Eaton’s Electrical Sector is currently seeking a Continuous Improvement Engineer to join our team. This position is based at our Santa Ana, CA location.
The Continuous Improvement Engineer will report to the Continuous Improvement Manager supporting the development and execution of the continuous improvement strategy, which includes deployment and training on the Eaton Lean System, Operations Assessment (OpA) and Continuous Improvement Framework (CIF).
The expected annual salary range for this role is $82,000 - $120,000 a year.
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.
- Lead and facilitate Continuous Improvement initiatives to eliminate waste through lean principle deployment to enhance the overall effectiveness of operations and customer satisfaction.
- Assist in the development and execution of strategic plans for implementation of continuous improvement activities.
- Develop business cases and executive summaries for continuous improvement projects that support the priorities established by the Annual Operating Plan.
- Drive implementation and utilization of Eaton’s Continuous Improvement Framework, Lean Tools, Six Sigma methodology, I4.0 Solutions and Digitalization.
- Assist in training and development of personnel by mentoring team members, team leads, and facilitators for projects. Additionally, maintain role as mentor to other Manufacturing members.
- Assemble, verify, and analyze the data and results from CI initiatives, prepare reports and present findings.
- Contribute to plant cost out objectives, particularly through labor productivity improvements.
- Investigate and develop understanding of new technologies and processes to be able to assess these from a broad perspective in terms of the impact to the total business.
- Collaborate with manufacturing engineers to design, develop, justify and guide the installation of new engineering concepts, equipment, tooling, processes and systems through procedures so that optimum manufacturing cost can be achieved and maintained.
- Participate in local and divisional committees, teams, and councils that function to improve current technologies and business practices and develop a vision for future technologies and business strategy.
- Facilitate the Continuous Improvement Council to communicate implementation status, provide projects updates, and prioritize projects and resources.
- Coordinate OPEX related self-assessments.
Required (Basic) Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution
- At least 1 year of CI related working experience, preferably within a manufacturing environment
- Eaton will not consider applicants for employment immigration sponsorship or support for this position. This means that Eaton will not support any CPT, OPT, or STEM OPT plans, F-1 to H-1B, H-1B cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from accredited institution
- 2+ years of manufacturing experience
- Trained through Kaizen-based training courses for all the Lean tools
- Experience leading Kaizen events
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Excellent knowledge of engineering problem solving and quality techniques as well as sound understanding of production, inventory, financial principles
- Excellent working knowledge of lean manufacturing and JIT
- Demonstrated project management experience
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and PowerBi
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This posting will remain open until filled.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution
- At least 1 year of continuous improvement-related work experience, preferably in a manufacturing environment
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering
- 2 or more years of manufacturing experience
- Training through Kaizen-based courses covering Lean tools
- Experience leading Kaizen events
- Six Sigma Green Belt
- Knowledge of engineering problem-solving and quality techniques
- Understanding of production, inventory, and financial principles
- Working knowledge of lean manufacturing and JIT
- Demonstrated project management experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Power BI
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