Operational Excellence Manager

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Adheres to all company Policies and Procedures and actively acts as enterprise champion for Continuous Improvement and its activities and services to others.
• Participates in design, execution, training, and maintenance of Continuous Improvement Process Best Practices (CMP-CIP). Leads site self-assessment of performance vs. Best Practices and occasionally assesses other CMP sites for performance vs. Best Practices.
• Presents, facilitates, and leads assigned process improvement events using CMP-CIP Lean and Six Sigma Methods. As organizational capability is built in these techniques, act as champion and mentor to event leaders utilizing these methods to lead events.
• Seeks and evaluates process improvement and Lean Enterprise information, materials, and methods to match specific organizational needs as outlined by management and adapts them to use in the execution of process improvement events.

• Provides event follow-up to monitor the progress of planned improvement implementation to assure timely action, appropriate management support, proper allocation of resources and achievement of expected benefits.
• Develops and publishes reports of overall Continuous Improvement activities including accomplishments, participation, projected activities, and anticipated needs.
• Coordinates with related departments and functions to assure appropriate information flow and understanding of overall process improvement direction.
• Build and foster a culture/environment for and enable employee involvement in project development and/or execution.
• Responsible for the measurement and assurance of compliance to stated expectations consistently across all teams and shifts.
• Form, provide structure to and document progress of cells or work teams that target continued improvement in regard to Culture, Safety, Cleanliness, Efficiency, and Improved Processes.
• Report and follow up on deviations from target in a proactive manner.
• Support the Leadership team on other projects or assignments as needed
• Maintain Discipline/Compliance Log and help facilitate corrective actions with appropriate supervisors/managers as needed.
  
  

Travel Requirements

20% visits sites periodically (Primarily IN/NV)

Special Knowledge, Skills and Training

• Minimum of five years of related operational excellence management experience needed.
• Experience in Lean Enterprise principles and methods, team development, leadership techniques and project management methods.
• Keen team leadership, problem analysis and solving, and process improvement skills.
• Excellent collaboration skills and demonstrated self-driven initiative.
• Six Sigma / Lean Certification or equivalent hand-on experience or training is preferred.
• Ability to establish monitoring and/or data collection systems to support team activities quickly and effectively.
• Flexibility to work any shift as needed. Although primarily 8-5/M-F position will require regular monitoring and follow-up on off-shift hours.
• Advanced project management and computer software experience, comfortable with oral and written presentations.
• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, ability to build relationships, negotiate successfully, and to train, mentor and develop others.

Education:

Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or business discipline, with advanced training and/or certification in Lean, Six-Sigma, or other related continuous improvement processes at “Trainer” level.