Eaton’s ES AMER ARS PDCAD division is currently seeking a Production Lead to join the Wilsonville, OR team!

The hourly rate for this position is $26.00 per hour. This position is also eligible for a variable incentive plan. 

Shift: 6:00am - 3:00pm

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.

Why work at Eaton?

We provide competitive benefits that focus on employee well-being that start on day one! Listed below are programs that are offered by our manufacturing site. Visit Eaton.com for more information.

•    Health, Dental, Vision Insurance

•    Competitive compensation packages

•    Paid parental leave, holidays, and vacation!

•    Healthcare/retirement savings programs with company match, Education/Tuition Assistance Program, Annual Wellness Reimbursement, and more!

Position Overview:

The team lead provides manufacturing expertise, support, and direction within the assigned area. This role partners with the supervisor and VSM to coordinate, facilitate, and motivate team activities to meet or exceed High 5 objectives across safety, quality, delivery, cost, lean, and efficiency. Team leads model Eaton leadership behaviors by setting clear expectations and consistently demonstrating strong safety practices, ethical conduct, operational discipline, urgency, quality focus, standard work, 5S, product knowledge, effective communication, and professional presence.

In this function you will:

• Maintain accurate, up‑to‑date area Tier 1 boards and scheduling tools
• Collaborate with line leads and Production Line Control (PLC) to flex labor within the area as needed
• Coordinate with PLC to flex labor to and from other production lines
• Ensure Tier 1 boards contain current and accurate data, and lead Tier 1 meetings as required
• Train and support team members in effectively running Tier 1 meetings
• Partner with Engineering, Supply Chain, and PLC to identify and resolve production interrupters
• Collaborate with Engineering to resolve drawing issues and discrepancies, and participate in drawing reviews as required.
• Communicate Manufacturing Change Notices (MCNs) and ensure all area documentation is current and accurate
• Perform required quality checks within the area
• Support rework activities and lead teams on major rework projects
• Complete 5‑Why analyses as assigned
• Ensure rework time is accurately documented in the NCR system
• Ensure training is completed and documented for Area-specific skills, 5S+ standards, Kanban processes, Safety observations, required quality checks, DMR/NCR processes, controlled documents, and access to process documentation
• Serve as back‑up for PLC functions as needed
• Maintain area tools and visual controls, including shadow boards
• Utilize Leader Standard Work (LSW) to manage daily activities and priorities

Qualifications:

Required:

• High School Diploma or equivalent from an accredited institution

• Minimum 2 years' experience in a manufacturing production environment
• Experience using Microsoft Excel

• No relocation benefit is being offered for this position.  Only candidates within a 50-mile radius of the work location will be considered.  Active-Duty Military Service member candidates are exempt from the geographical area limitation.

• 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 cap registration, O-1, E-3, TN status, I-485 job portability, etc. 

Preferred:

• Experience with Microsoft Excel for data and metric reporting
• Experience with Gantt Charts and Production Scheduling processes
• Experience working with wiring diagrams, mechanical drawings, schematics, bills of material, and change notices
• KANBAN and inventory allocation systems experience
• Experience with quality control systems and reports 

Position Criteria:

• Able to communicate clearly and give direction to team
• Able to address and resolve problems with minimal supervision
• Ability to develop team and positively influence team morale

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all job applicants and employees. Employment decisions are based upon job-related reasons regardless of an applicant's race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other status protected by law.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance, Act and other local laws.

You do not need to disclose your conviction history or participate in a background check until a conditional job offer is made to you. After making a conditional offer and running a background check, if Eaton is concerned about a conviction that is directly related to the job, you will be given the chance to explain the circumstances surrounding the conviction, provide mitigating evidence, or challenge the accuracy of the background report.

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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 here for more detail: Eaton Benefits Overview. 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.