Plant Manager - Jackson, MS

Eaton’s Aerospace Group is currently seeking a Plant Manager to lead our Jackson, Mississippi site. Relocation assistance will be provided.

Our union site has over 550 employees across 2 shifts developing aircraft hydraulic pumps, hydraulic motors, electric motor driven pumps, and hydraulic storage. This unique site is an end‑to‑end business facility (Complete Product Design, Development and Product Qualification, Product Prototyping, Onsite Machining, Production & Aftermarket), and an FAA/EASA/CAAC Certified Repair and Overhaul Facility.

Our Plant Managers are responsible for driving strategic and operational leadership. They drive profit and loss, growth strategy and organizational direction to meet and exceed short and long‑term business goals. Our leaders will foster an environment of engagement and inclusion for all employees and act with advocacy, empathy, and accountability.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $ ‑ $ a year. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Manage both operational leadership team and functional staff including Quality, Finance, Continuous Improvement, Environmental Health & Safety, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Engineering and Maintenance.
• Act with analytical, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills to drive Key Performance Indicators.
• Emphasize utilization of Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools (Kaizen, VSM, 5S+) to lead cost improvement analysis and implement actionable, measurable plans.
• Champion a workplace focused on Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) to drive a zero‑incident safety culture.
• Foster a Quality culture of early detection and escalations across the site to reduce cost, drive efficiency and ensure compliance.
• Partner with Human Resources to drive a talent‑management, learning, communication, and development strategies.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 10 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 5 years of manager of people experience.
• Use of information or access to hardware subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR). All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship on a continual and on‑going basis.

• Aerospace industry experience.
• Engineering or Master’s degree.
• Previous plant management experience.
• Previous union site experience.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction (Six Sigma) concepts and tool sets as they relate to materials management.
• Understanding of manufacturing technologies and processes.
• Knowledge of financial concepts and techniques utilized to establish value propositions of operational changes.
• Ability to direct and lead cross‑functional process improvement teams.
• Working knowledge of Program Management tools such as Pro Launch.
• Knowledge of materials planning systems (MRP/ERP) requirements and order generation process logic.
• Understanding of Supply Chain Management operational concepts (production planning, scheduling, purchasing, supplier selection, inventory control, logistics, stockroom operations, and shipping/receiving).

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job‑related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second‑chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history.

Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide paid and unpaid time away from work.