Eaton’s Hydraulics division is currently seeking a Senior Manufacturing Engineer to join our team. This position is based at our Searcy, AR facility.  Relocation assistance will be provided.

Position Overview:

The Senior Manufacturing Engineer is responsible for major industrial and/or manufacturing engineering accountability for comprehensive responsibilities including trouble-shooting manufacturing methods, processes, tooling, computer numeric controls programming, and other activities that affect the assigned area.

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.

In this function, you will:

• Develop and implement new or modified manufacturing methods in assigned area to reduce production costs and improve efficiency
• Review, maintain and create operational standards and keep the information up-to-date in the appropriate system
• Lead continuous improvement teams (CIT) in continuous improvement framework
• Investigate and analyze production methods, processes and operations to determine manufacturing modifications that will increase production efficiency and reduce costs
• Review the design of product components and parts and recommend design changes that will facilitate product manufacturing, reduce costs, exploit the advantages of new materials, etc.
• Observe and analyze high scrap or rework operation to determine causes.  Advise concerned personnel of the results and recommend/ implement solutions to problems
• Compile pertinent cost, manpower efficiency, machine capability, space utilization, material handling, etc., to support new manufacturing methods or modification recommendations
• Prepare data package including layouts, equipment quotations, and written justifications for capital appropriation requests as required for process/efficiency improvements
• Conduct studies to prepare and recommend new and revised operating procedures to maintain control, improve operations, and facilitate processing
• Analyze, develop, recommend and justify tooling requirements for assigned lines.  Approve the procurement implementation, and utilization of tools
• Compile and analyze significant data relative to the solution of manufacturing problems and/or cost reduction studies, i.e., vendor capabilities and fabrication costs to determine the economics and feasibility of ‘make or buy’ decisions; the correlation of product design requirements with manufacturing operations and capabilities; the economics of maintaining inventory levels based on machining cost per volume, etc.
• Prepare and submit manufacturing cost estimates and substantiating data for review and approval
• Coordinate program/ project management activities related to growth or change

 

Eaton has announced it has reached an agreement to sell its Hydraulics Business to Danfoss A/S. This transaction is expected to be completed by the end of Q1 in 2021 and this position is expected to remain with the Hydraulics Business and would transfer to Danfoss A/S. upon close.  The compensation and benefits that will initially be offered for this position are based on Eaton’s plans, programs and practices.  If you are offered and accept this position and are actively employed by the Hydraulics Business when the transaction closes, Danfoss A/S will provide further details to employees concerning compensation and benefits at that time.

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

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Qualifications

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering from an accredited institution
• Minimum of three (3) years of manufacturing engineering experience
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship. 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in CNC programming
• Experience in developing / utilizing Microsoft Project
• Program management certification

  Position Success Criteria :

• Comprehensive knowledge of all manufacturing engineering and manufacturing activities including processing, computer numeric controls programming for lathes, machining centers and grinders, tooling, plant layout, work flow, manufacturing cost control and reduction
• Ability to evaluate manufacturing problems in team format and prepare financial justification data and submit capital requisitions for new and improved equipment
• Thorough knowledge of manufacturing in order to analyze, evaluate and determine solution to a wide variety of problems that may affect the assigned area
• Human relations skills to direct processing personnel and to work with other plant supervisory personnel.
• Technical writing ability.  May require familiarity with military, company, or international specifications and appropriate format

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: North America – US/Puerto Rico
Organization: HYD PMC Power Motion Control

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