Manufacturing Manager📣 Job Ad

About Eaton and the Opportunity

Eaton is seeking a Manufacturing Manager to join its team in Dammam. This full-time role is central to our commitment to providing impactful, energy-efficient solutions that shape a sustainable future. At Eaton, we are dedicated to fostering a workplace where ethics, inclusion, diversity, and our people are at the forefront.

Role Summary

The Manufacturing Manager is responsible for leading the site's manufacturing engineering, maintenance, operational excellence, and digital manufacturing functions. This position drives the development, optimization, and standardization of manufacturing processes, supports new product introductions and strategic transfer projects, and leads Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, automation, and Industry initiatives. The role also oversees maintenance and asset management strategies to ensure equipment reliability, operational efficiency, and overall plant performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the site's manufacturing engineering strategy and standards, leading process design, validation, qualification, and optimization.
• Improve process capability using statistical and quality tools, driving FMEA implementation and risk reduction activities.
• Maintain critical manufacturing documentation including routings, Bills of Material (BOMs), work instructions, and labor standards.
• Develop tooling, fixtures, and manufacturing equipment strategies, leading process and equipment standardization initiatives.
• Support capacity planning, line balancing, and layout optimization, and lead root cause analysis and structured problem-solving activities.
• Lead manufacturing readiness for New Product Introduction (NPI), New Product Development (NPD), and Strategic Transfer Projects (STP), ensuring production processes, tooling, and controls are established before launch.
• Deploy Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma programs, leading Kaizen events, Value Stream Mapping, and improvement projects to drive enhancements in OEE, productivity, quality, cost, and delivery.
• Lead Industry , automation, and Operational Technology (OT) initiatives, implementing solutions to improve manufacturing performance and ensuring OT systems comply with cybersecurity requirements.
• Manage manufacturing capital investment projects, including developing business cases, conducting ROI analyses, and supporting equipment selection, installation, and commissioning.
• Lead the maintenance function and asset management strategy, driving preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs and promoting Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Industrial Engineering.
• Minimum of 7-10 years of experience in manufacturing, production, or fabrication environments.
• Demonstrated exposure to Continuous Improvement methodologies (Lean / Six Sigma).
• Proven experience in leading improvement initiatives and driving measurable operational results.
• Fluency in English (spoken and written) is required.

Desired Skills and Attributes

• Strong understanding and application of statistical and quality tools for process improvement.
• Proficiency in Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and operational excellence methodologies.
• Experience with Industry concepts, automation solutions, and OT systems (MES, SCADA, PLC, Industrial IoT).
• Ability to develop business cases and conduct ROI analyses for capital investments.
• Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration skills to foster a culture of accountability, innovation, and operational excellence.

Collaboration and Culture

This role involves working cross-functionally with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Maintenance, Engineering, and EHS teams. The Manufacturing Manager will lead technical decision-making and manufacturing excellence initiatives, promoting a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement across the site.