Operations Manager

Eaton’s Global Energy Infrastructure Solutions (GEIS) division is currently seeking a Operations Manager. This is an onsite position at our GEIS Headquarters in Syracuse, NY. Relocation is provided within the United States.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $130000 - $190000 a year. Please note the salary information shown is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

• Lead the operational performance of the site – leading people and processes to achieve the site’s Safety, Quality, and Customer Requirements.
• Drive continuous improvement, serve as a liaison between the Plant Manager and the value stream managers and production supervisors, and partner with all manufacturing engineering activities to enable production processes at optimal capacity.
• Proactively implement, promote, and maintain a safe working environment through diligence in incident prevention, investigation, equipment maintenance, and policy enforcement.
• Fully engage workforce and promote personal accountability by identifying goals and empowering employees to drive decision making.
• Foster innovation and promote continuous learning by providing formal and informal feedback on employee performance. The Operations Manager puts specific focus and management on OTD, Gross Utilization/Productivity, and other key operational metrics.
• Partner with the Supply Chain Manager and planning department to ensure continuous alignment between demand forecasts and load/capacity plans to optimize schedule execution.
• Lead the production supervision team, headcount planning, hiring selection, talent development, foster a high-performing work team culture, performance management for the operations and production workforce.
• Guide and support facility and capital investment decisions to improve business performance and meet customer demand & quality requirements.
• Lead the Operations organization, ensuring effective talent development and organizational design to achieve the site operational, supply chain, and financial objectives.
• Partner with manufacturing engineering team to provide optimal support to all departments according to specific responsibilities.
• Drive continuous improvement programs and manufacturing process improvements by applying appropriate Eaton Business System processes and problem-solving tools.
• Communicate openly and effectively with employees, recognizing and rewarding employees for results and teamwork consistent with Eaton’s high expectations.
• Support goals related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Flex Productivity, and People.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Basic (Required)

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience managing people in a manufacturing environment.
• 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, H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, 1-485 job profitability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Business from an accredited institution.
• Previous experience in a Production Supervision or Production Management role.
• Cross-functional experience with scheduling, engineering, quality, or customer service functions.
• Lean Six Sigma certified.
• Leadership experience in a high accountability culture and metrics driven environment.

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