Factory Manager

Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Factory Manager Manages and ensures deployment and compliance of site EHS programs, Eaton corporate policies and procedures, local, state and federal regulatory requirements and aligns site strategy to global strategy, with Product Line Managers.

You will assure deployment and execution of strategies communicated from Site Director. Align and manage PLM’s, IE, Manufacturing and Maintenance areas to achieve operating and production objectives optimizing all the resources through budget management and meeting targets consistent with quality assurance requirements in coordination with site functional areas.

You will be responsible for Assessing and analyzing cost of production to find ways to optimize expenses and profit through process improvement and workforce efficiency. Align and adapt BU strategies to achieve site High 5s. And communicating with site director or other functional leaders for shifting company priorities, needs and/or potential problems and points of friction and working to find solutions in order to maximize efficiency.

• Bachelor’s degree in business management, finance, engineering or related fields required.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in a management position within a manufacturing environment (preferably automotive).
• English – language capability, speaking, reading & writing required
• Demonstrated knowledge and plant manufacturing operations and business leadership, and Continuous Improvement framework.
• Strong knowledge and experience process tools such as profit planning, strategic planning, Lean System/Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, Quality System, and Environmental Health and Safety.
• Broad technical knowledge in the areas of manufacturing processes, quality assurance, plant engineering, production/materials planning, maintenance needs and systems application.
• Broad financial knowledge for asset management, budgeting and profit plan obtainment.
• Knowledge of behavioral science, including the ability to motivate, counsel, and constructively deal with people at all levels.
• Strong leadership skills must be capable of leading their organization on a continuous journey of sustained improvement.

• Support continuous improvement framework efforts to meet and exceed customer requirements in a fast-paced environment.
• Establish a timely response for corrective actions to help drive continuous improvement framework through the Environmental Management Program.
• Utilizing the prolaunch process, direct the transfer, start-up and development of new technologies or new processes; promotes and applies the continuous improvement framework.
• Develop and implement positive employee relations (Eaton Philosophy) to encourage employee involvement and to create an environment in which employees see no need for third party intervention.
• Proactive & results driven.
• Interaction with non-direct controlled functions (i. e. Marketing and Product engineering) to ultimately achieve strategic and profit plans, and plant goals and objectives.
• Managing continual cultural changes, for example the migration of self-directed work teams.
• Maintaining customer interactions and relationships to understand and exceed their expectations.
• Maintaining non-union plant status in a local region that has been targeted by the UAW and other organized labor efforts.
• IATF 16949 ISO 9001-2015 Knowledge.
• Six sigma certifications.