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Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Continuous Improvement Supervisor. This role will take place out of our facility in Cleveland, TN. Relocation assistance is able to be provided for qualified candidates within the United States.

The Continuous Improvement Supervisor will be responsible for implementing focused Lean concepts in targeted operations that support the needs of the business which will improve productivity, cost out, and reduce the costs of nonconformance. Drive continual improvement in overall product line operations performance through; the application of sound engineering decisions, Lean enterprise philosophies, six sigma technologies, and project leadership.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $83000 - $122000 a year.

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.

What you’ll do:

+ Lead Continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the overall effectiveness of manufacturing operations and achieve operational excellence.

+ Lead or facilitate projects or events such as Rapid Improvement Events, VSM, Continuous Flow, Standardization 5S, Error Proofing, Eliminating Waste, TPM, Business Process Improvements, and Basic Problem Solving.

+ Assist in the development and execution of strategic plans for implementation of continuous improvement based upon lean assessment.

+ Develop business cases and executive summaries for continuous improvement projects that support the priorities established by the Continuous Improvement Council.

+ Drive implementation of Eaton’s CI Leadership Management System (Continuous Improvement Framework).

+ Assist in training and development of personnel by mentoring team members, team leads, and facilitators for projects. Additionally, maintain role as mentor to other Manufacturing members.

+ Assemble, verify, and analyze the results from CI events, prepare reports and present findings.

+ Initiate and prepare specifications for products, equipment, tooling, processes and systems to obtain optimum cost and quality manufacturability.

+ Contribute to plant cost out objectives, particularly through labor productivity improvements.

+ Investigate and develop understanding of new technologies and processes to be able to assess these from a broad perspective in terms of the impact to the total business.

+ Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to design, develop, justify and guide the installation of new engineering concepts, equipment, tooling, processes and systems through procedures so that optimum manufacturing cost can be achieved and maintained.

+ Participate in and exert leadership in local and divisional committees, teams, and councils that function to improve current technologies and business practices and develop a vision for future technologies and business strategy.

+ Provide supervision and direction for Continuous Improvement Tech

+ Facilitate the Continuous Improvement Council to communicate implementation status, provide projects updates, and prioritize projects and resources.

+ Coordinate OPEX related self-assessments.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

+ Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.

+ Minimum of 3 years of manufacturing experience.

+ 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:

+ Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering from accredited institution.

+ Trained through Kaizen-based training courses for all the Lean tools

+ Experience leading Kaizen events

+ Six Sigma Green Belt

Skills:

+ Excellent knowledge of engineering problem solving and quality techniques as well as sound understanding of production, inventory, financial principles

+ Excellent working knowledge of lean manufacturing and JIT

+ Demonstrated project management experience

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