Global Director of Operations Interconnect Technologies

The Director of Operations is a member of the ITD Leadership Team and will be charged with engaging cross functional resources to lead a collective effort to drive improvement across the sites under their scope. This role will create and implement disciplined processes and procedures across ITD, particularly related to LEAN Tools, Sales Inventory, Operations and Planning (SIOP), and materials management, and will provide leadership to the organization through a proactive and motivating approach.

The position needs to be based in the US as most of the operation challenges are in North America

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Manage and direct all division manufacturing operations activities to ensure completion of customer and business requirements;

• Manage division and site processes to implement a strong safety culture using the MESH process; Assure that all manufacturing plants meet environmental, health, and safety requirements considering local regulations, Eaton policy and sustainability;

• Assists company leaders and senior staff member in the development and formulation of long and short term planning, policies programs and objectives;

• Implement a standardized Business Operating System to assess division and site Balanced Score Card metrics and coordinate actions to ensure that High 5 goals are met for the division;

• Lead efforts across ITD to implement lean management systems, lean tools and high performance work teams and standardize key processes including materials management and quality systems;

• Establish an operational strategy that supports industry leading performance in cost and execution and aligns to ITD growth objectives;

• Lead projects and initiatives across ITD in support of the manufacturing operations and group strategies;

• Build organization capability through assessment and management of key leadership positions, coaching of operational leaders and strategic development actions;

• Hires, trains, develops and evaluates staff - taking corrective action as necessary and in a timely manager in accordance with company policy;

• Ensures compliance with current federal, state, and local regulations - consulting with the Human Resources Department as appropriate;

• Manage resource investment in organization development, capital equipment and new technology to assure organizational, manufacturing, product and market leadership; and

Qualifications:

Basic Requirements:

• BA/BS in Engineering, Supply Chain, Operations/Manufacturing, Business Administration or a 4-year technical degree in a related discipline from an accredited institution required
• Minimum of 15 years manufacturing operations experience including plant management ideally in the component business
• Minimum of 10 years of experience leading and managing a significant segment/business unit of a large industrial manufacturer or the entire operation of a smaller manufacturer
• Must be able to travel at least 50% of the time domestically and internationally as needed and required Must be able to work in the United States on a continual basis without requiring corporate sponsorshi
• This position requires use of information or access to hardware which is subject to the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).All applicants must be U.S. persons within the meaning of ITAR. ITAR defines a U.S. person as a U.S. Citizen, U.S. Permanent Resident (i.e. Green Card Holder) and have been granted Political Asylum, or Refugee.

Preferred Requirements:

• MBA or MS Engineering preferred
• Previous experience in the Aerospace industry leading in a manufacturing environment is preferred but not mandatory
• Bilingual skills in Spanish is a strong plus. Language skills in French is also a strong plus
• Must have an extensive background in driving continuous improvement activities to improve operational performance including knowledge of lean management systems and lean tools.
• Previous experience in a leadership capacity in and supporting operations in Mexico
• Prior experience with product transitions and leading manufacturing footprint strategy
• Prior experience leading culture transformation and driving change management
• Strong business and financial acumen along with proven customer management/relationship building
• Prior experience leading working in union environment and experiencing collective bargaining negotiations
• Prior experience leading and developing executive level plant leadership talent
• Broad knowledge of key operational systems including sales inventory operations planning (SIOP), materials planning systems (MRP), enterprise resource planning (ERP), and quality systems with diverse experience managing varied and complex manufacturing processes.
• Strong leadership skills along with proven capability to deliver results and build high performance teams.
• Must have a strong operational and financial acumen, executive presence and the ability to lead multiple locations.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

1. Results Orientation. The ideal candidate will have demonstrated the ability to deliver breakthrough results in a challenging business environment. S/he will have introduced substantive improvements to processes, operations, or practices throughout the business and created new solutions and methods to existing problems that have a significant impact on the business. S/he will have routinely implemented best-in-class and leading edge standards on delivering results.

2. Change Leadership. A successful candidate will have taken specific actions to influence and mobilize others to undertake change by personally modeling the changes and acknowledging others to act in line with change. S/he will have publicly tracked the progress of the change programs in order to energize people to participate and continue in the change process.

3. Team Leadership. The successful candidate will have demonstrated the ability to create a sense of team ownership and empower the team to perform by providing coordination across different functions and different regions. S/he will take personal risk in sharing or assigning significant responsibility and leveraging explicit strengths and weaknesses of the team members. S/he will have demonstrated the capacity to reward and recognize employees who take initiatives beyond expectations to advance the performance and deliver against the common goal of the organization.

4. Strategic Orientation. The successful candidate will have the ability to develop a vision and strategy for the ITD operation consistent with the global direction and vision of the business. This strategy and goals will incorporate competitive issues, trends in the industry and key factors influencing the business. S/he will have experience in developing a strategy that covers a range of products and/or markets, and encompasses the full range of organization implications and links with the series of initiatives and priorities that are compelling and logical for the business.

5. People Development. The ideal candidate will have shown the ability to support specific development needs of others and provide practical support to develop those needs with reasons and rationale by sharing not just what to do but why to do it. S/he will systematically and constructively gather individual development input from multiple sources to define development feedback. The candidate also will set specific individual development goals to build the capability of the organization before long-term success and also develop his own successor over the next few years.

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 $198749.97 - $291499.96 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. Please note the salary information shown above is a general guideline only. Salaries are based upon candidate skills, experience, and qualifications, as well as market and business considerations.

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