Materials Operations Manager

Eaton South Molton

Nestled in the heart of Devon, UK, the South Molton plant is home to a team of over 400 talented professionals, driving excellence in aerospace manufacturing. With a proud history dating back to 1973, this facility has grown into a powerhouse of precision engineering, delivering high-quality components to some of the world's most renowned aerospace brands.

What makes South Molton unique? Our one-of-a-kind investment casting foundry, established in 1975, sets us apart from all other Eaton Aerospace plants. Today, our focus is on designing, manufacturing, and testing top-tier aerospace components, ensuring safety, reliability, and cutting-edge innovation.

We proudly collaborate with industry giants like Airbus, Boeing, Embraer, and Augusta Westland, with our main customer being Eaton's Titchfield facility in Hampshire, UK. If you're looking for a dynamic environment, world-class engineering, and the opportunity to shape the future of aerospace, South Molton is the place to be!

What you'll do:

The Material Operations Manager is responsible for managing the internal materials & scheduling processes required inside the Eaton South Molton facility in order to drive the maximum adherence to the Master Production Schedule provided by the Network Planning team through Integrated Business Planning.

This role is responsible for the following core processes:

Scheduling production in the short-term horizon based on the Sales and Operations Execution and Master Production Scheduling.

Maintaining Inventory Accuracy through accurate cycle counting

Movement of materials through the facility

Internal receipts, storage, distribution, and transportation

Manage logistics activities for the site

Responsible for managing materials flow and transactions inventory to support the plant's operations by deploying lean material flow

Responsible for generating short-term production scheduling aligned with the plan defined by the Network

Responsible for monitoring execution of production schedule defined by the Network (schedule labor on factory floor, monitor execution of the production plan)

Responsible for escalation of material availability to the COE and Network teams

Drive forecast attainment aligned with the MPS resulted from the integrated business planning

Execute shipment schedule aligned with the customer priority dates aligned with the network and customer service team

Champion and deploy continuous improvement leveraging tools such as internal assessments (MMA, OPA), visual management, standard work, and value stream mapping

Responsible for maintaining target inventory levels and meeting OTD goals for both internal and external customers and overall freight targets (including premium freight) aligned with the plan defined by the network

Responsible for plant-owned data health activities including, MRO, shipping and receiving, part movements, production scheduling

This role is a point of contact to escalations related to execution of the overall MPS.

Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree

Minimum five (5) years' combined experience in Materials, Operations and/or Supply Chain Management within a manufacturing environment

Minimum three (3) years of Leader of People experience

Skills:

Experience in supporting cross-functional SIOP and Inventory management processes.

Technical knowledge of forecasting techniques, bill of material structuring, and scheduling execution

MRP/ERP knowledge, preferably in Kinaxis Rapid Response / Maestro & MFG-Pro

In-depth knowledge of plant manufacturing processes and value streams from raw materials to finished product

Strong leadership and communication skills

Ability to motivate team members to drive for results

What We Offer

Competitive compensation and benefits package

Challenging projects in dynamic collaborative team

We make your aspirations matter - Eaton encourages internal promotion, whenever possible

We make your growth matter - We invest in our employees for the long term - not just with salary and benefits, but with ongoing learning and development opportunities made available through Eaton University.

We make your contributions matter - reliability, safety, efficiency, and sustainability are at the core of our dedication to improving people's lives and the environment through power management technologies.

We make your wellbeing matter - We put your health and safety first. Wellness at Eaton is more than a program, it's about changing the environment by offering the right tools to help empower employees to make that happen.

We are committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for job applicants and employees. Our recruitment processes use balanced selection criteria and avoid unlawful discrimination against applicants on the basis of their age, color, disability, marital status, national origin, gender, gender identity, genetic information, race or racial origin, religion, sexual orientation or any other status protected or required by law.

The successful applicant will be in contact with US ITAR controlled technology, goods and information. As a condition of employment, employees with access to US ITAR controlled technology and goods may be required to undergo an additional screening process as part of the recruitment process.

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