Program Manager Level III

Eaton Corporation • Waukesha, WI

1d • $130,000 - $190,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Eaton’s ES AMER ESS division is currently seeking a Program Manager Level III. This role is located at our Waukesha, WI site. Relocation assistance will be provided. The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 a year. 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.
The Program Manager III will be responsible for leading capital projects across footprint rationalization, capacity expansion, and manufacturing and facilities initiatives. They will develop strong business cases, lead executive-level program reviews, manage schedule, budget, and benefits, and partner closely with operations teams to ensure successful delivery.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from an accredited institution.
• Ten (10) years of experience in Program Management, or a combination of Program Management with some Operations, OpEx, Manufacturing Engineering or Facilities experience
• Ten (10) years of work in a manufacturing environment
• Five (5) years of experience in team leadership skills
• Five (5) years of experience in financial tracking, spend forecasting, and asset capitalization
• Must be able to travel up to 50%
• Three (3) years of experience in Risk Management and Business Continuity
• 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.
• Relocation assistance will be provided for candidates that reside outside a 50-mile radius of Waukesha, WI.

Nice To Haves

• Six Sigma Green/Black belt certification
• Project Management Institute (PMI) accreditation (PMP) or equivalent
• Familiar with PROLaunch methodology
• Familiar with Eaton CAR process and definition of project business cases
• Proficient in Microsoft Project application
• Experience managing complex programs such as construction, production line moves, capacity expansions, and footprint rationalizations.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, written communication, and presentation skills with ability to make necessary status reports and technical presentations to Eaton leadership and customers
• Travel of up to 50% of time required for this position
• Self-motivating and acts in an ethical and truthful manner
• Broad analytical skills and business acumen

Responsibilities

• Facilitates effective and clear communications with internal and external stakeholders. Ability to deliver tough and/or critical messages in a transparent way with a go forward plan.
• Manage and maintain program /project metrics for throughout the duration of projects
• Develop and maintain resource plans to meet project schedule
• Leverages global resources and prior project contacts to develop the best solutions and assemble best project business cases
• Executes large and complex projects for PSD (experienced in Eaton’s PROLaunch STP and NPI execution)
• Build organizational competency - Mentors and trains key individuals in the organization
• Evaluate alternate manufacturing processes (ex: additive manufacturing, Metal Infused Manufacturing, plating) that focus on cost reduction, material optimization, and supply chain resiliency
• Able to assemble and lead a cross-functional team with engagement from all required functions/organizations
• Drives accountability from required action owners
• Able to develop equipment technical specifications and perform supplier/contractor evaluations as part of the selection process
• Manage contractor/supplier work while on site at Eaton facilities and assure adherence to Eaton’s Contractor Safety Program
• Manage project teams capital and expense spending within approved budget amounts. Provide monthly spending projection updates and able to hit forecasted targets
• Assist in the development of various project scenarios for comparison and evaluation which could include footprint expansion and facility consolidations
• Shares best practices on how to manage projects and also lessons learned based on implementation expereince
• Travel to project sites up for 50% of time

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees