Job Information
Eaton Corporation Plant Manager in Santa Rosa Jauregui, Mexico
Position Overview:
Eaton’s Power Reliability Division is currently seeking a Plant Manager to join our team. This position is based at our Queretaro, Mexico facility.
The Plant Manager provides leadership and management for the manufacturing operations at the Queretaro, Mexico plant, which includes about 1,200 employees. The Queretaro plant manufactures MTS (Make to Stock) and MTO (Make to Order) LIPE products (Line Installation and Protection Equipment) and the plants core processes are Assembly Products (AP) and Molded Rubber Products (MRP). As the leader of the plant you will drive strategic and operational leadership to meet and exceed the organization’s short-term and long-term business and financial goals.
Essential Functions
Develop short- and long-term plans in alignment with the strategic plan and annual profit plan objectives to drive superior operational performance and financial results.
Establish objectives and track key performance indicators across the organization; ensure continued improvement in all balanced scorecard indicators with emphasis on Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost and Culture.
Proactively champion a culture focused on Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), driving a zero-incident culture.
Create a culture of exceeding customer expectations, ensuring that the organization is highly responsive to customer needs and issues.
Establish inventory plans, and manage to profit plan, driving improved and sustainable processes; execute the Supply Demand Planning (SIOP) process, driving ownership and collaboration across all stakeholder groups.
Develop and cultivate relationships with key suppliers (internal and external).
Improve operations through alignment with the Eaton Business System with a strong focus on driving a Continuous Improvement Culture.
Build organizational capability by providing leadership in recruiting, goal alignment, employee development, performance management and communication.
Ensure motivation and retention of a high-performance plant leadership team and workforce.
Demonstrate a leadership style that perpetuates the Eaton Values and Philosophy and the Eaton Code of Ethics.
Qualifications and Experience:
15+ years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in roles focused on Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, OPEX and/or related support functions in a manufacturing/production environment.
10+ years of people leadership experience with 5+ years as a Plant Manager in a manufacturing environment of similar scope/size.
Proven track record of developing high performance teams and leading cross functionally
Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing experience (Kaizen, VSM, 5S+)
Strong financial and business acumen
An Undergraduate degree from an accredited institution. MBA preferred
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