**Eaton is seeking a Plant Manager for its Electrical Sector in the Industrial Control Division.
**The Plant Manager will be located in Juarez, MX, and is the site leader for a new start-up manufacturing operation.
This exceptional leader will hold responsibility for profitability, safety, quality, productivity, materials management, delivery, training and continuous improvements.
They will provide oversight for all capital requirements; and will be directly responsible for implementation and financial accountability.
**Position Overview**:
Making what matters work at Eaton takes the passion of every employee around the world.
We create an environment where creativity, invention and discovery become reality, each and every day.
It's where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential—and where you can help us reach ours.
This is a unique opportunity to lead the effort to build a team and an entire operation from the ground up.
**Essential Functions**:
When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we - as individuals and as a company - are stronger.
The Plant Manager leads and coordinates, in accordance with company policies and division procedures, the plant staff organizations so that safety, production, quality and product requirements are met, costs are within budgetary standards, and best manufacturing practices are utilized in the maintenance and conservation of equipment and facilities.
The Plant Manager is responsible for developing and maintaining a highly effective partnership with the product line team that resides in Menomonee Falls, WI in order to meet and exceed customer expectations.
- Sets overall plant policies and procedures to ensure effective operations consistent with the Eaton Business System, Values and Philosophy
- Coordinates and directs through managers, all functions of facility operations, including but not limited to Manufacturing, Engineering, Safety, Quality, SCM, OpEx, HR and Finance
- Aligns operational objectives with the overall business objectives to ensure a strategy-focused workforce
- Directs and mentors the plant leadership team in the performance of their respective roles and consistent with the Eaton Leadership model
- Fosters an environment which promotes Eaton's goals, encourages continuous improvement, and builds customer relationships
- Drives the compliance to the ethics policy and holds others accountable for ethical conduct
- Develops controls and critically reviews results of operations to planned objectives
- Accountable for the day-to-day decisions that directly impact the quality, efficiency, and profitability of the overall plant
- Maintains a workforce of highly motivated employees with a morale that is conducive to high levels of employee engagement
- Attracts, selects, develops, trains, coaches, appraises and motivates managers and other personnel for key staff positions and the facility
- Establishes interfaces with Divisional/Corporate management to assess customer needs and assures accurate project or program technical direction for operations engineering and manufacturing
- Assures timely and relevant communications to and from all levels.
This includes assuring communications between affected reporting areas and to related departments.
Responsible for establishing systems that would enhance intra
- and inter-departmental communications
- Works in close partnership with the marketing function to drive service and growth in the business
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**Qualifications**:
**Basic Qualifications**:
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution.
- Minimum 10 years of manufacturing leadership experience
- Minimum of 3 years' experience leading people
- Fluent in English and Spanish
**Preferred Qualifications**:
- MS or MBA degree preferred
- Lean Six Sigma and/or continuous improvement experience
- Demonstrated written, verbal, and interpersonal communications skills
- Ability to effectively and confidently communicate ideas, concepts, and programs to all levels of the organization
- Demonstrated success in effectively and confidently providing leadership to employees in a constantly changing environment
- Must be able to effectively and confidently communicate and coordinate project assignments with employees, customers and suppliers at all levels of their respective organizations
- Fluent in Spanish
**Position Criteria**:
- Exemplify Eaton's leadership attributes.
- A thorough understanding of financial practices and financial statements is required, including capital equipment analysis, cost accounting, budgeting, project cost analysis, maintenance analysis, and organizational techniques
- A demonstrated ability to drive change and successfully lead and implement the change activities
- Working knowledge of information systems, human resources and driving key projects and plant initiatives
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Proficiency in busines