Plant Manager

Eaton's Industrial Sector - Filtration Division is currently seeking a Plant Manager to join our team. This position is based at our Langenlonsheim (Germany) manufacturing plant.

What you'll do:

The Plant Manager will provide leadership for the Life Science segment of the Filtration Division. The Plant Manager is responsible for driving strategic and operational leadership at the site. You will drive profit and loss, growth strategy and organizational direction to meet and exceed the short and long-term business goals.

Our Plant leader will foster an environment of engagement and inclusion for all employees and act with advocacy, empathy, and accountability. The Plant Manager would also collaborate with the EMEA leadership team and reporting to the Global Operations Director.

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 day. It's where bold, bright professionals like you can reach your full potential-and where you can help us reach ours.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Manage both operational leadership team and functional staff including Quality, Finance, Continuous Improvement, Environmental Health & Safety, Human Resources, Supply Chain, Engineering and Maintenance.
• Must work consistently to maintain safe and healthy working conditions, to adhere to proper operating practices and procedures designed to prevent injury and illness and to observe all governmental, regional and company safety and health regulations.
• Lead the EatonBusinessSystems (EBS) planning processes for strategic planning, OCA, and profit planning for the Plant.
• Ensure Plant competitive advantage for quality and service excellence is maintained for the customer base.
• Provide support on new product development priorities, pricing actions, and portfolio management.
• Develop plans to achieve world class high five metrics (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Productivity, and Inventory).
• Work collaboratively to end cost improvement analysis and implement actions.
• Drives the plant digital transformation, defining and executes industry 4.0 strategies.
• Implement Eaton process and tools in all functions to further solidify use of OPA at the site.
• Champion on the Business continuity management (BCM) level.
• Create an environment to engage employees and ensure high levels of employee satisfaction.
• Provide leadership and oversight of continuous improvement initiatives (Kaizen 5 S and VSM) , the quality management system, and EHS initiatives aligned with MESH requirements.
• Select, motivate, and develop an employee group that has the skills to achieve business objectives.
• Develop and implement capital plans to support the manufacturing strategy.
• 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.
• Develop plans to increase productivity and continually improve the product cost structure.
• Ensure compliance with all government, financial, environmental, and labor regulations as required.
• Representing Eaton in local organizations and community service activities

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

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree of engineering, manufacturing or supply chain
• 10+ years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in roles focused on Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Finance, OPEX and/or related support functions in a manufacturing/production environment.
• 5+ years of leadership experience developing high performing teams of people.
• Proficiency in German and English languages

Preferred qualifications:

• Degree of Business Administration (MBA) is preferred.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing and Process Variation Reduction (Six Sigma)
• Experience on Paper making, injection molding and assembly operations.
• Knowledge of financial concepts and techniques utilized to establish value propositions of operational changes.
• Other language is beneficial.

Position Criteria:

• Experience in leading change
• Demonstrated knowledge and plant manufacturing operations and business leadership
• Ability to engage and motivate a team to achieve results
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact well with employees at all levels
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail
• Discretion in working with confidential and sensitive materials and situations as well as good business judgment
• Knowledge of local laws, regulations, and standards
• Strong organizational and work management skills
• High energy level and drive for results.
• Is passionate, accountable, efficient, ethical, transparent, and focused on continuous learning.

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.

Client-provided location(s): Bad Kreuznach, Germany

Job ID: Eaton-50107Langenlonsheim

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2025-09-07T18:36:00