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Eaton is hiring for a Vice President – Production Strategy position. This position can be based remotely within the United States and 50 percent travel is anticipated.

Position overview:

The VP – Production Strategy reports directly to the EVP, Chief Supply Chain & Operations Officer. This position is a critical leadership role within our Integrated Supply Chain Operations function. This role optimizes and standardizes global shop floor processes across Eaton’s 200+ locations, ensuring efficient operations that meet customer needs and business goals. The VP will lead strategic initiatives, including transitioning to a cost center, implementing Manufacturing Execution System (MES), aligning daily execution principles, and deploying effective OpA across manufacturing sites.

Key responsibilities include:

• Lead and manage all aspects of production process, including cost center definition and transition.

• Develop and understand how manufacturing plants need to be set up from the value stream standpoint to always maximize value.

• Develop and implement strategies to improve productivity, quality, and efficiency on the production floor.

• Monitor and analyze key performance indicators (KPIs) to ensure operational excellence and identify areas for improvement.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineering, quality, and supply chain, to ensure seamless operations and alignment with overall business objectives.

• Responsible for leveraging lean manufacturing principles and best practices, driving continuous improvement initiatives, aligned with improvement opportunities to increase customer value and capacity.

• Ensure processes that comply with safety, quality, and regulatory standards on the shop floor.

• Foster a culture of teamwork, accountability, and efficiency

• Provide leadership, mentorship, and development opportunities for the shop floor management team.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution required

• Minimum fifteen (15) years of experience working in global Manufacturing environments

• Minimum ten (10) years management experience

• Minimum five (5) years multi-site Operational experience

• Experience leading production/shop floor strategies at an enterprise level and/or for a multi billion dollar business with minimum 20 locations

• Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.

Preferred Qualifications:

• In depth knowledge of Manufacturing Operating System such as TPS (Toyota Production System)

• In-depth understanding of shop floor processes, execution and tools, and what great looks like.

• Experience in technology, manufacturing, and power management industries

• Strong financial skills including budgeting, forecasting, and resource allocation

• Understanding of capital investments with experience in managing large projects

• Proven ability to balance operational and strategic priorities

• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, or Agile methodologies

• Project management or process improvement certifications

Position Criteria:

• Proven track record in driving large-scale organizational change

• Experience coaching and advising senior executives on business-critical issues.

• Expertise in efficiency methods, quality metrics, and first pass yields

• In-depth knowledge of logistics and scaling operations while maintaining consistency and quality across different sites

• Ability to assess key processes in manufacturing, identify bottlenecks, improve efficiency, and increase capacity

• Effective collaborator in a global matrixed organization

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 $236997.0 - $347595.6 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._

The application window for this position is anticipated to close on November 3rd, 2025.

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We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click here (https://www.youreatonbenefits.com/candidates) for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.