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Operations Manager

Eaton Corporation

Cleveland, TNJob$113–165K/yrSeen 3 days agoSeen in employer's feed 3 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
$113–165K/yr
Location
Cleveland, TN
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree

Job overview

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is seeking an Operations Manager to direct overall value stream operations and optimize productivity, labor targets, quality, and customer service. The role oversees plant performance, improvement initiatives, production programs, and personnel development. Relocation assistance is available to candidates living outside a 50-mile radius of Cleveland, Tennessee.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Industry 4.0Analytical SkillsProblem SolvingDecision MakingEaton Lean SystemsContinuous ImprovementPersonnel Development

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree5+ Years Manufacturing Experience3+ Years People Management ExperienceEngineering Bachelor's DegreeMaster's Degree

Benefits

Relocation Assistance
Medical Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Eaton’s ES AMER ARS division is currently seeking a Operations Manager. Relocation assistance will be provided for any candidate residing outside a 50-mile radius of Cleveland, TN!

The expected annual salary range for this role is $113000 - $165000 a year.

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.

What you’ll do:

The Operations Manager will plan, organize, staff, direct and control the overall value stream operation to optimize productivity, labor targets, quality and customer service.

Job Responsibilities

  • Develop and monitor departmental and individual goals, objectives and growth to improve plant performance.

  • Plan, develop and install new Industry 4.0 technology and concepts for improvement of our High 5 metrics

  • Utilize analytical skills for problem solving and decision making.

  • Coordinate all projects and production programs in support of divisional and plant objectives. Drive improvement efforts using tools such as Eaton Lean Systems and Continuous Improvement Framework.

  • Plan, select, appraise and develop personnel in support of the plant objectives and in line with corporate processes and expectations.

  • Clearly communicate the progress of major plant activities to the Plant Manager and Staff.

  • Maintain a safe work environment by providing a facility, manufacturing methods, tools and equipment that comply to state and federal regulations and Eaton’s MESH requirements.

  • Implement and/or support all programs that will achieve a prescribed productivity improvement.

Qualifications:

Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelors degree from an accredited institution

  • Minimum of 5 years experience in a manufacturing environment

  • Minimum 3 years experience managing people

  • 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:

  • Bachelors degree in Engineering from an accredited institution; Masters degree from an accredited institution

All positions may require participation in video and in-person interviews as part of the hiring process. All candidates will be evaluated based on job-related competencies, and all candidates’ privacy rights and data security will be protected in accordance with applicable laws.

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 applicant's 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.

Eaton believes in second chance employment. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction history will be considered regardless of their arrest or conviction history, consistent with the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act and other local laws.

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.

To request a disability-related reasonable accommodation to assist you in your job search, application, or interview process, please call us at 1-800-836-6345 to discuss your specific need. Only accommodation requests will be accepted by this phone number.

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 (https://www.youreatonbenefits.com/candidates) 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.

How this job compares

Set against the 8,174 open Operations Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 8, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$113–165K/yr
  • Tennessee median$79–116K/yr96 salary ranges
  • US median$84–116K/yr4,731 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $139K, is 45% above the Tennessee median midpoint ($96K) — in the top quarter of Operations Manager salary ranges in Tennessee.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 183 open Operations Manager jobs in Tennessee and 8,174 across the US. 2% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Tennessee
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Operations Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 4 years at the median (6,178 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,654 of the 8,174 open Operations Manager jobs (20%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 8, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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