Continuous Improvement Supervisor

Eaton; Santa Ana (CA); On-site; USD 99,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s Santa Ana, CA facility is seeking a Continuous Improvement Supervisor to drive Lean transformation and ELSS deployment, improving productivity and problem-solving capabilities across the site.

You will mentor CI technicians, document current state metrics, lead Value Stream Mapping, develop simulations, and provide lean training to foster a culture of continuous improvement. Apply your leadership to deliver measurable business results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution is required.
• Minimum 3 years' experience in Continuous Improvement.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification required or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Mentor CI Technicians to support manufacturing initiatives.
• Document current state metrics and identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead Value Stream Mapping to capture steps, bottlenecks, waste and hand-offs.
• Develop simulations to inform layout decisions and lean material flow.
• Provide lean training to foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Own the site’s ELSS Roadmap and align with Operational Excellence goals.
• Develop standardization, visual controls, and leader standard work.
• Create model cells and deploy digital boards for real-time metrics.
• Drive ELSS updates, employee engagement, and cost-out initiatives.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Leadership

Problem solving

Continuous improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Tools

AutoCAD

PowerBI

Simulation software

Job description

Eaton’s Electrical Sector is currently seeking a Continuous Improvement Supervisor to join our team. This position is based at our Santa Ana, CA facility.As a key member of the Operations team, the Continuous Improvement Supervisor will lead and drive Lean transformation initiatives across the Santa Ana manufacturing site. This role is responsible for advancing Eaton Lean Six Sigma (ELSS) deployment, improving operational performance, strengthening problem-solving capabilities, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement. The Continuous Improvement Supervisor will partner closely with manufacturing, operations, engineering, supply chain, and leadership teams to identify opportunities, eliminate waste, improve productivity, and deliver measurable business results.The expected annual salary range for this role is $99000 - $145000 a year. This position does not offer an annual bonus incentive.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:Mentor and support CI Technicians to support initiatives in manufacturing.Document current state metrics such as cycle times, downtime, deficiencies, and WIP to make recommendations for improvement.Lead Value Stream Mapping initiatives that capture process steps, systems, hand-offs, bottlenecks, waste and misallocated resources.Develop computer simulations to inform layout decisions and lean material flow initiatives.Provide lean training to support a culture of continuous improvement.Own the site’s RIE Roadmap to strategically align with Operational Excellence areas of opportunity, and business vision.Develop and implement process standardization, visual controls, process checks and leader standard work through partnering with area operations supervisor and ME.Develop knowledge and best practice sharing across site and benchmark best practices across division.Create model cells, in conjunction with line ME and operations supervisors to deliver world class metrics.Design and deploy digital tier boars for real-time metric tracking and visual enterprise.Provide regular ELSS/CI updates to leadership team.Drive employee engagement through the Ideas program, own the tracking of submission, the progress, and drive to completion.Drive Cost out accountability for the site in alignment to plant’s profit plan goals.Build Eaton Lean Six Sigma organizational capability and develop ELSS Tools Champions by providing a training plan, and RIE alignment for certifications.Ensure maintenance of records and reports, such us RIE event documents, pre-work activities, focus factory files, SW templates, etc.Support NPI with manufacturing feasibility and industrialization activities including production layout, materials and costing for new products.Lead site’s readiness plan for OpA self-assessment and validated OpA assessment by driving action plan according to category open action items.Design and develop tooling, shadow boards, etc. to support the assembly and test of products.Lead the 5S+, Gemba process, LPA auditsChampion industry 4.0 initiatives such as AMR/AGV and partner with manufacturing engineering team to deploy PCAT, digital torque tools and visual management systems, as needed.Lead initiatives for site improvement within next 5 years timeframe.Qualifications:Basic Qualifications:Bachelor's degree from an accredited institutionMinimum 3 years' experience in Continuous Improvement frameworkLean Six Sigma Greenbelt CertificationEaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.Preferred Qualifications:Knowledge in AutoCAD, PowerBI and simulation softwareExposure to Continuous Improvement training/eventsProficiency with components of Eaton Lean Six Sigma, Eaton Business Excellence, EHS, ProLaunch.All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.This posting will remain open until filled.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.Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. 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