Warehouse Kitting Lead — Lean Ops & Team Coach

Eaton; Wilsonville (OR); On-site; USD 63,326,000 - 87,053,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Paid parental leave

Holidays and vacation

Retirement savings with company match

Education/Tuition Assistance

Job summary

Eaton's ES AMER ARS PDCAD division in Wilsonville, OR is seeking a Warehouse Kitting Lead to join the team. The role oversees daily kitting operations, ensuring materials are staged, inventoried, and delivered to production to support schedules and customer requirements.

The position provides day-to-day leadership to Material Handlers, collaborates with Production, Planning, and Supply Chain, and emphasizes safety, quality, and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in a manufacturing, warehouse, logistics, inventory, material handling, or production environment.
• Minimum 1 year of experience serving as a senior team member, trainer, mentor, lead, or informal leader.
• Minimum 1 year of experience operating a forklift.
• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop the Kitting team to ensure safe, efficient, and accurate execution of daily operations.
• Coordinate labor resources, communicate priorities, lead Tier meetings, and resolve production interruptions and material shortages.
• Oversee kitting and inventory activities, ensuring material availability, inventory accuracy, and on-time support of production schedules.
• Partner with Supply Chain, Purchasing, Planning, Production, and warehouse teams to address operational and material flow challenges.
• Monitor performance metrics, maintain reporting accuracy, and leverage warehouse systems to support operational decision making.
• Drive continuous improvement through Lean, 5S, Kaizen, quality, and safety initiatives while supporting compliance and corrective actions.
• Perform hands-on warehouse responsibilities, operate certified equipment, and provide cross-functional support as required.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Leadership

Inventory control

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Associate degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Business, Logistics, or related field

Tools

Vista ERP

AS400

SAP

Oracle ERP

Job description

Eaton's ES AMER ARS PDCAD division in Wilsonville, OR is seeking a Warehouse Kitting Lead to join the team. The role oversees daily kitting operations, ensuring materials are staged, inventoried, and delivered to production to support schedules and customer requirements.

The position provides day-to-day leadership to Material Handlers, collaborates with Production, Planning, and Supply Chain, and emphasizes safety, quality, and continuous improvement.