Continuous Improvement Technician

Eaton Corporation • El Paso, TX

4d • $24

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a Continuous Improvement Technician. Add sentence or two about what the business does/manufactures. The core hours are 7:00am to 3:45pm. The hourly rate for this position is $23.92 per hour.
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.
What you’ll do:
Supports the deployment and sustainment of a continuous improvement culture by assisting with CI training, onboarding, ECIS/Lean tools, CI events, and visual management. Contributes to data driven decision-making through the development and maintenance of Power BI dashboards, supports value stream engineers and tier meeting issue resolution, and helps track and report monthly cost out savings from improvement projects while promoting standard work, best practices, and employee engagement in continuous improvement initiatives.

Requirements

• High school or GED from an accredited institution.
• Experience with metal handling and welding.
• Experience with basic LEAN manufacturing tools.
• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
• No relocation benefit is offered for this position. Only candidates residing within the immediate area of El Paso, TX (50 miles) will be considered for this position.
• Ensure that operational controls applicable to your areas are carried out.
• Support compliance and monitoring of the Environmental Policy.
• Contribute to the achievement of the Environmental Objectives and Goals.
• Support in the care of the Environment.
• Understand the impacts of Environmental Aspects.
• Carry out what is established in Operational Controls.
• Strong organizational, presentation, facilitation, and conflict resolution skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in written and verbal format and work with all employees throughout the plant.
• Ability to function independently in a multi-tasking environment, as well as part of a team.
• Dexterity for and ability to operate equipment, machinery, and computers (including Windows and MSOffice as well as industrial software)
• Committed to continuous learning.

Nice To Haves

• Ability to read engineering drawings, understanding basic CAD and drafting principles.
• Ability in the use of engineering and productivity tools (CAD software, Office suite)
• Knowledge of Power Bi application
• Proactive, self-directed, dynamic, enthusiastic and with good analytical skills.
• Good interpersonal relationships and good communication.
• Sense of urgency.

Responsibilities

• Support CI Culture and capability building by assisting CI training, onboarding support, ideas program tracking, 5s audits, Gemba's open items.
• Assist in development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of Power Bi Dashboards.
• Plan and assist in Departments of CI Events and visit events.
• Assist with ECIS /Lean tools deployment
• Assist with Visual Management and standard work, including posting metrics, updating boards, labeling, floor markings, and helping document best practices.
• Support the Planning, coordination and execution of Continuous Improvement agenda, site visits, and CI-Related events
• Support to Value Stream Engineers (according to work plan).
• Support driving resolution issues escalated at Tier Meetings.
• Support Cost-Out activities by helping track, calculate, and report monthly savings from projects.

Benefits

• 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. Click here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees