For our site in South Molton - part of our The Fuel and Motion Control Systems (FMC) - we are looking for a Production Manager.

Role overview:

In this role, you will be responsible for overall management of a manufacturing cell, focused factory, or workcenter.

The role has overall responsibility for leading the manufacturing team in achieving production schedule, product quality, product cost, and employee safety goals.

You will coordinate with all functional and service groups to meet customer requirements, will drive performance to achieve or exceed financial plans and strategic goals.

You will also leverage resources and motivates personnel to create high performance culture.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and direct all manufacturing activities to ensure completion of customer requirements

• Assess performance indicators, and take appropriate actions, to ensure schedule, cost, and quality goals are met

• Ensure required documentation and/or system transactions are executed to meet customer, manufacturing system, and financial reporting requirements

• Assure policies, procedures, and other documentation are followed to ensure consistent and compliant manufactured product

• Provide leadership and commitment in support of continuing improvements in quality, productivity and delivery performance

• Support product design organization through new product introduction phase to ensure customer manufacturing delivery times are met

• Ensure that Environmental, Health, and Safety issues are addressed considering local regulations, Eaton policy, and good corporate citizenship

• Evaluate operational performance of the group in order to facilitate performance management, merit promotions, job transfers, dismissals, commendations, etc.

• Develop budgets and resource plans, and monitor performance, to achieve product delivery and cost requirements

• Coordinate and assist with business initiatives, participating on teams in order to drive best practices across enterprise

• Develop and implement programs to utilize the elements of Eaton Business System EBS to achieve strategic goals of the plant, and profit plan objectives of the plant

• Provide leadership that will enable subordinate personnel to develop and deploy the Eaton Business System EBS toolbox: Eaton Lean System, Six Sigma

• Ensure that systems and operations are compliant with prescribed quality system requirement opportunities. Define root causes to scrap and rework and develop permanent corrective action to reduce or eliminate.

Qualifications:

• Senior level of related professional and Supervisory/Managerial experience

• Knowledge of materials planning systems (MRP/ERP) requirements and order generation process logic

• Understanding of Supply Chain Management operational concepts surrounding production planning, scheduling, purchasing, inventory control, logistics, stockroom operations, and shipping/receiving

• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction (Six Sigma) concepts and tool sets as they relate to materials management

• Thorough understanding of manufacturing technologies and processes

• Knowledge of financial concepts and techniques utilized to establish value propositions of operational changes

• Ability to direct and lead cross-functional process improvement teams

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and benefits package

• Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team

• Flexible working solutions (remote, flexible working hours, compressed week, part time etc.)

• We make your aspirations matter – Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible

• We 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

• We 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.

• We make your wellbeing matter – We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it’s about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen

The successful applicant will be in contact with US ITAR controlled technology, goods and information. As a condition of employment, employees with access to US ITAR controlled technology and goods may be required to undergo an additional screening process as part of the recruitment process.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, colour, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

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