Latam Quality Manager

About the role

Eaton's EPG LAC PD Power Distribution division is creating a new regional Latam Quality Manager position. The role leads the regional Operational Excellence and Quality organization, driving continuous improvement, quality management, cost-out and data/ERP governance across LATAM. It covers Mexico, Central America, the Andean region and Brazil.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the regional Quality and Operational Excellence strategy and deploy the Eaton Business System (EBS)
• Direct regional Quality teams and drive quality performance and compliance
• Lead Continuous Improvement teams and embed a CI culture
• Deploy Lean / Six Sigma programs and operational assessments (OpA)
• Drive cost-out initiatives across the region
• Own unified dashboards, BI data management and analytics, and lead Data and ERP governance
• Drive Industry 4.0 initiatives and support demand analysis / BI for operations
• Standardize quality and CI processes and metrics across plants, and coach OpEx/Quality talent

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related field
• 7-10 years of progressive experience in quality, OpEx or CI
• 5 years of managerial experience leading multi-country teams
• Knowledge of quality management systems, Operational Excellence, Lean/Six Sigma and data analytics
• English and Spanish

Required skills

• Six Sigma Black Belt and/or MBA preferred
• Understanding of ISO quality management systems, Lean/Six Sigma and CI methodologies
• Data / BI, unified dashboards, analytics and ERP data governance
• Industry 4.0 and digital manufacturing, cost-out and OpA methodologies
• Leadership, change management and coaching skills