Continuous Improvement Director - Automotive

Eaton's IS VEH Functions Mobility division is currently seeking a Continuous Improvement Director - Automotive.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $146000 - $215000 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.

Eaton announced, on January 26, 2026, the intent to separate its Mobility Group (including both the Vehicle and eMobility segments) into an independent, publicly traded company. We expect to complete the separation by the end of the first quarter of 2027. The compensation and benefits that will initially be offered for this position are based on Eaton's plans, programs and practices.

If you are offered and accept this position and are actively employed by the Mobility Group when the spinoff closes, the new company will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time.

* Relocation assistance is available for a qualified candidate currently residing in the USA.

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Job Summary

Reporting to the Mobility Group's Vice President of Integrated Ops / SCM, the Director of Continuous Improvement will be accountable for leading execution of Mobility Group's Lean Journey.

Partnering with CI Regional Leaders, Operations Directors and Plant Managers, this CI leader will drive the necessary actions to bring all Mobility Group's manufacturing facilities to a world-class level in the next 3-5 years.

Successful incument will be capable of translating business strategy into specific long and short term plans and drive execution throught the regions and manufacturing sites.

This role will be pivotal in enabling the Mobility Group to consistently meet and exceed customer expectations while supporting the successful delivery of the  Lean Journey-advancing our people, processes, and tools to achieve model‑plant performance and position our facilities among the world's best.

Job Responsibilities

In partnership with CI Regional and Plant leaders, Maintenance Managers, Production Managers, Plant Managers and Regional Ops Leaders for all the 29 Mobility group sites in their respective product lines, to achieve the following responsibilities:

* Promote a CI strategy that sustains a continuous improvement culture, ensuring a constant safety focus.

* Drive the execution of the Lean Manufacturing Principles with rigor and discipline towards improvements on Safety, quality, productivity and delivery

* Create along with all Regions and sites, a Model Plant roadmap to continuouisly raise the bar on processes and results

* Lead a multi year strategy by maintaining alignment with SLT, drive short term milestones and guide regional teams into execution

* Serve as an ELSS deployment leader by coordinating and monitoring projects / implementation plans and driving accountability throughout the organization.

* Develop and implement effective training plans for all levels of the organization that help development and sustainability of a continuous improvement culture/mindset and functional knowledge

* Lead and coach assessments deployment of applicable Lean tools and systems to identify and address gaps.

* Integrate CIF (Continuous Improvement Framework), ELSS assessment, OpA (Operations Assessment) and any transferable practices

* Align and partner with regions and peers related to the Maintenance, I4.0, Manufacturing Footprint and Industrialization high level strategy

Qualifications:

Basic Qualifications:

* BS/BA degree from an accredited institution.

* 10+ years of experience in Lean Manufacturing including global or regional responsibility.

* Experience supporting Multi-site manufacturing plants including Lean Manufacturing program implementation.

* Minimum 5 years supporting automotive product lines.

* Ability with strong technical knowledge to Lead Structured Problem Solving at all levels (RIE, Kaizen, BPI, CIF, Lean in the Office) as part of a Continuous Improvement System.

* Minimum of 5 years of direct people leadership experience .

* 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."

* Candidate will not need sponsorship now or in the future.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Masters Degree in Engineering, Finance, MBA.

* Capability to run Lean tools gap assessment and drive Plant and Regional teams on actions to close the identified ones.

* Tier 1 or Tier 2 automotive preferred.

* Ability to Coach and Mentor Lean manufacturing supporting the functional knowledge development

* Previous leadership experience in a Global matrix environment .

* Preferred experience in program management, strategy, and/or front-end commercial.

Position Criteria:

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