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Plant Manager

Eaton


Job Location:

Davenport, IA - USA

Yearly Salary: $ 182000 - 266000
Posted: 27 May 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 19 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy
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Job Summary

Eatons Aerospace Business is hiring a Plant Manager for one of their largest facilities in North America. This position will be based in Davenport IA.

Position Overview:

Reporting directly to the Director of Operations the Plant Manager will lead a facility of over 750 employees and have responsibility for all plant management in a union environment. This plant is a leading manufacturer of air-to-air refueling systems environmental systems and actuation primarily for defense markets. It is also an FAA Certified Repair and Overhaul Facility.

The Plant Manager will be responsible for driving strategic and operational leadership driving profit and loss growth strategy and organizational direction to meet and exceed short and long-term business goals. This person will also maintain a workforce of highly motivated employees with a morale that is conducive to performance being measured at or above minimum acceptable levels and drive performance to achieve or exceed financial plans and strategic goals.

Essential Functions:
Emphasize utilization of Lean/Six Sigma manufacturing tools (Kaizen VSM 5S) to lead cost improvement analysis and implement actionable measurable plans.
Manage both operational leadership team and functional staff including Quality Finance Continuous Improvement Environmental Health & Safety Human Resources Supply Chain Engineering and Maintenance.
Act with analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills to drive Key Performance Indicators.
Champion a workplace focused on Environmental Health & Safety (EHS) to drive a zero-incident safety culture.
Foster a Quality culture of early detection and escalations across the site to reduce cost drive efficiency and ensure compliance.
Partner with Human Resources to drive talent management learning communication and development strategies.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum 10 years experience in a manufacturing environment.
Minimum 5 years of manager of people experience.
Legally authorized to work in the US without company sponsorship

Preferred Qualifications:
Aerospace industry experience
Demonstrated knowledge of current manufacturing materials/purchasing and quality assurance methods and practices
Thorough understanding of financial practices and financial statements including capital equipment analysis cost accounting budgeting project cost analysis maintenance analysis and organizational techniques
Ability to drive change and successfully lead and implement these change initiatives
Demonstrated ability to manage direct reports and build organizational capability
Strong communication skills and comfort with facilitating teams/groups and working with all levels in the organization


Eaton Leadership Attributes:
Effectively drives and manages change challenges the status quo and champions new and innovative ideas.
Demonstrates professional presence communicates articulately and confidently.
Effectively leverages functional and cross-functional resources to solve problems improve processes and meet objectives.
Demonstrated written verbal and interpersonal communications skills.
Demonstrated success in effectively and confidently providing leadership to employees in a constantly changing environment.

Education:
An undergraduate degree is required. A Masters degree is preferred.

Compensation:
Eaton recognizes this role as a critical position within the corporation and will create a compelling package consisting of a base salary employee incentive compensation. long term incentive and complete benefits.

Location:
This position will be based in Davenport IA.

At Eaton we strive to provide compensation and benefits that attract engage and retain the best talent. This includes competitive pay and a variety of benefit programs for eligible employees. The expected annual salary range for this role is $182000 - $266000 a year. This role is also eligible for a variable incentive program. 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.

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 applicants 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.

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 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.


Required Experience:

Manager


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Eaton is a diversified power management company providing energy-efficient solutions that help our customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power. The company is a global technology leader in electrical products, systems and services for power quality, distrib ... View more

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