Mfg Operations/Facilities Manager - #438557

Eaton’s ES AMER PCS division is currently seeking a Mfg Operations/Facilities Manager. This position is based at our Airdrie, AB manufacturing facility.

As a member of the Senior Site Leadership Team, the primary function of the Operations/Facilities Manager is to develop strategic direction and lead key manufacturing processes to ensure engineering and production objectives are aligned with safety, quality and customer requirements. The Operations Manager supports the operation’s strategic plan by providing specific product designs that meet customer order requirements, product quality standards, and product delivery commitments. This role serves as the tactical liaison between the Plant Manager, the engineering team and the production managers/supervisors, while leading others in achieving their organizational goals at the Airdrie facility. In addition, this role directly manages the maintenance and facilities departments.

What You’ll Do

Operations and Engineering:

• Develop and organize engineering and operations capacity plans to support market needs for current and forecasted business.
• Align engineering and production activities to ensure a smooth flow from the time an order enters the front end to when it ships complete from the location.
• Monitor on time performance, cycle time & productivity and implement appropriate continuous improvement.
• Offer day-to-day technical guidance to manufacturing and engineering departments.
• Review new technology and provide consultation and advice to marketing & engineering on plant capabilities.
• Direct the Order Engineering team on providing timely and accurate drawings, materials information, engineering/product support for marketing/GSF and plant manufacturing.
• Direct the Manufacturing Engineering team on product cost improvement, updating and creation of CNC programs, MBM’s, tooling information, standard setup and run times, standard drawings and issuing of ECN’s, NPN’s and product directives.
• Effectively manage large projects from start to finish.
• Work with the production managers/supervisors to develop improvements in production methods, standards, and procedures to ensure effective use of resources.
• Review and evaluate performance, quality and cost improvement objectives for engineering and manufacturing departments.
• Help maintain and support OpA, ISO, EQS, ELSS, MESH and other Eaton related programs.
  
  
  

Facilities And Maintenance

• Oversee the repair of all mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic equipment, machines, and components.
• Manage the facilities/maintenance team to ensure timely response to work orders
• Ensure the maintenance of service equipment, work area, maintenance tool crib and spare parts inventory.
• Develop, deploy, and maintain a TPM program in the facility.
• Oversee the installation of new equipment, movement of machinery and equipment as required, using MESH delegated move plans.
• Oversee the coordination of the work of outsourced mechanical contractors performing work for or within the plant.
  
  
  

Qualifications

Basic (required) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
• Eight (8) years of supervisory experience within a manufacturing, operations, or similar technical environment
• Three (3) years of experience in electrical or mechanical engineering, managing capital projects/improvement activities
• No relocation is offered for this position
• Must be authorized to work in Canada without company sponsorship now or in the future
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior operations experience within the electrical industry
• Project management experience or PMP certification
• Experience with quality control procedures, lean management and continuous improvement techniques
• Strong MS Office skills; PowerPoint, Excel (Advanced), Outlook
  
  
  

Skills

• Exceptional leadership, communication, organizational and interpersonal skills
• Understanding of budgetary process and the ability to manage budgets
• Willingness & ability to challenge the status quo and create a culture of continuous improvement
• Proven ability to partner with all levels of leadership and consistently achieve results in a dynamic manufacturing environment
  
  
  

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

We know that good benefit programs are important to employees and their families. Eaton provides various Health and Welfare benefits as well as Retirement benefits, and several programs that provide for paid and unpaid time away from work. Click Benefits at Eaton Canada / Avantages sociaux chez Eaton Canada for more detail. Please note that specific programs and options available to an employee may depend on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, and the applicability of collective bargaining agreements.

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