Manufacturing Engineering & Facilities Manager

Eaton's Power Reliability Division is currently seeking a Manufacturing Engineering & Facilities Manager to join our team. This position is based at our South Milwaukee, WI facility.

The Manufacturing Engineering & Facilities Manager will be responsible for planning, developing, and coordinating the site's manufacturing engineering and Facilities/Maintenance teams. This position leads driving the strategic growth initiatives of the facility and implementing manufacturing processes that drive efficiency, quality, and safety improvements. The Manufacturing Engineering & Facilities Manager will support all elements of the Eaton Business System and the annual planning cycle.

Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world. We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day. It's where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential-and where you can help us reach ours.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 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.

What you'll do:

• Develop and own five (5) year manufacturing strategy for South Milwaukee. Responsible for strategic growth initatives at the plant and execution of projects to meet future capacity needs.
• Manage capital appropriation activities, including budget planning and execution activities to ensure utilization of yearly funds to improve the facility and meet growth goals.
• Owns manufacturing routings and works in collaboration with Engineer to Order (ETO) Engineering to ensure updated/accurate routing models for all product lines and processes.
• Manage cost out activities to meet annual cost out targets.
• Partner with Maintenance of Line (MOL) Engineering to ensure proper scope of work and assignment for broader engineering organization.
• Work with stakeholders across Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Finance and Operations to ensure end-to-end operational goals are met / exceeded.
• Responsible for delivering 'Design for Manufacturability' and 'Design for Servicability' in collaboration with NPD Engineering.
• Lead root cause analysis and corrective actions for process failures.
• Oversee development of equipment specifications, FAT/SAT, and commissioning.
• Responsible for leading adoption of smart manfucturing tools and strategies, including connected factory tools, MES, and other i4.0 initiatives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of manufacturing engineers and technicians. Set priorities, assign work, and manage performance and career development.
• Lead and participate in kaizen events focused on standard work and waste elimination. Drive the implementation of manufacturing standards, error proofing, and other process controls.
• Responsible for managing installed capacity and bottleneck theory in each value stream and actively working with internal and external resources to reduce and/or eliminate constraints.
• Responsible for maintenance and facilities team. Manage Maintenance and Facilities leader and team to ensure proper oversight to preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs. Maintain uptime and reliability of production and facility equipment while also ensuring compliance for regulatory items.
• Responsible for hiring, training, and developing key talent ensuring proper staff levels to execute plant strategy for our customers and markets.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution, prefer Engineering degree

• A minimum of seven (7) years of relevant work experience in manufacturing or operations engineering

• A minimum of three (3) years of experience in manufacturing engineering leadership

• Must be authorized to work in The United States without company sponsorship now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's degree in Engineering or Business from an accredited institution.

• Experience in managing large and complex manufacturing…