Eaton’s Vehicle Group is seeking a Business Team Leader in the new Aguascalientes, Mexico location.

 

Primary Function:

This position is based at our Aguascalientes – Parque Finsa facility.

 

The Production Line Manager is responsible for manage production activities and resources per established practices and/or policies within their operation area to ensure the timely delivery of quality parts that meet or exceed customer expectations. This position is responsible for establishing and maintaining a positive employee relationship environment by adherence to Eaton’s values, ethics and philosophies. This position drives a culture of continuous improvement in Production, Materials management, Manufacturing, Quality, and Safety while utilizing the Eaton Business System (EBS) and the Continuous Improvement Framework (CIF)

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.

 

Essential Functions:

          

A. Proactively implements, promotes and maintains a safe working environment, through diligence in accident prevention, investigation, and equipment maintenance and rule enforcement.  Makes work exciting, engaging and meaningful for all employees.

B. Drives the company's vision and mission by reinforcing ethics, values and quality policies throughout the department of responsibility.

C. Drives continuous improvement programs and manufacturing process improvements by applying appropriate Eaton Business System processes and problem-solving tools such as Eaton Lean System, 8D´s, A3´s and 5S.

D. Sets, communicates, and achieves department goals and objectives and develops and maintains performance metrics as required to drive results and use those results as a tool to identify and initiate process improvements.

E. Fully engages workforce and promotes personal accountability by identifying goals, empowering employees to drive decision making, foster innovation and continuously learn by providing ongoing feedback on employee performance with formal evaluation provided at least annually.

F. Develops product line budget and manages manufacturing expenses within budgetary parameters.

G. Collaborates with Maintenance and Engineering to establish product line capital goals.

H. Develops profit plan and strategic plan details relating to production and support activities.

I. Establishes product line inventory levels and controls inventory to the established goals.

J. Works with plant staff in establishing the strategic plan for the facility.

K. Builds organizational capability to support a high-performance culture.

L. Actively participates in the plant annual objective planning session in order to establish a 3 to 5-year strategic plan for the manufacturing facility and participates EBS Pull and Profit Plan sessions.

When we embrace the different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds that make each of us unique, we — as individuals and as a company — are stronger.

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Qualifications

Basic qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution.
• Minimum 10 years of manufacturing experience
• Minimum 5 years of leadership experience managing people
• Bi-lingual (Spanish and English)

 

Preferred:

• Masters Graduate degree
• Six Sigma Greenbelt or Black belt Certification
• Presentation and facilitation knowledge with skills in teaching, training, and developing employees.
• Experience with lean, six sigma, and/or continuous improvement.
• Project management experience
• Ability to work with internal resources, internal customers, external suppliers, and external customers

 

Additional Information:

Travel may be required (10-40%) – depending on project phase

Opportunity to gain exposure to and work with many cross functional teams

Maintain and demonstrate a good understanding of the Eaton Values and Philosophies, and Eaton Business System

This position requires tenacity in leadership, communication, training, facilitation and interpersonal skills well developed to effectively perform its essential functions.

We make what matters work. Everywhere you look—from the technology and machinery that surrounds us, to the critical services and infrastructure that we depend on every day—you’ll find one thing in common. It all relies on power. That’s why Eaton is dedicated to improving people’s lives and the environment with power management technologies that are more reliable, efficient, safe and sustainable. Because this is what matters.

We are confident we can deliver on this promise because of the attributes that our employees embody. We’re ethical, passionate, accountable, efficient, transparent and we’re committed to learning. These values enable us to tackle some of the toughest challenges on the planet, never losing sight of what matters.

Job: Manufacturing & Operations

Region: Latin America
Organization: VEH NAA North America Auto

Job Level: Individual Contributor
Schedule: Full-time
Is remote work (i.e. working from home or another Eaton facility) allowed for this position?: No
Does this position offer relocation?: Relocation from within hiring country only
Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time