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Corporate Operational Excellence Leader

  • Full Time, onsite
  • Brightpath Associates LLC
  • Lafayette, United States of America
Salary undisclosed

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Corporate Operational Excellence Leader

Lafayette, IN

Full Time, Permanent & Onsite

Job Description

Function

Champions operational excellence initiatives for the company. Oversees roll-out of strategic and tactical projects using a variety of CI tools, including Six Sigma, Lean, PDCA, Kaizen, Kanban, 5S, Gemba Walks, Value Stream Mapping, Process Mapping, 5 Whys, among others. Prioritizes project selection to ensure bottom line results are achieved. Assists Quality, Engineering and Operations departments with ongoing facility initiatives that improve OEE, scrap, and productivity related to manufactured products.

Duties And Responsibilities

  • Oversees continuous improvement initiatives/project selection and implementation at selected sites. (40%).
  • Ensures projects meet needs and deadlines defined in the AOP or ongoing throughout the year.
  • Ensures teams are selected and trained to complete project goals.
  • Ensures use of operational excellence tools to assist in defining target conditions and continuously improving in the areas of safety, quality, productivity, and delivery.
  • Ensures team-based problem-solving approaches lead to gains in these areas.
  • Mentors plant staff, supervisors, technical support, and production teams in operational excellence concepts (40%).
  • Assists teams and members with mentoring to develop capabilities for continuous improvement.
  • Ensures clear evidence of plant leadership team buy-in and evidence of sustained improvement/results.
  • Develops or acquires unique or industry standard training programs to fulfill employees specific needs to maintain or improve training manuals, guides, and course materials. Presents training using various forms and formats including group discussion, lecture, simulations, and videos.
  • Assists on key projects as assigned. (20%)
  • Provides support to identify potential ROI opportunities in plants.
  • Prepares assigned sections of AOP and Business Plan.

Position Specifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Operations or related field.

Master Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.

Manufacturing experience in increasingly responsible roles with emphasis in engineering and/or operations.

Strong knowledge of OpEx tools.

Strong computer skills including Excel, Powerpoint, Minitab, Word, Outlook, Project Management.

Skills including Organizational Planning, Analytical Problem Solving, Interpersonal/Coaching/Mentoring, Communication, Change Leadership, Initiative, Assertiveness, Adaptability, Team Building

Frequent travel required to N.A. operations.

Thanks & Regards,

Saiyed R (Daniel)

Executive Recruiter

Brightpath Associates LLC