience managing people or project teams within a manufacturing environment.
•    Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:
•    Facilities Management: Proven experience in managing facilities.
•    Quality Certifications: Certified Quality Engineer or Certified Quality Manager certificate.
•    Six Sigma: Certified Six Sigma Greenbelt.

Position Success Criteria:
•    Communication Skills: Effective written and verbal communication and teaching skills.
•    Conflict Management: Ability to manage conflict while maintaining professionalism.
•    Responsiveness: Must be responsive and able to address emergency actions in support of a 24/7 manufacturing operation.
•    Manufacturing Tools Proficiency: Demonstrated proficiency with Lean, Six-Sigma, and problem-solving/decision-making tools.
•    Leadership and Collaboration: Proven ability to lead and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to support customer and manufacturing requirements.
•    Influence: Ability to influence without authority. 
•    Reliability & Accountability: Consistently delivers on commitments, maintains attention to detail, and can be relied upon to coordinate, track, and drive change activities to timely and effective closure