Operations Manager

Eaton's ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Operations Manager - 2nd Shift. What you'll do:

The Operations Manager is responsible for leading the day-to-day manufacturing operations to ensure safe, efficient, high-quality, and cost-effective production. This position provides leadership to production teams, drives continuous improvement, coordinates cross-functional support, and ensures that operational objectives are aligned with business goals and customer expectations. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead day-to-day operations in assigned production areas to meet safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and cost goals.
• Plan, organize and direct production activities to ensure that customer requirements and business objectives are achieved.
• Develop and implement standard operational plans, policies, procedures, and work to improve performance and consistency.
• Monitor key performance indicators, analyze operational results, identify gaps, and implement corrective actions.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives using manufacturing tools such as 5S, Kaizen, visual management, standard work, and waste reduction.
• Ensures compliance with company policies, safety standards, environmental requirements, and applicable regulatory guidelines.
• Lead, train, develop, and evaluate functional team members, supervisors, and production team members to strengthen accountability, capacity, and commitment.
• Coordinate with Quality, Engineering, Maintenance, Materials, Supply Chain, Human Resources and Finance to solve operational issues and support plant priorities.
• Manage workforce planning, staffing levels, overtime, training needs, and resource allocation to support production schedules.
• Support budget management by controlling labor, material usage, waste, overtime, express freight, and other operating expenses.
• Promote a culture of safety, quality, teamwork, discipline, urgency and continuous improvement throughout the operation.
• Prepare and communicate operational reports, performance updates, action plans, and escalation points to plant leadership.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in manufacturing operations, including experience leading engineers, supervisors, and production teams.
• Solid knowledge of production planning, lean manufacturing, quality systems, safety practices and cost control.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, solve complex problems, and promote sustainable performance improvements.
• Experience in managing operational metrics, budgets, staffing plans, and continuous improvement projects.
• Bilingual Spanish - English

Preferred Qualifications

• Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, APICS, PMP, or other relevant operational excellence certifications.
• Experience in a high-volume/low-variety and low-volume/high-variety manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of ERP/MRP systems, capacity planning, root cause analysis, and structured problem-solving methods.
• Experience leading transformation initiatives, cost reduction projects or productivity improvement programs.

Skills:

Key skills and competencies

• Strong leadership, communication, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to influence, coach, and develop teams at different organizational levels.
• Analytical mindset with strong problem-solving skills and data-driven decision-making.
• Customer-centric approach with a strong sense of urgency and accountability.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of safety, quality, delivery, inventory, productivity, and performance cost indicators.

Additional Information:

ISO 14001:2015

• Ensure that the operational controls applicable to your areas are carried out.
• Follow up on questions from the personnel in their charge, a representative of the S.A.A.
• Support compliance with and monitoring of the Environmental Policy.
• Contribute to the achievement of the Environmental Objectives and Goals.
• Support to maintain the S.A.A. for the care of the Environment.
• Carry out the activities established in the Methods and Procedures of the S.A.A.
• Understand the impacts of Environmental Aspects.
• Carry out the provisions of the Operational Controls. All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates' privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws. We are committed to ensurin