Opex Lean Engineer

Eaton Corporation; Coamo (PR); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation in Puerto Rico is seeking an Opex Lean Engineer to drive continuous improvement across the plant using Lean tools and value-stream mapping. You will lead Kaizen events, develop schedules, train personnel, consolidate OEE data, and support the plant’s Lean maturity with strong leadership and data-based decisions.

This role reports to the ES AMER PCS organization and requires collaboration with Supervisors and Manufacturing Engineers while upholding Eaton’s ethics and safety

Qualifications

• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• English: conversational advanced.
• Minimum experience: At least three years experience in Continuous Improvement and Lean tools.
• Project Management.
• Lean Tools Knowledge.
• Power Apps & Microsoft Office.
• Process Improvement Techniques.
• Tooling.
• Critical Thinking & Data analytics.
• Organizational Skills.
• Communication Skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify and implement Lean and continuous improvement strategies.
• Lead VSM events for plant processes.
• Develop Lean Kaizen events schedule and support implementation.
• Consolidate OEE and provide improvement opportunities.
• Train personnel in Lean tools.
• Coordinate or perform Operational Outstanding events.
• Support Continuous Improvement competencies development by supporting training plan.
• Interfaces with Supervisors and Manufacturing Engineers.

Skills

Lean principles

Project management

Data analytics

Leadership

Communication skills

Organizational skills

English (advanced)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Tools

Power Apps

Microsoft Office

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a Opex Lean Engineer.

What you’ll do:

• Identifies and implements strategies to improve productivity through Continuous Improvement initiatives and Lean tools.

Essential Functions:

• Perform Lean tools trainings
• Execute VSM events for plant and processes
• Develop Lean Kaizen events schedule and support implementation
• Consolidate OEE and provide improvement opportunities per process
• Support Command Center /iObeya systems
• Submit status of Continuous Improvement initiatives to Divisional team
• Kanban database management
• Conduct / support Continuous Improvement events for the plant
• Backup supervisor for Tool Room
• Establish strategy for Lean maturity process
• Train personnel as required
• Complete Lean self‑assessment, Plant Maturity level and other reports to communicate to the Divisional Level
• Coordinate or perform Operational Outstanding events
• Support Continuous Improvement competencies development by supporting training plan
• Interfaces with Supervisors and Manufacturing Engineers
• Assures the company policies are met based on Eaton’s Philosophy and Code of Ethics
• Must be a proactive, dynamic, high energy, results‑focused individual with strong leadership skills.
• Ensure to apply the Eaton Leadership Model as part to the Continuous Improvement deployment and implementations.

Qualifications:

• Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
• English: conversational advanced
• Minimum Experience: At least three years experience in Continuous Improvement and Lean tools.
• Project Management
• Lean Tools Knowledge
• Power Apps & Microsoft Office
• Process Improvement Techniques
• Tooling
• Critical Thinking & Data analytics
• Organizational Skills
• Communication Skills

Dimensions:

• Sales volume of plant objective
• Production expenses
• Cost Improvement
• Scrap reduction
• Productivity Improvement

Guidance Received:

1. Corporate Policies and Procedures
2. Corporate and Professional Code of Ethics
3. Departmental Procedures
4. Non-Conforming reports
5. Customer complaints
6. First Time thru Yield
7. Inspection Reports
8. Final Audit Reports
9. Scrap reports
10. OEE reports

Major or Unusual Problems:

• Technical understanding of manufactured products
• Knowledge of standards such as: NEC, ANSI, UL, CSA
• Knowledge of materials procedures
• Quality problems (parts and process)
• Machinery or equipment shutdown
• Material handling

Principal Accountabilities:

1. 100% Kaizen events completion
2. Improve maturity level of Lean implementation
3. Increase plant – operating efficiency (Productivity & Quality)
4. Completing Projects and documenting cost savings and completion schedules
5. Initiates actions to prevent product non-conformance
6. Complies with Deviation procedure
7. Complies with monthly sales goal
8. Customer satisfaction (Fill Rate, Stock Performance, Information Fill Rate, Non-Stock Performance)
9. Scrap reduction
10. Quality and productivity improvement
11. Cost improvement
12. Safety and security compliance
13. Good work environment

Additional Information:

• Open minded individual
• Able to adjust to constant changes
• Resourceful

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.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.