Operational Excellence Manager - Boldt
Appleton, WI
About the Job
Who we are:
Build your career with Boldt. As a member of the Boldt team, you’ll collaborate with some of the most knowledgeable professionals in the construction industry. You’ll have the chance to learn new skills and seek greater responsibilities with a team that builds real value in the world around you. You’ll succeed in a workplace culture that recognizes, respects, and values differences. Boldt’s focus on innovation, collaboration, and employee development provides an opportunity for all our employees toBuild Boldly.
How your role fits into Boldt:
Our Operational Excellence Manager will develop and manage key business objectives for the group while supporting the strategic goals of the company. In this position, the Manager will lead larger and more complex improvement projects for the organization assessing inefficiencies, analyzing causal factors, and taking a scientific approach to drive sustainable results. This leadership role represents Boldt with diligence and humility to support a people focused culture of continuous improvement and personal achievement. Success is measured by demonstration of Boldt’s values, expected behaviors and ability to manage transformational growth for the company.
What you get to do:
Promote a culture of continuous improvement and strategic growth using the model of Operational Excellence to help achieve extraordinary experiences for everyone.
Lead improvement projects that are broader in scope for the company that increases efficiencies, drives safety, boosts productivity, and reduces cost.
Seek opportunities to share knowledge in the development, integration, and reinforcement of continuous improvement work, OneBoldt methods, and a culture of learning.
Assess, analyze, and measure the effectiveness of changes delivered to impacted employees and develop quantifiable, repeatable, and sustainable processes for improvement.
Collaborate with the Operational Excellence leadership to identify and prioritize strategic objectives that provide the highest impact on operational excellence outcomes and key results.
Engage in integrating project-based activities and learning with on-going efforts to encourage sharing, participation may include, i.e. Lean Construction Institute (LCI), Shingo Institute and Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI).
WHAT WE EXPECT FROM YOU:
Bachelor's degree is preferred in the areas of Construction Management, Business, Engineering, or related field.
Seven to ten years of experience in lean thinking and continuous improvement work.
Successful leadership in executing Operational Excellence methods enabling efficiency, effectiveness, and tangible financial benefit.
Demonstrated ability to read group dynamics, lead critical, productive conversations and proactively seek growth opportunities with diligence and humility.
Preferred certifications AGC CM-Lean; Lean or Prosci.
Desired proficiency with basic statistical analysis, CI tools or change management techniques.
Strong observation, listening, and written/oral communication skills required.
Strong skills in Microsoft Office required.
Physical requirements and working conditions:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to remain in a stationary position for up to eight hours. The employee occasionally is required to move to access people or workspaces. Constantly operates a computer and other office equipment, such as a calculator, copy machine and computer printer. The ability to optimally communicate is required. The employee may occasionally move up to 15 pounds.
The working conditions of this position requires the employee to work inside an office environment. The environment for which this position functions may contain scents and fragrances. May be requested to work overtime and weekends.
What we can offer you:
As an employee owned organization, along with a culture built around safety and team collaboration, we offer a variety of employee benefits. In addition to the standard health, 401K, and paid time off benefits, we also offer:
- An Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) to share in the company’s success along with an annual bonus based on overall company performance
- Wellness resources, including a health mentor, health assessments, maternity management, wellness challenges and life care
- Have equal access to opportunities and resources at all levels of the company
- Opportunity to grow and persevere including educational reimbursement
- Diversity, equity, and inclusion training programs
- Mentorship program
- Community engagement opportunities and Paid Volunteer time off
The Boldt Company is an equal opportunity employer.
If you are an individual with a disability and you need an accommodation or other assistance during the application process, please contact our Human Resources department.
The Boldt Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from third party recruiters.