Manufacturing Production Manager

Overview

Eaton’s Power Distribution and Control Assemblies (PDCA) Division is seeking a Production Manager to join the site leadership team at our Omaha, NE manufacturing facility. Relocation assistance is available. Our Omaha Power Center is expanding with a new 370,000-square-foot facility planned to be online in the first half of 2027 to support high volume of switch gear structures for AI data centers customers.

The engineered-to-order switch gear can be integrated into Eaton’s prefabricated power systems to offer customers flexibility.

• Build and maintain current state and future state value stream maps for fabrication, kitting, assembly, inspection, and material handling.
• Establish the management system (tier meetings, visual KPIs, daily accountability) to drive performance and problem solving.
• Assess performance indicators and take actions to meet schedule, cost, and quality goals.
• Own short-term and long-term scheduling and planning in accordance with SIOP processes to align functional partners, resources, and material needs.
• Own short- and long-term capital planning with emphasis on machinery and productivity aligned with operation needs, strategies, and objectives.
• Ensure required documentation and/or system transactions are executed to meet customer, manufacturing system, and financial reporting requirements.
• Assure policies, procedures, and other documentation are followed to ensure consistent and compliant manufactured products.
• Provide leadership and commitment to continuous improvements in quality, productivity, and delivery through the deployment of the continuous improvement framework (CIF).
• Evaluate operational performance to facilitate merit promotions, job transfers, and other personnel decisions.
• Manage budgets and resource plans, and monitor performance to achieve product delivery and cost requirements.
• Collaborate with HR on employee relations issues as they arise within production.
• Achieve labor productivity improvements, reduce overtime, and lead cost reduction efforts to lower factory cost.
• Ensure Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) compliance in consideration of local regulations and Eaton policy.
• Champion the implementation of MESH to improve year-over-year safety performance.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required.
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience in manufacturing operations, production control, and/or manufacturing supervision.
• Eaton will not sponsor immigration or provide CPT/OPT/STEM OPT, etc.

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, business, or supply chain from an accredited institution.
• SAP business system experience.
• Supply chain, engineering, or operations experience in engineered-to-order or custom manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of Lean Six Sigma/CI tools.
• Change management experience.
• Process management experience.

• Ability to interpret and collect data to drive decisions and identify improvements.
• Proficient use of Microsoft Office products.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and ability to interpret highly technical product designs to address production opportunities.
• Strong leadership and coaching capabilities to influence others toward results and accountability.
• Working knowledge of business systems, accounting systems, industrial engineering, and manufacturing operations and processes.

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

The expected annual salary range is $97,000 – $143,000. Salaries are based on candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations. Eaton provides competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees.

We are committed to equal employment opportunities. Employment decisions are based on job-related reasons regardless of 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 supports second chance employment and will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history consistent with applicable local laws.

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