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ful business results.
What You'll Do: As a strategic leader in this role, you'll be responsible for planning, coordinating, and championing the Eaton Lean System (ELSS) and Continuous Improvement Framework (CIF) across the facility, aligning every initiative with key business goals.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead engaging Kaizen and Rapid Improvement Events that inspire teams and deliver measurable results
Drive breakthrough improvements using ELSS and CIF methodologies
Develop and deploy a long-term Continuous Improvement roadmap to guide sustainable success
Serve as a subject-matter expert, mentoring and training teams on lean tools and best practices
Conduct ELSS assessments to benchmark progress and identify opportunities
Lead impactful cost-reduction projects and initiatives
Collaborate across functions to support broader Operational Excellence efforts-including EHS and quality systems
Why This Role Matters: This isn't a behind-the-scenes engineering job-it's a front-line leadership role where your ability to drive change will be seen, celebrated, and felt throughout the business. If you're excited by operational transformat
Qualifications:
Basic Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution or High School Diploma with minimum 1 year experience in a manufacturing environment.
Minimum of 1 years of manufacturing / continuous improvement experience
Must be able to work in the U.S on a continuous basis without company sponsorship
No relocation benefit is being offered for this position. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered. Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.
Preferred Qualifications:
Minimum 3 years manufacturing / Continuous improvement experience
Bachelor's degree in Engineering from an accredited institution
Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification
Continuous Improvement (CI) Certifications
Skills:
Position Criteria:
• Effective communication skills (written, verbal, computer) required
• Demonstrated proficiency with basic manufacturing tools such as Lean, Six-Sigma, problem solving/decision making
• Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office (i.e. Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, PowerBI, etc.)
• Ability to lead and work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to support customer and manufacturing requirements
Additional Information:
Physical Demands:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; reach at or above shoulder level; grip; and use hands to handle and feel. The employee is frequently required to walk; stoop; lift; carry; push; pull; and grip. The employee is frequently required to lift/carry up to 35 pounds. The employee is frequently required to push/pull up to or greater than 35 pounds. The vision requirements include far and close vision with depth perception and color discrimination. While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to listen and to talk.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to noise and frequently exposed to dust.
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