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SalaryEaton’s Power Delivery Division is currently seeking an Operations Manager. This position is located at our Greenwood, SC facility. Relocation assistance will be provided within the US/PR.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $105000.03 - $154000.04 a year.
Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.
What you’ll do:
The Operations Manager is a member of the Greenwood SC Leadership Team. The primary responsibility of the role is to lead the plant's processing and assembly operations to achieve customer satisfaction and meet critical business objectives.
Our 216,000 square foot facility is home to various core processes including high speed winding, robotic welding, robotic painting, vacuum processing, helium pass spectrometer lead testing, low and high voltage testing. Products produced in this facility are for commercial and industrial markets: capacitor units, substation shunt banks, pole mounted racks, switches, and network protectors. Our product lines consist of approximately 140 hourly associates and 5 Front Line Leaders/Supervisors with associated group leaders.
The Operations Manager will plan, organize, direct, and control all facets of the manufacturing operations. The Operations Manager will drive performance and deploy continuous improvement framework (CIF) to achieve or exceed financial plans, employee engagement and strategic goals. Leveraging resources and motivating personnel to create a high-performance culture will be critical to success.
- Develop operational plans to support plant’s sales and profit objectives. Lead the planning, organization and staffing of processing and assembly operations.
- Develop the operation systems, operating schedules, and workloads to ensure the most effective and timely use of production equipment and personnel. Plan and manage training, instruction, and guidance of assigned workforce.
- Align to and support capital equipment programs for production and information systems. Ensure implementation of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Identify and implement strategies to achieve steady improvements in safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity, and operating profits.
- Develop and maintain constructive working relationships with employees to effectively lead cultural change that embodies the Eaton Values & Philosophies. Communicate and demonstrate Eaton best practices, ethics, values and philosophy throughout the organization.
- Remain knowledgeable of required personnel related guidelines, policies and procedures of the company and take action necessary to ensure adherence.
- Develops, motivates and coaches team members. Acts as a champion for development planning, succession planning and goal setting for supervisors and their direct reports. Creates a performance culture that “Raises the Bar”.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing/operations environment
- Minimum 2 years of leadership experience in a manager of people role
- Must be legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship now or in the future.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
- Experience on ETO production or operations environment
- LEAN Manufacturing and/or Six Sigma Green Belt
Skills:
- Strong analytical thinking skills; intellectual rigor and curiosity; problem-solving capability.
- Data-driven, disciplined, objective, and detail-oriented.
- Acts as a business partner; sees the big picture and works through ambiguity and change.
- Ability to be energetic, a critical thinker, skilled in driving process improvement.
- Leadership and sense of urgency: ability to drive positive results in a complex environment.
- Strong ability to develop, coach and motivate people.
- Effective use of communication and tact with stakeholders.
- Advanced computer knowledge with MS Office Applications.
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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.
