Plant Manager

Eaton Corporation’s Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions (GEIS) division is seeking a Plant Manager for their Crouse Hinds manufacturing facility. This position is based in Syracuse, NY.

Reporting to the Director of Operations, the Plant Manager will be responsible for driving the operational strategy for the Syracuse Plant, including profit & loss, growth strategy and organizational direction to meet and exceed short and long-term business goals. This is a union facility with approximately 400 employees. GEIS is part of Eaton’s global Electrical Sector and has over 100 years of experience in enhancing efficiency, safety and reliability for our customers.

Our strategic focus is on driving growth, leveraging innovation and building capability across our global network. We operate in dynamic and ever evolving markets, be it as a result of energy transitions, digitalization, safety or a continued drive for greater efficiency within our customers, partners and suppliers.

• Sets overall plant policies and procedures to ensure effective operations consistent with the Eaton Business System (EBS) including Eaton Lean System, OpA, MESH, PROLaunch and MMA
• Ensures the plant complies with all safety regulations and standards and proactively champions a culture focused on Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS)
• Coordinates and directs through managers, all functions of facility operations, including but not limited to Manufacturing, Mfg Engineering, Safety, Quality, Supply Chain, OpEx, Human Resources and Finance
• Emphasizes utilization of Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools (Kaizen, VSM, 5S+) to lead cost improvement analysis and implement actionable, measurable plans
• Creates a culture of exceeding customer expectations, ensuring that the organization is highly responsive to customer needs and issues
• Accountable for the day-to-day decisions that directly impact the safety, quality, on-time delivery, efficiency, and profitability of the overall plant and identifies areas for improvement that align with business objectives
• Maintains a workforce of highly motivated and engaged employees and drives compliance to the ethics policy by holding others accountable for ethical conduct
• Attracts, selects, develops, trains, coaches, appraises and motivates the workforce to drive talent management and development strategies
• Assures timely and relevant communications and is responsible for establishing systems that would enhance intra- and inter-departmental communications
• Assures that collective bargaining agreements are effectively administered

• Minimum 10 years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, OPEX and/or related support functions in a manufacturing environment is required
• Minimum 5 years of manufacturing leadership experience is required
• Legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship

• Effectively drives and manages change, challenges the status quo and champions new and innovative ideas.
• Demonstrates professional presence, communicates articulately and confidently.
• Effectively leverages functional and cross-functional resources to solve problems, improve processes and meet objectives.
• Demonstrated written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills.
• Demonstrated success in effectively and confidently providing “leadership” to employees in a constantly changing environment.

• An undergraduate degree is required. A Master’s degree is preferred.

• Eaton recognizes this role as a critical position within the corporation and will create a compelling package consisting of a base salary, employee incentive compensation, long term incentive and complete benefits.

• This position will be based in Syracuse, NY

Sustainability Report:

At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $165000 - $242000 a year. This role is also eligible for a…