Plant Manager
EatonWhat you’ll do: Eaton's Electrical Sector Americas - ARS/Fibrebond division is currently seeking a Plant Manager for its manufacturing operations in Minden, Louisiana. This role is a critical member of the site leadership team and is responsible for leading safe, high-quality, on-time, and cost-effective operations. Relocation assistance is available to candidates currently residing in the U.S. In this role, you will lead the Minden manufacturing site and its leadership team. You will drive strategic and operational initiatives including plant P&L, growth strategy, capacity, execution, and the direction of the team to meet and exceed short- and long-term business goals. You will foster an environment of engagement and inclusion for all employees and act with advocacy, empathy, and accountability. Fibrebond, an Eaton company, designs and manufactures pre-integrated modular buildings and power enclosures that protect mission-critical equipment for data center, industrial, utility, and communications customers. Headquartered in Minden, Louisiana, Fibrebond is known for its engineered-to-order solutions that support complex infrastructure projects across North America. In 2025, Fibrebond was acquired by Eaton, expanding Eaton's modular solutions portfolio while preserving Fibrebond's strong engineering expertise, customer focus, and manufacturing operations in Louisiana. What you’ll need: Develop short- and long-term plans in alignment with the strategic plan and annual profit plan objectives to drive superior operational performance and financial results. Lead the operational management team and functional staff including Quality, OPEX, EHS and Supply Chain. Establish objectives and drive Key Performance Indicators across the organization ensuring continuous improvement. Emphasize utilization of Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools (Kaizen, VSM, 5S+) to lead cost improvement Establish and manage inventory to profit plan, driving improved and sustainable processes; execute the Supply Demand Planning (SIOP), drive ownership and collaboration across all stakeholder groups; generate forecasts that meet customer expectations. Champion a workplace focused on Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) to drive a zero-incident safety culture. Focus on Quality, early detection and escalations across the site to reduce cost, drive efficiency and ensure compliance. Create a culture of exceeding customer expectations, ensuring that the organization is highly responsive to customer needs. Demonstrate the ability to be innovative by developing and implementing creative solutions to complex problems, fostering a culture of innovation and continuously seeking opportunities for improvement. Partner with Human Resources to drive talent management, learning, communication, and development strategies. Champion and advocate for a winning plant culture aligned with the Eaton Culture Model Qualifications: Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited institution 10+ years of experience with progressive levels of accountability and responsibility in roles focused on manufacturing, supply chain, finance, OPEX and/or related support functions in a manufacturing environment. 5+ years of people-management experience Must be able to travel as business needs require. 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. Preferred Qualifications: MBA from an accredited institution Previous experience leading a complex engineered-to-order manufacturing operation through growth, capacity expansion, operational transformation. Plant P&L leadership experience with strong business acumen. 3+ years of experience as a leader of leaders. Additional Information This role will be based at our Fibrebond manufacturing plant in Minden, LA. Reloc…