Operational Excellence Lead - Manufacturing / Industrial Engineer - Engineering Resource Group

Description

• Permanent position for an Operational Excellence Lead to support goals on Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost through the use of Lean Manufacturing methodologies.
• Assist facilitating continuous improvement events through the use of OpEx tools rooted in TPS principals.
• Drive a metrics based, data driven culture with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Monitor and analyze metrics to identify trends or opportunities where cost savings, cost avoidance and quality improvements can be realized.
• Effectively deploy Lean and Continuous Improvement methods into the organization.
• Partner with Manufacturing and Quality to reduce scrap and rework through Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate company-wide Kaizen activities to produce tangible cost savings.
• Provide timely and accurate project status to all organizational levels.
• Develop and maintain process maps for project and process improvements efforts.
• Assist key suppliers with the adoption of Lean Methodologies.
• Interface with customers to adopt best practices where possible.
• Implement and embrace a visual workplace to include metrics, 6S, and standard work.
• Drive a culture of accountability with attention to detail.

Requirements

• BS Business Management, Engineering or other related field of study.
• Minimum 3 years of Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing experience.
• Certification or experience with DMAIC Green Belt or equivalent, Lean, TPM, or Six Sigma.
• Project Management experience managing large cross-functional projects and timelines.
• Proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, MS Visio and MS PowerPoint.
• Experience training and coaching others in problem solving methodologies is preferred.
• Statistical analysis software experience (i.e. Minitab), preferred.

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