Continuous Improvement Supervisor

Eaton's Electrical division is currently seeking a Continuous Improvement Supervisor to join our team in Youngsville, NC.

This role with continuous improvement leader for the site, owning the holistic functional requirements and working strategically on plant level improvements. This role will report directly to Plant Manager and functionally to the Division OpEX Director.

The expected annual salary range for this role is $86,000 - $126,000 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:

• Mentor and lead CI Technicians to support initiatives in manufacturing.
• Document current state metrics such as cycle times, downtime, deficiencies, and WIP to make recommendations for improvement.
• Lead Value Stream Mapping initiatives that capture process steps, systems, hand-offs, bottlenecks, waste and misallocated resources.
• Develop computer simulations to inform layout decisions and lean material flow initiatives.
• Provide lean training to support a culture of continuous improvement.
• Own the site's RIE Roadmap to strategically align with Operational Excellence areas of opportunity, and business vision.
• Develop and implement process standardization, visual controls, process checks and leader standard work through partnering with area operations supervisor and ME.
• Develop knowledge and best practice sharing across site and benchmark best practices across division.
• Create model cells, in conjunction with line ME and operations supervisors to deliver world class metrics.
• Design and deploy digital tier boars for real-time metric tracking and visual enterprise.
• Provide regular ELSS/CI updates to leadership team.
• Drive employee engagement through the Ideas program, own the tracking of submission, the progress, and drive to completion.
• Drive Cost out accountability for the site in alignment to plant's profit plan goals.
• Build Eaton Lean Six Sigma organizational capability and develop ELSS Tools Champions by providing a training plan, and RIE alignment for certifications.
• Ensure maintenance of records and reports, such us RIE event documents, pre-work activities, focus factory files, SW templates, etc.
• Support NPI with manufacturing feasibility and industrialization activities including production layout, materials and costing for new products.
• Lead site's readiness plan for OpA self-assessment and validated OpA assessment by driving action plan according to category open action items.
• Design and develop tooling, shadow boards, etc. to support the assembly and test of products.
• Lead the 5S+, Gemba process, LPA audits
• Champion industry 4.0 initiatives such as AMR/AGV and partner with manufacturing engineering team to deploy PCAT, digital torque tools and visual management systems, as needed.
• Lead initiatives for site improvement within next 5 years timeframe.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Minimum three (3) years experience in CI framework

• Lean Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification
• Knowledge in AutoCAD, PowerBI and simulation software
• Proficiency with components of Eaton Lean Six Sigma, Eaton Business Excellence, EHS, ProLaunch

• No relocation is being offered for this role. Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of Youngsville, NC will be considered. Active Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area.
• 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. #LI-LR1