Lead Change Coordinator Engineer

About the role

Eaton’s Commercial Products and Assemblies (CPA) division is seeking a Lead Change Coordinator Engineer based at the Sumter, SC facility. The position is eligible for a variable incentive program. Relocation assistance is not provided; only candidates within a 50‑mile radius of the facility will be considered, except for active‑duty military service members who are exempt from this geographic limitation. Eaton will not sponsor employment immigration (e.g., CPT, OPT, H‑1B) for this role.

Responsibilities

• Lead coordination of the Change Management process from initiation through closure, ensuring changes are documented, reviewed, approved, implemented, validated, and closed per defined procedure.
• Review change requests for completeness and routing accuracy, verifying required elements such as description, reason, affected product/process/system, risk assessment, approvals, implementation plan, validation requirements, and closure evidence.
• Lead review meetings with Quality, Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, Manufacturing, Program Management, Customer Quality, and other stakeholders to assess risks and impacts.
• Own and maintain the Change Management tracker; monitor open actions, track status, aging, overdue approvals, pending validations, open tasks, escalation items, implementation dates, and closure status.
• Ensure risk and impact assessments evaluate safety, regulatory compliance, customer requirements, CTQs, PFMEA, Control Plan, inspection plans, work instructions, supplier requirements, inventory, production readiness, and validation activities.
• Coordinate approval routing based on change category and risk level, ensuring correct functional approvers are included.
• Support validation and implementation planning, confirming plans include required actions, owners, due dates, containment needs, training requirements, documentation updates, production controls, and validation evidence.
• Drive timely closure by following up with action owners to complete tasks, documentation, communication, and validation before closure.
• Communicate risks and delays to leadership when approvals, implementation, or validation activities are not completed as required.
• Prepare and communicate performance indicators such as open changes, aging, overdue actions, approval cycle time, on‑time completion, validation completion, closure effectiveness, and recurring issues.
• Identify process gaps, recurring delays, unclear ownership, routing issues, and documentation weaknesses; recommend improvements.
• Ensure Change Management records are complete, traceable, retrievable, and aligned with internal quality system requirements, customer expectations, and applicable standards.
• Assist with training users on the process, documentation, routing expectations, approval requirements, and closure criteria.
• Reinforce the importance of controlled changes, clear communication, cross‑functional review, validation, and timely closure.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related program from an accredited university.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in Manufacturing, Supply Chain, or Program Management.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience managing people and project teams in a manufacturing environment (preferred).
• Understanding of PFMEA, Control Plan, APQP, PPAP, MSA, SPC, 8D, A3, and root cause analysis (preferred).
• Experience using workflow management, document management, or change control systems (preferred).

Skills

• Demonstrated ability to lead cross‑functional collaboration and influence change across the organization.
• Experience coordinating cross‑functional workstreams or process governance.
• Strong written, verbal, and computer business communication skills.
• Proficiency in interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills.
• Competency in Microsoft Office platform (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook) and PowerBI.
• Understanding of Change Management principles and governance.
• Ability to coordinate approval workflows and cross‑functional reviews.
• Knowledge of risk‑based decision making.
• Knowledge of electrical manufacturing processes and operational controls.
• Ability to develop and maintain process documentation.
• Ability to analyze data, identify trends, and prepare reports.

Benefits

• Health and Welfare benefits.
• Retirement benefits.
• Programs providing paid and unpaid time away from work.

Pay

Expected annual salary range: $97,000 – $143,000. Eligible for a variable incentive program.