Plant Manager

Eaton Corporation; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation's Aerospace Group in Los Angeles, CA seeks a Plant Manager for its flagship $250M facility employing ~300 non-union teammates. You will own operational performance, safety, quality, delivery, cost and financial results, and provide strategic leadership across manufacturing, materials, quality, EHS, HR and operations.

You will drive continuous improvement through Eaton's systems, manage P&L, align with customer commitments, and execute short- and long-term plans.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• 7+ years of manufacturing experience.
• 3+ years of supervisory/managerial experience.
• US work authorization without sponsorship; ITAR compliance.

Responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership for plant operations including manufacturing, materials, quality, EHS, human resources, and operational excellence.
• Foster a culture of employee engagement, accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance.
• Drive improvements in customer satisfaction, quality, productivity, delivery, inventory, cost and profitability metrics.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives through Eaton systems (Lean Six Sigma, Eaton Quality System, Balanced Scorecard).
• Maintain P&L accountability and monitor financial performance with corrective actions as needed.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing operations

Continuous improvement

Lean Six Sigma

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Master’s degree

Job description

About the role:

Eaton Aerospace Group is seeking a Plant Manager to its flagship Los Angeles, California manufacturing facility, a $250M aerospace operation employing approximately 300 non-union team members.

The Plant Manager will have full responsibility for operational performance, safety, quality, delivery, cost, employee engagement and financial results.

The Plant Manager will provide strategic leadership across all functional disciplines, ensuring alignment with customer commitments, business objectives, and growth initiatives.

The role requires a dynamic leader who will drive strategic execution, operational excellence, continuous improvement and organizational capability to achieve growth.

What you will do:

• Provide overall leadership and direction for plant operations, including manufacturing, materials management, quality, environmental health and safety (EHS), human resources, and operational excellence.


• Foster a culture of employee engagement, accountability, continuous improvement, and high performance consistent with Eaton’s Culture Model.


• Drive operational performance by improving customer satisfaction, quality, productivity, delivery, inventory, cost and profitability metrics


• Strong knowledge and experience with process tool


• Maintain full profit and loss accountability, monitoring financial performance, implementing corrective actions and ensuring achievement of business objectives.


• Champion continuous improvement initiatives through the Eaton business System, Lean Six Sigma, Eaton Quality System, Balanced Scorecard and other business operating processes.


• Ensure compliance with Eaton policies and all applicable government, financial, environmental, safety and labor regulations.


• Partner with division leadership to support strategic business decisions and enterprise-wide initiatives sharing best practices across Eaton operations.


• Represent Eaton within the local community, industry organizations and customer engagements.


• Proven Ability to lead organizational change, drive performance improvements and deliver sustainable business results.


• Develop and execute short and long term business plans to achieve plant and division objectives including strategic plans, profit plants, organizational capability plans and forecasts.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution


• Minimum 7 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment


• Minimum of 3 years of supervisory/managerial experience


• Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship.


• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. 'Green Card Holder'), Political Asylee, or Refugee

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree


• Aerospace experience

Additional Information:

• Relocation will be offered for this position.

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.

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $182000 - $266000 a year. This role 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.

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 an 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. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work.

Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.