Division CI Leader: Lean & Six Sigma Excellence

Eaton Group; Galesburg (MI); Hybrid; USD 146,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton’s Mobility division seeks a Division CI Manager- LV to drive Lean and Six Sigma strategies across sites with a hybrid work model (3 onsite/2 remote) and 30–50% travel. You will lead deployment of CI vision, mentor teams, and align plant CI activities with broader strategy to improve margins, delivery, safety, and quality.

Reporting to the Director of Manufacturing Operations, you will train teams, conduct ECIS assessments, and spearhead rapid improvements while coordinating

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 5-8 years of related operations or engineering experience in a manufacturing setting.
• Minimum 5 years experience with Lean (5S, Standard work, Value Stream Mapping, Setup Reduction, TPM, Lean Material Flow) and Six Sigma in a manufacturing setting.
• Eaton will not sponsor immigration for this position.
• Master’s degree in Business or Engineering (preferred).
• Proven success implementing Lean methodologies in a manufacturing setting.
• Experience directly managing/leading others in a manufacturing setting.
• Excellent communication skills; strong analytical abilities; ability to lead change across sites.

Responsibilities

• Leads the development and implementation of Lean and Six Sigma strategy, actions, and cross-functional activities including Rapid Improvement Events (RIEs) and Kaizens
• Ensures Continuous Improvement training including Lean and Six Sigma training. May personally lead training or delegate to another qualified CI trainer on the team
• Conducts Eaton CI System (ECIS) assessments, and identifies performance gaps. Works through the leadership team to prioritize improvement activities and close gaps.
• Leads Lean and Six Sigma support across the organization to drive short-term and long term business improvements.
• Utilizes Lean and Six Sigma tools to eliminate waste driving customer satisfaction, cost reduction, and improved working capital performance.
• Leads improvement activities including training, mentoring, facilitating Kaizen events, Six Sigma projects, tool deployment, benchmarking, etc.
• Provides Lean and Six Sigma Mentoring to support functional talent development and succession planning
• Works with Plant CI Managers to ensure alignment of plant CI activities to broader functional strategy and vision
• Utilize industrial engineering skills, along with lean tools, to drive productivity improvements

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree in Business or Engineering

Tools

PowerPoint

Visio

Minitab

Job description

Eaton’s Mobility division seeks a Division CI Manager- LV to drive Lean and Six Sigma strategies across sites with a hybrid work model (3 onsite/2 remote) and 30–50% travel. You will lead deployment of CI vision, mentor teams, and align plant CI activities with broader strategy to improve margins, delivery, safety, and quality.

Reporting to the Director of Manufacturing Operations, you will train teams, conduct ECIS assessments, and spearhead rapid improvements while coordinating