Production Manager

Overview

You will lead production at the Lakeside facility to achieve safety, quality, and on-time delivery while driving Lean initiatives. The role partners with multiple functions to meet customer requirements and improve factory margins, capacity, and productivity. You’ll champion a high-performance culture, develop production teams, and deploy Eaton’s continuous improvement systems. This position offers the chance to shape operations in a globally recognized aerospace supplier while advancing a zero-incident, quality-focused environment.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Challenging projects in dynamic team
• Internal promotion opportunities
• Investment in employee development via Eaton University
• Focus on reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability
• Wellbeing and health initiatives

Responsibilities

• Direct all production activities to meet customer requirements and world-class performance targets (Safety, Quality, OTD, OTC, past due reduction, productivity, cost).
• Ensure monthly production manning plans and build high-performance teams with clear daily accountability.
• Coach and develop Production Supervisors and teams for accountability, engagement, continuous learning, and succession readiness.
• Improve profit plan through labor productivity, capacity utilization, and inventory performance; enhance overall operational effectiveness.
• Deploy and sustain Lean Manufacturing, Eaton Business System (EBS), and ECIS across manufacturing and supporting functions.
• Lead continuous improvement activities: Kaizen events, value stream work, benchmarking, and EBS tool deployment.
• Improve OpA performance through standard work, controls, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with Environmental, Health, Safety, and Sustainability requirements and promote a zero-incident culture.
• Deliver Quality Leadership Index (QLI) objectives with robust problem-solving, DFMEA/PFMEA analysis, and supplier/customer quality standards.
• Collaborate with Engineering, Program Management, Supply Chain, and Quality on New Product Introduction (NPI) and industrialization.

Key requirements

• Multiple years of related professional and supervisory/managerial experience
• Strong understanding of manufacturing technologies and processes
• Finance concepts for cost reduction and value proposition justification
• Ability to lead cross-functional process improvement teams
• Deep knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and LEAN systems integration
• Familiarity with DFMEA, PFMEA, DFM, PPAP, and controlled processes
• Exposure to ISO 9001, ISO 14001, AS9100, or QS 9000 (plus)
• Safety culture development experience
• Knowledge of materials planning systems (MRP/ERP)
• Understanding of production planning, scheduling, subcontracting, inventory control, and stockroom operations
• Strong communication and collaborative, cross-functional work style
• Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office; Power BI desirable

• Results-driven with a continuous improvement mindset
• Clear, effective communication
• Collaborative team player
• Lean Manufacturing
• Eaton Business System (EBS)
• ECIS

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