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As a global leader in conveyance systems for the aerospace and defense industry, our site delivers mission-critical hoses, couplings, ducting, and sealing solutions that power some of the world’s most advanced aircraft. This is where innovation meets reliability, and where every product plays a role in keeping fleets airborne and operations secure.\nThis position is responsible for the overall management of production and its continuous improvement at the Lakeside facility. To achieve this the role assumes overall responsibility for leading production teams in achieving production to meet the agreed financial and strategic goals, product quality, product cost, and employee safety. It will require coordination with all functional and service groups to meet customer requirements and leverage resources to motivate personnel to create a high-performance culture. To enable this lead LEAN process deployment, training and mentoring at the plant level and the implementation of LEAN strategy, which will drive improvements in factory margins, production manning plan ,capacity plan (supporting SIOP step3) , product delivery performance (Quality , OTD, OTC, Pastdues, absorbtion targets, productivity), employee safety and reductions in product/process variation.\nWhat you’ll do:\nStrategically lead and direct all production activities to ensure customer requirements are met while delivering world-class performance in Safety, Quality, On-Time Delivery (OTD), On-Time to Cycle (OTC), Past Due reduction, productivity, inventory, and cost performance. Ensuring production manning plan is inplace for covering plants monthly targets, creating High Performance Working teams, Leading and improving Tier structures, daily accountability for production function. \nLead, coach, and develop Production Supervisors and manufacturing teams to build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, employee engagement, continuous learning, and succession readiness.\nDrive achievement of plant profit plan commitments by improving labour productivity, capacity utilization, inventory performance, manufacturing efficiency, and overall operational effectiveness.\nProvide leadership and accountability for the deployment and sustainment of Lean Manufacturing, Eaton Business System (EBS), and Eaton Continuous Improvement System (ECIS) methodologies across manufacturing and supporting functions, driving productivity improvements, operational efficiency, waste elimination, and factory cost-out initiatives.\nLead continuous improvement activities including training, coaching, mentoring, facilitating Kaizen events, value stream improvements, benchmarking, and deployment of EBS tools to develop organizational capability and embed a culture of operational excellence. Accountable for improving and sustaining Eaton Operational Assessment (OpA) performance through disciplined execution of standard work, operational controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.\nEnsure compliance with all Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability requirements, including Eaton MESH standards, local regulatory obligations, and corporate policies, while fostering a zero-incident culture. (Supporting MESH requirements by being champion)\nEnsure Quality Leadership Index (QLI) objectives are achieved and that product quality, process compliance, and product integrity requirements are fully integrated into daily manufacturing operations and continuous improvement activities. Drive manufacturing quality performance through robust problem-solving, root cause analysis, corrective actions, considering DFMEA/PFMEA and lessons learned, audit readiness, and adherence to all customer, regulatory, and aerospace quality standards through Qiality council .\nPartner with Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Quality functions to support New Product Introduction (NPI), ensuring successful industrialization, manufacturability, quality, delivery, and cost objectives are achieved throughout product launch phases.\nServe as a key member of the plant leadership team, contributing to strategic planning, operational reviews, talent development, succession planning, and the execution of site goals and business objectives. \nQualifications:\nMultiple years of related professional and Supervisory/Managerial experience. Good understanding of Eaton systems preferable\nThorough Understanding of manufacturing technologies and processes\nKnowledge of financial concepts and techniques utilized to establish value propositions of operational change to control and reduce cost.\nAbility to direct and lead cross-functional process improvement teams\nA robust understanding of Quality and product integrity including the deployment of key initiatives to assure Quality and safe guard the end user.n depth knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and concepts and tool sets as they relate to LEAN systems integration.\nFamiliarity with DFMEA, PFMEA, DFM, PPAP, and controlled processes\nExposure to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, AS9100, or QS 9000 standards is a plus\nA sound understanding of safety in the work place including key initiatives to promote and establish a safety culture.\nKnowledge of materials planning systems (MRP/ERP) requirements\nUnderstanding of Supply Chain Management operational concepts surrounding production planning, scheduling, subcontracting, inventory control, stockroom operations.\nSkills:\nResults-driven with a continuous improvement mindset\nStrong communicator with the ability to present technical ideas clearly\nCollaborative team player who thrives in cross-functional environments\nAdaptable, optimistic, and proactive in facing challengesAdvanced skills in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI) desirable\nWhat We Offer\nCompetitive compensation and benefits package\nChallenging projects in dynamic collaborative team\nWe make your aspirations matter - Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible\nWe make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term - not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University.\nWe make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people’s lives and the environment through power management technologies.\nWe make your wellbeing matter - We put your health and safety first. 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