Plant Manager

Eaton's EPG LAC Latin AmericaCaribbean Division division is currently seeking a Plant Manager. This position is onsite for our Porto Feliz, Br. It requires 10% travel.

Job Summary

As a member of Eaton's Executive Leadership Team, the Plant Manager leads the overall performance of the manufacturing site, with responsibility for P&L, operational excellence, and long-term growth. This role drives improvements in safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity, and financial results through the Eaton Business System (EBS), while fostering a high-performance, inclusive culture and ensuring alignment with corporate and divisional strategies to achieve world-class manufacturing performance.

What you'll do:

Essential functions:

• Manage both operational leadership team and functional staff including Quality, Finance, Continuous Improvement, Environmental Health & Safety, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Engineering and Maintenance.
• Act with analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills to drive results within tight deadlines with changing priorities.
• Utilize Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools to lead cost improvement analysis and implement actionable, measurable plans.
• Champion a workplace focused on Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) to drive a zero-incident culture.
• Work collaboratively to end cost improvement analysis and implement actions.
• Foster a culture of early detection and escalations across the site to reduce cost, drive efficiency and ensure compliance.
• Partner with Human Resources to drive a talent management strategy, developing a capable team leader to build a strong succession plan within and outside your organization.

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Business Management or related field from an accredited institution required.
• MBA Master degree in administration from an accredited institution preferred.
• Extensive experience in Manufacturing Management positions experience in related industry and previous experience as plant manager or operations
• Leadership experience within a manufacturing environment
• Proficiency in Portugues and English. Spanish communication skills preferred.

• Experience in Lean Manufacturing Techniques; such as, Including Just-In-Time / One-Piece Flow / Mixed-Model / Kanban / Minimum Inventory manufacturing.
• Safety/Environmental compliance experience.
• Experience in methods and good industrial engineering practices; especially, front-line leadership experience.
• Basic knowledge of Supply chain managementKnowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Project Management) including ERP required.

• The successful candidate must possess a good understanding of administrative knowledge of accounting, budgeting, forecasting, capital expenditure analysis, and wage and salary administration.
• Knowledge of governmental/utility requirements for the facility preferred.
• Experience in labor/management negotiation and grievance procedures preferred.