What you'll do:

You'll take on plant-level projects focused on process optimization, improving quality, reducing lead times, continuous improvement, cost savings, and delivering exceptional customer value. You'll apply critical thinking to analyze data, solve complex problems, and make informed operational decisions that drive measurable results. Expect to sharpen your expertise in lean manufacturing and data-driven decision making, leveraging tools like time studies, KPIs, and root cause analysis, while building business and financial acumen tied to productivity and cost performance.

On the shop floor, you'll develop frontline leadership skills as you support and guide hourly manufacturing teams, using emotional intelligence, adaptability, and resilience to build strong relationships and foster a collaborative, high performing environment. You'll lead and contribute to cross-functional initiatives, including new product introduction, manufacturing readiness, and continuous improvement efforts, applying structured program management and change leadership principles to drive adoption and sustain results. Through hands-on problem solving, standardization, and engagement in daily management systems, you'll help enable safe, efficient operations while strengthening your ability to influence, lead change, and deliver lasting operational impact.

The Early Career Leadership Development Program - Plant Operations Management is a three-year immersive program with 2 rotations:

Rotation 1:

• Assignment (1 year) : Manufacturing Engineer
• Assignment (1 year): Continuous Improvement (CI)

Rotation 2:

• Final Assignment: Manager of People: Front Line Leader

All participants will have the opportunity to gain hands on manufacturing experience, hold a manager of people position, receive yellow and green belt certifications, and participate in a functional and leadership learning curriculum series.

After completion of the program, your experience and newly acquired skills could lead you in a variety of leadership career paths within manufacturing and operations.

Qualifications:

Required (Basic) Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or master's degree in engineering from an accredited institution, with a graduation date before August 2027
• Minimum overall cumulative GPA of 2.8
• Minimum of one internship/co-op experience or an equivalent of 3 months of manufacturing experience completed at the time of this application (excluding research)
• 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.
• Must be geographically flexible to relocate within the United States

Preferred Qualifications and Interests:

• Bachelor's or Master's Degree in Industrial and/or Mechanical Engineering
• Overall cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher
• Interest or previous experience in manufacturing
• Passion for data-driven problem solving and decision making
• Familiarity with root cause analysis methods
• Exposure to lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
• Ability to analyze processes and improve performance
• Strong teamwork and cross-functional collaboration
• Basic business and financial understanding
• Excited by manufacturing systems

Position Criteria:

Position Criteria:

• Interest in pursuing a career as a leader of people in operations
• Transportation to and from the worksite and for incidental business travel is the responsibility of the participant; however, expenses for required and approved business travel (not including the worksite) will be reimbursed
• This role may include travel (up to 25%) within a local region and internationally as determined by the assignment manager

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