PLS Manager

Eaton Corporation; Las Piedras (PR); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Eaton Corporation's ES AMER ARS division is seeking a PLS Manager to lead the Product Line Support engineering team, guiding development of new products and processes and aligning yearly strategic plans with division engineering and LP operations.

The role oversees daily activities, coordinates with cross-functional teams, ensures compliance with quality standards, and drives cost-out and process improvements through Lean and Six Sigma.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering required.
• Master degree in engineering preferable.
• Fully bilingual (English/Spanish). MS Office familiarity.
• Experience in leading engineering teams and cost-out activities.

Responsibilities

• Supervises daily activities of the PLS engineering team (Lead Engineers, Master Designers, Supervisors).
• Reports status on PLS team assignments and metrics to cross-functional teams.
• Supports engineering cost-out activities and design processes.
• Ensures proper design procedures and processes are followed by the team.
• Contributes to project completion by resolving design issues and coordinating activities.
• Coordinates project activities with other units to ensure resource availability.
• Reviews project documentation for accuracy and regulatory compliance.
• Provides technical soundness for design decisions to enable manufacturing and cost reduction.
• Supports new product development and transfer to manufacturing.
• Maintains product data management and deviation control (Enovia).
• Leads PROLaunch and Lean efforts; participates in continuous improvement.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Results oriented

Organizational capability

Cross-functional collaboration

Bilingual English/Spanish

Education

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering

Master Degree in Engineering (preferable)

Tools

ProE

SolidWorks

AS/400

SPC

ISO 9000

Project management

Job description

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a PLS Manager.

What you’ll do:

Supervises the daily activities and assignments of the Product Line Support (PLS) engineering team. Performs complex engineering relate assignments often requiring development of new or improved products/process/techniques . Assess feasibility and soundness of proposed engineering test/products/equipment. Develop yearly strategic plans aligned with Division Engineering and LP operations.

Job Responsibilities

• Supervises the day to day activities of the PLS engineering team (Lead Engineers, Master Designers, Supervisors).
• Reports status on PLS team assignments and metrics, prioritizing engineering request, projects and engineering to various cross functional teams based on Business needs.
• Supports the engineering aspects of cost out activities.
• Ensures the proper design procedures and processes of the engineering team.
• Contributes to successful project completion by participating in the resolution of issues such as conflict design requirements.
• Coordinates project activities with other operating or engineering units to facilitate participation of appropriate staff in project completion.
• Review project-related documentation to ensure its accuracy and compliance to Regulatory Agencies.
• Assists in determining project objectives to contribute to the development of a comprehensive project design/ product improvement.
• Provide technical soundness of design decisions and product changes to facilitate manufacturing, reduce costs, substitute material, improve quality and accommodate special customer needs.
• Prevent and correct manufacturing issues that affect product function ability or impact design intend.
• Certification process coordinator.
• Support to existent manufacturing process, collaborate with cross functional team in the design of new manufacturing process.
• Keep quality specification and design intend of existent products.
• Laboratory test according to the product.
• Control and maintenance of deviation system and CO process (Enovia).
• Responsible for Product Data Management (PDM) process.
• Responsible of project development for products improvement.
• Coordinate with other departments to maximize the use of information, skills and resources.
• Work with manufacturing plants on plans, processes and strategies to accomplish a trouble free introduction of products into manufacturing.
• Request capital as needed in projects
• Support PROLaunch on new product development and product line transfer as needed.
• Comply with EQMS, Lean and Pro-Launch procedures and policies
• Support VAVE activities for cost out
• Manage MET laboratory, build prototypes and evaluate samples of products under development and/or UL VN evaluation.
• Manage MET Lab daily accountability as well as capital expending for Lab projects.
• Support plant CI initiatives, actively participation on Gembas, LPA, OpA,
• Team representation at the Site Leadership Meeting
• Support LP plant Hi5

Qualifications:

Education level required

Bachelor of Science in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering ; Master Degree Preferible

Years and area of experience required

Minimum of 5 years at similar positions

Technical knowledge

Fully Bilingual (English/Spanish); MS office, Familiarity with ProE tools, Solid Works, AS400, drawing interpretation, SPC, Lean/Design Six Sigma, ISO9000, project management

Skills:

Soft skills

Thinks and Acts Strategically, Get results, Build Organizational Capability, understanding of Eaton Culture Model

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