Manufacturing Operations Manager

Manufacturing Operations ManagerEaton's Protection, Control, & Solutions Group is currently seeking a Manufacturing Operations Manager. This position is located in our Arecibo, PR site as an onsite role.The Manufacturing Operations Manager is responsible for leading production operations across multiple manufacturing processes, including Molding, Screw Machine, Punch Press, Brazing, Plating, and Assembly operations. This role drives operational excellence by ensuring production schedules, quality standards, safety requirements, productivity targets, and customer commitments are achieved while supporting Eaton's business objectives and continuous improvement culture. The position provides strategic leadership for production teams and develops future leaders within the organization.Responsibilities include developing and executing production strategies aligned with the plant's long-term objectives, leading manufacturing operations to achieve quality, capacity, cost, delivery, and productivity goals, driving improvements in operational performance, managing daily production activities and workforce planning to ensure customer requirements are met, monitoring manufacturing processes to ensure compliance with quality standards and product specifications, championing Continuous Improvement initiatives and World Class Manufacturing practices, supporting localization and cost reduction projects, fostering a high-performance culture focused on accountability, teamwork, and employee engagement, developing leadership capabilities and succession plans within the operations organization, collaborating with cross-functional teams to achieve operational excellence metrics and plant objectives, leading production activities to meet business growth requirements and customer demand, and promoting compliance with Eaton policies, procedures, and ethical standards.Environmental, Health & Safety Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with all applicable environmental, health, and safety regulations, promoting and sustaining Eaton's MESH (Management System of Environmental, Safety and Health) culture and requirements, ensuring team members complete required EHS training programs, providing necessary resources to maintain a safe and compliant work environment, and driving initiatives that protect employees, equipment, and the environment.Digital Manufacturing & IIoT Responsibilities include utilizing manufacturing dashboards and digital tools to monitor key operational metrics, supporting implementation and sustainment of Shop Floor Connectivity solutions, ensuring effective usage of TDM and PDES systems within manufacturing operations, and partnering with technology and infrastructure teams to support production systems and workstation performance.Required Qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related Engineering discipline, minimum 10 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, minimum 7 years of leadership or management experience within manufacturing operations, strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, industrial engineering principles, quality systems, and operational excellence methodologies, experience leading large, diverse production teams in a high-volume manufacturing environment, proven ability to drive productivity, quality, cost reduction, and delivery improvements, strong problem-solving, decision-making, and leadership skills, and English and Spanish proficiency sufficient to communicate in a global business environment.Preferred Qualifications include experience with World Class Manufacturing, Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, or Continuous Improvement methodologies, knowledge of digital manufacturing, IIoT systems, and manufacturing execution systems, and experience supporting plant expansions, localization initiatives, or major operational.