Latam Quality Manager

Eaton’s EPG LAC PD Power Distribution division is currently seeking a Latam Quality Manager.

What you’ll do:

Job Summary:

This position exists to lead the regional Operational Excellence and Quality organization, driving a continuous improvement culture, quality management, cost-out and data/ERP governance across LATAM. The role standardizes Lean/Six Sigma deployment, unified dashboards, operational assessments (OpA) and Industry 4.0 (I4.0) initiatives, and owns Business Intelligence / data management and analytics for the operations organization across all sites (Mexico, CAC, Andean and Brazil).

Job Responsibilities:

• A. Lead regional Quality and Operational Excellence strategy and deploy the Eaton Business System (EBS).
• B. Direct regional Quality teams (Mexico, CAC, Andean, Brazil) and drive quality performance and compliance.
• C. Lead Continuous Improvement (CI) teams across the region and embed a CI culture.
• D. Deploy Lean / Six Sigma programs and operational assessments (OpA).
• E. Drive cost-out initiatives across the region.
• F. Own unified dashboards and operations Business Intelligence / data management and analytics (BI Data Management Analyst & Engineer).
• G. Lead Data and ERP governance for the operations organization.
• H. Drive Industry 4.0 (I4.0) initiatives.
• I. Support demand analysis / BI for the operations organization.
• J. Standardize quality and CI processes and metrics across plants.
• K. Build organizational capability, developing and coaching OpEx/Quality talent across the region.

Qualifications:

Education level required / Nivel educativo requerido:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related.
• Six Sigma Black Belt and/or MBA preferred.

Years and area of experience / Años y área de experiencia requerida:

• Working knowledge of quality management systems, Operational Excellence, Lean/Six Sigma and data analytics.
• A minimum of 7-10 years of progressive experience in quality / OpEx / CI.+ 5 years in managerial experience leading multi-country teams.

Technical knowledge / Conocimientos técnicos:

• A thorough understanding of quality management systems (ISO), Lean/Six Sigma and CI methodologies is required.
• Data / BI, unified dashboards, analytics and ERP data governance.
• Industry 4.0 / digital manufacturing.
• Cost-out and operational assessment (OpA) methodologies.
• English and Spanish language capability required.

Skills:

• Strong leadership and analytical / data-driven mindset
• Excellent written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills in English and Spanish
• Change management and coaching skills
• Ability to standardize quality and CI processes across countries
• Hands-on mentality

Additional Information:

Organizational Chart

Supervisor

• Latam Operations Director

Functional Manager (if applicable) / Supervisor Funcional (si aplica)

• Divisional Quality / Operational Excellence

Incumbent (if applicable) / Titular (si aplica)

• New role – TBD (Vacant)

Peers (if applicable) / Compañeros(as) (si aplica)

• Latam Supply Chain Manager, Latam R&D Manager, Latam Customer Operations Manager, Latam PMO Manager, Plant Managers (4)

Direct Reports (if applicable) / Reportes directos (si aplica)

• Quality, CI, BI Data Management Analyst, BI Data Management Engineer

Indirect/Functional Reports (if applicable) / Reportes indirectos o funcionales (si aplica)

• Quality (Mexico, CAC, Andean, Brazil); CI (Mexico, CAC, Andean, Brazil)

Dimensions:

Scope of Responsibilities: Local, regional, etc. / Alcance de las responsabilidades: local, regional, etc.

• Quality across all plants
• Continuous Improvement (CI), Lean/Six Sigma and OpA
• Cost-out initiatives
• Unified dashboards, BI / data management, ERP governance and I4.0

Record any measurable statistics which the position impacts** / Registre todas las métricas medibles que afecten al puesto

• Quality (PPM, cost of quality)
• CI savings / cost-out
• Dashboard adoption / data governance
• Project completion

How many employees does this position have responsibility for (span of control)? / ¿De cuántos empleados tiene responsabilidad este puesto?

• 4 Direct Reports (regional Quality, CI and BI / data management organization)

List any significant changes to the above dimensions if role is being re-evaluated. / Enumere cualquier cambio significativo en las dimensiones anteriores si se reevalúa el rol.

• New role created as part of the LATAM Operations Organization Design to consolidate Quality, C