Operations Director

Eaton Corporation • Waukesha, WI

41d • $203,000 - $297,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s Power Delivery and Regulation Division is currently seeking an Operations Director to join our team. This role will be based at the Waukesha, WI - Badger Drive facility.
This role is responsible for leadership and management of the manufacturing operations for the Power Delivery and Regulation Division within the Energy Solutions & Services group. This includes four U.S. manufacturing locations with approximately 1700 employees and $1.6B+ USD annual sales. The Operations Director will establish, develop and execute the manufacturing / operations strategic plan to support the organization’s short-term and long-term business and financial goals, enabling rapid growth in utility and data center markets, and ensuring world-class operational performance and manufacturing excellence.
The expected annual salary range for this role is $203000 - $297000 a year. This position 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.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, OPEX and/or related support functions.
• Ability to work in the United States without company sponsorship.
• Knowledge of current technologies in manufacturing (assembly and fabrication), engineering, materials management/ inventory control, distribution and logistics, purchasing, quality assurance systems processes and practices.
• Strong financial and business acumen.
• Strong collaborative skills with the proven ability to drive change and leadership ownership/accountability.
• Demonstrated success in building high performance teams, leading cross-functionally, developing and retaining employees, and driving organizational change.
• Driving zero incident culture, with employee ownership of EHS.
• Leadership, performance results, organizational development and operational improvement.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) preferred.
• Strong knowledge and experience with the Eaton Business System and process tools such as profit planning, strategic planning, Organizational Capability Assessment, Eaton Value Cycle, Corporate Accounts, PROLaunch, Lean System/Six Sigma, Supply Chain Management, Fixed Capital Optimization, Eaton Quality System, and Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) processes (MESH, ISO 14001, etc.) is strongly preferred.
• 7 years prior experience with profit and loss ownership.
• Experience in engineered-to-order business strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Continuously improve operations through alignment with the Eaton Business System with a strong focus on driving a Lean Culture utilizing Continuous Improvement Framework (CIF).
• Develop short- and long-term plans in alignment with the Power Systems strategic plan and annual profit plan objectives to drive superior operational performance and financial results.
• Proactively champion a culture focused on Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS), driving a zero-incident culture.
• Empower employees and drive accountability for EHS to all levels in the organization.
• Create a culture of exceeding customer expectations, ensuring that the organization is highly responsive to customer needs and issues.
• Work with key stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Engineering and Operations to ensure achievement of end-to-end quality goals.
• Working with the supply chain function: establish inventory plans by product family/site; proactively manage inventory to profit plan, driving improved and sustainable processes; execute the Supply Demand Planning (SIOP) process, driving ownership and collaboration across all stakeholder groups; generate forecasts that meet customer expectations and profit plan objectives.
• Develop and cultivate relationships with key suppliers (internal and external) to ensure high quality relationships and products.
• Drive cost out, meeting or exceeding profit plan targets.
• Establish objectives and track key performance indicators across the organization. Ensure prompt, accurate reporting systems on all aspects of operations, leveraging EPM and Balanced Score Card.
• Partner and network with Division, Group and Sector functional organizations to ensure functional alignment of strategic objectives, annual goals and metrics, and resources.
• Develop and execute strategic capital spending plans for Operations to assure adequate capacity to meet growth objectives.
• Drive change through improved organizational capability, providing leadership in recruiting, goal alignment, employee development, performance management and communication. Ensure motivation and retention of a high performance management team and workforce.
• Set appropriate staffing levels through the profit planning process. Proactively participate in staffing/headcount decisions for key positions in Operations and across Power Systems.
• Demonstrate a leadership style that perpetuates the Eaton Values and Philosophy and the Eaton Code of Ethics.

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.

What This Job Offers

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