Plant Manager

Eaton Corporation; Minden (LA); On-site; USD 182,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Eaton’s Fibrebond division in Minden, Louisiana, seeks a Plant Manager to lead manufacturing operations, ensuring safe, high-quality, on-time, and cost-effective performance. You will guide the site leadership team, drive strategic initiatives, and foster an inclusive, accountable work culture.

You will own plant P&L, capacity, and growth strategies while aligning with the broader Eaton leadership, pursuing continuous improvements and operational excellence at the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years in manufacturing, supply chain, finance, or OPEX roles.
• 5+ years people-management experience.
• Willingness to travel for business needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop short- and long-term plans aligned with strategic and profit objectives.
• Lead the operations leadership team across Quality, OPEX, EHS, and Supply Chain.
• Set and monitor KPIs for continuous improvement.
• Drive Lean/Six Sigma initiatives to reduce cost and improve efficiency.
• Manage inventory and SIOP process to meet demand.
• Foster an environment focused on safety and zero incidents.
• Drive customer-focused culture and responsive operations.
• Collaborate with HR on talent development and communication.

Skills

Leadership

P&L management

Lean Six Sigma

Forecasting

Supply chain

Quality management

EHS

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

MBA (preferred)

Tools

Kaizen

Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

5S+

Job description

What you’ll do:

Eaton's Electrical Sector Americas - ARS/Fibrebond division is currently seeking a Plant Manager for its manufacturing operations in Minden, Louisiana. This role is a critical member of the site leadership team and is responsible for leading safe, high-quality, on-time, and cost-effective operations. Relocation assistance is available to candidates currently residing in the U.S.

In this role, you will lead the Minden manufacturing site and its leadership team. You will drive strategic and operational initiatives including plant P&L, growth strategy, capacity, execution, and the direction of the team to meet and exceed short- and long-term business goals. You will foster an environment of engagement and inclusion for all employees and act with advocacy, empathy, and accountability.

Fibrebond, an Eaton company, designs and manufactures pre-integrated modular buildings and power enclosures that protect mission-critical equipment for data center, industrial, utility, and communications customers. Headquartered in Minden, Louisiana, Fibrebond is known for its engineered-to-order solutions that support complex infrastructure projects across North America. In 2025, Fibrebond was acquired by Eaton, expanding Eaton's modular solutions portfolio while preserving Fibrebond's strong engineering expertise, customer focus, and manufacturing operations in Louisiana.

What you’ll need:

• Develop short- and long-term plans in alignment with the strategic plan and annual profit plan objectives to drive superior operational performance and financial results.
• Lead the operational management team and functional staff including Quality, OPEX, EHS and Supply Chain.
• Establish objectives and drive Key Performance Indicators across the organization ensuring continuous improvement.
• Emphasize utilization of Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools (Kaizen, VSM, 5S+) to lead cost improvement
• Establish and manage inventory to profit plan, driving improved and sustainable processes; execute the Supply Demand Planning (SIOP), drive ownership and collaboration across all stakeholder groups; generate forecasts that meet customer expectations.
• Champion a workplace focused on Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) to drive a zero-incident safety culture.
• Focus on Quality, early detection and escalations across the site to reduce cost, drive efficiency and ensure compliance.
• Create a culture of exceeding customer expectations, ensuring that the organization is highly responsive to customer needs.
• Demonstrate the ability to be innovative by developing and implementing creative solutions to complex problems, fostering a culture of innovation and continuously seeking opportunities for improvement.
• Partner with Human Resources to drive talent management, learning, communication, and development strategies.
• Champion and advocate for a winning plant culture aligned with the Eaton Culture Model

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
• 10+ years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in roles focused on manufacturing, supply chain, finance, OPEX and/or related support functions in a manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of people-management experience
• Must be able to travel as business needs require.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA from an accredited institution
• Previous experience leading a complex engineered-to-order manufacturing operation through growth, capacity expansion, operational transformation.
• Plant P&L leadership experience with strong business acumen.
• 3+ years of experience as a leader of leaders.

Additional Information

• This role will be based at our Fibrebond manufacturing plant in Minden, LA.
• Relocation will be offered for this position.

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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.

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