Plant Manager

Eaton Corporation; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation is hiring a Plant Manager for their Davenport, IA facility, overseeing over 750 employees. The role requires strong leadership to drive strategic and operational goals, ensure quality compliance, and foster a zero-incident safety culture.

With a focus on Lean/Six Sigma principles, the ideal candidate will have significant experience in manufacturing and team management, alongside a solid educational background. Compensation is competitive and includes a salary range from $182,000 to $266,000 annually.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years of manager of people experience.
• Legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead a facility of over 750 employees in plant management.
• Drive strategic and operational leadership for business goals.
• Foster a Quality culture and ensure regulatory compliance.

Skills

Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools

Analytical problem-solving

Leadership

Communication skills

Education

Undergraduate degree

Master's degree

Job description

Eaton’s Aerospace Business is hiring a Plant Manager for one of their largest facilities in North America. This position will be based in Davenport, IA.

Position Overview

Reporting directly to the Director of Operations, the Plant Manager will lead a facility of over 750 employees and have responsibility for all plant management in a union environment. This plant is a leading manufacturer of air-to-air refueling systems, environmental systems, and actuation, primarily for defense markets. It is also an FAA Certified Repair and Overhaul Facility.

The Plant Manager will be responsible for driving strategic and operational leadership, driving profit and loss, growth strategy and organizational direction to meet and exceed short and long-term business goals. This person will also maintain a workforce of highly motivated employees with a morale that is conducive to performance being measured at or above minimum acceptable levels, and drive performance to achieve or exceed financial plans and strategic goals.

Essential Functions

• Emphasize utilization of Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools (Kaizen, VSM, 5S+) to lead cost improvement analysis and implement actionable, measurable plans.
• Manage both operational leadership team and functional staff including Quality, Finance, Continuous Improvement, Environmental Health & Safety, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Engineering and Maintenance.
• Act with analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to drive Key Performance Indicators.
• Champion a workplace focused on Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) to drive a zero-incident safety culture.
• Foster a Quality culture of early detection and escalations across the site to reduce cost, drive efficiency and ensure compliance.
• Partner with Human Resources to drive talent management, learning, communication, and development strategies.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years of manager of people experience.
• Legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship.

Preferred Qualifications

• Aerospace industry experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current manufacturing, materials/purchasing and quality assurance methods and practices.
• Thorough understanding of financial practices and financial statements, including capital equipment analysis, cost accounting, budgeting, project cost analysis, maintenance analysis and organizational techniques.
• Ability to drive change and successfully lead and implement these change initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to manage direct reports and build organizational capability.
• Strong communication skills and comfort with facilitating teams/groups and working with all levels in the organization.

Eaton Leadership Attributes

• Effectively drives and manages change, challenges the status quo and champions new and innovative ideas.
• Demonstrates professional presence, communicates articulately and confidently.
• Effectively leverages functional and cross-functional resources to solve problems, improve processes and meet objectives.
• Demonstrated written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Demonstrated success in providing leadership to employees in a constantly changing environment.

Education

An undergraduate degree is required. A Master’s degree is preferred.

Compensation

Compensation will consist of a base salary and employee incentive compensation, long-term incentive and complete benefits. The expected annual salary range is $182,000 to $266,000 a year.

Location

This position will be based in Davenport, IA.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.