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Mechanical Workshop Department Leader

AT Eaton
Eaton

Mechanical Workshop Department Leader

Ankara, Turkey

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Our site in Ankara offers a fantastic learning environment and a vibrant array of career opportunities spanning medium-voltage product design, manufacturing, and sales.

Combining agile R&D with internationally recognized test facilities, our team has the resources, speed, and flexibility to adapt to any customer demand. We support utility providers and renewable energy projects, as well as commercial and residential buildings, with innovative and cost-effective solutions.

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We aspire to be an all-encompassing medium-voltage center of excellence. Our team is currently growing fast as we ramp up our ability to support crucial trends like Industry 4.0, electrification, and the energy transition.

Our work is enabling more agile and energy-efficient manufacturing, as well as driving forward electrification and the transition to smarter power grids dominated by renewables - helping to create a more sustainable future.

Our employees are passionate about continuously improving and reaching their full potential, as well as enabling our facility to do the same. We're always seeking dedicated and adaptable people with skills spanning engineering, sales, marketing, R&D, and manufacturing. If you're curious and love innovating to solve new challenges, join us!

We are looking for a Mechanical Workshop Department Leader to join our team in the Transformer Business Unit.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the Production Team and Processes of the Mechanical Workshop MWS (Welding workshop and Painting Workshop )
  • Take lead of the EHS topics of his/her department such as training, personal protection equipment PPE and machine guarding
  • Following-up of 5S
  • Manage the Department KPIs, such as: Efficiency, Leakage, Inventory
  • Apply Value Stream Mapping
  • Follow-up Lean activities as well as Kaizen activities
  • Follow and Support the Master Production Plan
  • Create and follow the time studies of production process
  • Support Quality A3 Studies
  • Manage a production team of 35 people & 2 Team Leaders
  • Take care of time and attendance sheets
  • Give full support to the related department for taking alternative suppliers into the system
  • Understand the needs of necessary equipment & tools & machines and give full support the to the related department for taking them into the service
  • Compare the designed and produced values of the transformers
  • Follow-up of new ideas and continuous improvement projects
  • Manage the rewarding system,
  • Input production values into SAP
  • Create Standardized Work Instructions and updating them
  • Coordinate the Rough Cut Capacity Planning RCCP
  • Coordinate the full production of Mechanical Workshop MWS (Welding Workshop and Painting Workshop) from the beginning stage to the final stage of dispatch
  • Monitor maintenance of all necessary tools & equipment & machines
  • Take care of Layout studies
  • Get involved in any increase capacity studies

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's Degree preferred Mechanical Engineering, or as secondary preference it can be Industrial Engineering or Electrical Engineering
  • Experience and knowledge in the business of oil type transformer is preferred
  • Knowledge and experience in Mechanical Workshop (welding & painting)
  • Technical knowledge of Low and Medium Voltage systems
  • Strong project-management, commercial & negotiations skills
  • Good communication skills
  • Knowledge of SAP
  • Strong organizational, presentation, communication and time management skills, results driven
  • Ability to work within an international, culturally diverse and matrix based organization
  • IT skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, MS Project)
  • Ready and used to working independently as well as within a team
  • Language capability of both Turkish and English at fluent level

What we offer:

  • Competitive compensation and benefits package
  • Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team
  • 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

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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Client-provided location(s): Sincan/Ankara, Türkiye
Job ID: Eaton-42294SincanAnkara
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Health Reimbursement Account
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • Life Insurance
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • FSA
    • HSA With Employer Contribution
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • On-Site Gym
    • Pet Insurance
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Birth Parent or Maternity Leave
    • Adoption Assistance Program
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Remote Work Opportunities
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • On-Site Cafeteria
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
    • Summer Fridays
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Relocation Assistance
    • Financial Counseling
  • Professional Development

    • Tuition Reimbursement
    • Promote From Within
    • Mentor Program
    • Shadowing Opportunities
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Internship Program
    • Work Visa Sponsorship
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)