Continuous Improvement Manager

Eaton Corporation • Jackson, MS

4d • $113,000 - $165,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s IS AER FMC division is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager at its Jackson, Mississippi facility, which designs, develops, manufactures, and delivers aerospace hydraulic components, systems, and services to global aftermarket and OEM markets. The facility has 550 employees. Relocation benefits are available within the United States only.

Reporting directly to the Plant Manager, the Continuous Improvement Manager is a member of the site leadership team and works with Operations, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering, Supply Chain, Program Management, Maintenance, Finance, Human Resources, and other support functions. The role leads operational excellence, business process improvement, and Lean transformation initiatives, establishing and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement while ensuring compliance with aerospace industry requirements.

The position identifies and implements opportunities to improve safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, productivity, and employee engagement. It develops the site's continuous improvement strategy, deploys Lean Manufacturing and problem-solving methodologies, develops workforce capability, and manages improvement projects from identification through implementation and sustainment. The expected annual salary range is $113,000–$165,000; actual salary may depend on candidate skills, experience, qualifications, market, and business considerations.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
• At least five years of experience in Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, and/or Operational Excellence.
• Must meet the U.S. person definition applicable to access to export-controlled information: U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee.
• Eaton does not provide employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position.

Nice To Haves

• At least seven years of experience in Lean Six Sigma and/or Operational Excellence.
• At least two years of supervisory or people-management experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Experience with Excel and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the site's continuous improvement strategy in alignment with business objectives and customer requirements.
• Serve as the primary change agent for operational excellence initiatives across functions.
• Partner with the Plant Manager and leadership team to establish annual improvement priorities and measurable targets.
• Promote data-driven decision-making, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Lead deployment and sustainment of Lean Manufacturing principles throughout the facility.
• Facilitate value stream mapping and identify waste-reduction opportunities across manufacturing and administrative processes.
• Drive use of 5S, Standard Work, Visual Management, Daily Management Systems, Kaizen Events, error-proofing (Poka-Yoke), TPM, pull systems, and flow improvements.
• Establish and monitor KPIs to measure improvement effectiveness.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to streamline processes across operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, materials management, program management, maintenance, finance, human resources, and administrative functions.
• Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and systemic issues affecting business performance, and develop sustainable solutions to improve cycle times, productivity, quality, and customer satisfaction.
• Facilitate structured problem-solving using DMAIC, PDCA, A3, root cause analysis, 8D, fishbone diagrams, and statistical analysis.
• Analyze operational data and trends to identify improvement opportunities, and use data visualization and reporting tools to communicate performance and progress.
• Develop and deliver training on Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Mentor leaders, supervisors, engineers, and frontline employees on improvement practices.
• Facilitate Kaizen workshops and continuous improvement events.
• Lead employee engagement efforts that encourage idea generation and ownership of improvement activities.
• Manage a portfolio of continuous improvement projects from identification through implementation and sustainment.
• Establish project charters, timelines, deliverables, and financial impact measurements.
• Validate and sustain project benefits through appropriate controls and monitoring.

Benefits

• Relocation benefits within the United States.
• Health and Welfare benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work. Specific programs and options may depend on eligibility, location, hire date, and collective bargaining agreement applicability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager