Global Director, Manufacturing Excellence

About the role:

For someone who loves the execution of production systems, this role offers the opportunity to influence manufacturing excellence at a global scale. As Global Director, Manufacturing Excellence, you would help translate Eaton’s manufacturing operating system into sustainable execution across its global manufacturing network. You would work closely with operations leaders to coach teams, build capability, accelerate site maturity, and scale the practices that are working best. It is an opportunity to shape not only the production system, but how it comes to life across the enterprise.

• This role may sit remotely within the United States.

What you will do:

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert for Eaton Production System (EPS), accountable for EPS architecture, procedures, validation gates, change control, and global deployment system.
• Facilitate decisions across business and functional stakeholders, resolve conflicting requirements, prepare governance recommendations, and maintain alignment between EPS, EBS (all systems like: EHS, EQMS, ECIS, SIOP, etc, OpA, and other enterprise initiatives).
• Develop and maintain enterprise frameworks, standard work, implementation playbooks, training materials, and best practices to accelerate deployment and sustainment of manufacturing capabilities.
• Provide hands‑on coaching and advisory support to site leadership teams during implementation, helping identify gaps, remove barriers, and accelerate achievement of target operating models.
• Assess site maturity and implementation readiness, recommending improvement plans and deployment strategies tailored to business needs and operational challenges.
• Leverage operational and performance data to identify trends, share best practices, and guide sites in strengthening execution of manufacturing fundamentals and continuous improvement activities.
• Facilitate knowledge sharing across businesses and regions, creating mechanisms to replicate successful practices and drive consistency across the global manufacturing network.
• Collaborate with IT, Operations, Quality, EHS, Supply Chain, and Engineering teams to ensure manufacturing excellence tools, processes, and systems are deployed effectively and integrated into daily operations.
• Support the ongoing evolution of Eaton Production System (EPS) by incorporating deployment learnings, site feedback, and industry best practices into future standards and methodologies.
• Act as a trusted advisor to business and plant leaders, influencing adoption of enterprise manufacturing standards through expertise, coaching, and collaboration rather than direct operational ownership.

Qualifications:

Education level required:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution

Years and area of experience required

• Minimum of 10 years’ professional experience working in global Manufacturing environment
• Senior plant/operations experience and demonstrated deployment of a manufacutring operating system across multiple sites

Technical knowledge

• In depth knowledge of Manufacturing Operating System such as TPS (Toyota Production System)
• Lead cross‑functional governance
• Proven track record influencing and driving complex and large‑scale organizational change
• Track record of effectively balancing operational and strategic priorities to ensure seamless delivery
• Collaborative and team‑work focused style a must
• Experience navigating a highly matrixed global organization to execute HR strategy
• Exposure across technology, manufacturing and power management industries a plus
• Able to cooperate and influence in a matrix organization
• Deep understanding of industry best practices and a commitment to continuous improvement

Additional Information:

• This role may sit remote, within the United States.
• This role will require up to 50% travel (domestic & international)
• Eaton will not provide employment‑based immigration sponsorship for this position now or in the future, including H-1B, TN, O-1, OPT, CPT, STEM OPT, or related employment authorization sponsorship.
• Relocation will not be offered for this position.

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At Eaton, we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract, engage, and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $182000 - $266000 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. 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.

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