Lead, Continuous Improvement

Eaton; Euclid (OH); On-site; USD 97,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Eaton is seeking a Lead, Continuous Improvement for its facility in Euclid, OH. The role involves driving the continuous improvement vision, leading audits, and conducting training in lean manufacturing. Candidates should have a minimum of five years in operations and continuous improvement.

The expected annual salary ranges from $97,000 to $143,000. The position is full-time, on-site, and candidates must reside within 50 miles of Euclid.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years experience in Operations, Continuous Improvement and/or Lean Manufacturing.
• Understanding of organizational behavior to build and motivate teams.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing and training in manufacturing settings.

Responsibilities

• Drive CI vision and implement lean tools to connect with the vision.
• Lead Lean Internal Audits and develop Tactical Plans.
• Conduct lean tool certification training and facilitate Rapid Improvement Events.

Skills

Manufacturing process understanding

Lean Manufacturing principles knowledge

Organizational skills

Planning skills

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution

Tools

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification

Job description

Eaton’s AER FMC Fuel Motion Control Systems division is currently seeking a Lead, Continuous Improvement. This is a full‑time on‑site position based at our Euclid, OH manufacturing facility.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $97,000–$143,000 a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. 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

• Drive the CI vision at the plant level and inspire others to connect with the vision by driving a lean culture and implementing lean tools and processes, including gap analysis to current state and strategic planning.
• Lead Lean Internal Audits. Develop implementation plans with Business Team and Operational Leaders post audit (Tactical Plans).
• Conduct lean tool certification training. Plans and deploys training to support the plant’s goals and objectives in lean manufacturing and to develop the depth of lean skills for the tool champions.
• Lead the Continuous Improvement Council that consists of plant leaders. Council monitors progress to the strategic plan and redirects activities and resources as needed to improve safety and quality, drive cost out of the business, and improve the lean culture and tool usage.
• Facilitate Rapid Improvement Events and train team leaders to facilitate events. Manage a structured closure process to drive accountability on follow‑up activities.
• Deploy 5S level strategy throughout the manufacturing site.
• Facilitate cost out improvement opportunities.
• Support sharing of best practices as result of internal and external benchmarking activities.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum five (5) years experience in Operations, Continuous Improvement and/or Lean Manufacturing deployment in a plant.
• Eaton 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."
• This position requires access to export‑controlled information. To conform to U.S. Government export regulations applicable to that information, applicant must be a U.S. person, defined as a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (green card holder), (iii) refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158.
• No relocation is available for this position. Candidates must reside within a 50 mile radius of Euclid, OH. (Active Duty Military service members are exempt from this geographical limitation).

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering.
• Ten (10) years in industrial manufacturing.
• Experience with precision machining, heat treatment, castings and/or NDT (non‑destructive testing).
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

Skills

• Strong manufacturing process understanding, organizational, planning, and communication skills.
• Actively increasing knowledge in Lean Manufacturing principles and deployment of them in both manufacturing and office settings.
• Understanding of organizational behavior, including the ability to build a team, motivate, counsel, and constructively deal with people at all levels.

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