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Eaton · 2 days ago

Lead Continuous Improvement Engineer

Richmond, VA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid, Senior Level

$94K/yr - $138K/yr

3+ years exp

Eaton’s Electrical division is seeking a Lead Continuous Improvement Engineer to join their Operational Excellence team. This role is essential in driving the Eaton Business System, enabling waste reduction and improving operational performance through collaboration with various departments.

Electric Vehicle

No H1B

Responsibilities

Drive Eaton Business System (EBS) and Continuous improvement framework (ECIS)

Apply Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodology and structured problem solving tools (A3, DMAIC, 8D, RCCA) to eliminate waste and strengthen process capability

Lead & coach operational improvement events - Kaizen, Gemba, rapid improvement events, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Standard work deployment, Material flow optimization and 5S+ activities with multi-functional teams from concept to implementation

Support OpEx strategy deployment aligned to High 5 metrics

Support annual profit planning activities, capacity walk inputs and waste-out project pipelines

Identification & Execution of CI project delivering measurable cost savings, best practice sharing, productivity gains and efficiency improvements across value streams or transactional processes

Train, coach and influence cross functional teams in Lean tools and CI behaviors

Initiate, develop, and lead capital improvement projects including manufacturing equipment, facility enhancements and new product start-ups

Qualification

Lean ManufacturingSix SigmaContinuous ImprovementEaton Business SystemSAPMRP systemsCoachingProblem SolvingTeamworkCommunication

Required

Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution

Two (2) years of experience combined in either manufacturing engineering, continuous improvement, operations management

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