The role of the Operations Excellence Manager is to direct Operations Excellence programs for the plant. These include Continuous Improvement (CI) projects and Cost Improvement Projects (CIPs). In addition, the Operations Excellence Manager leads the Class A certification and recertification processes, ensuring a Class A culture is maintained at the site.

Responsibilities

Responsible for achieving and maintaining Class A certification at the site.
Leads the preparation of a strategic plan to achieve best-in-class status for continuous improvement initiatives.
Facilitates the identification, review and implementation of agreed upon cost improvement projects.
Provides leadership and drives initiatives to improve the culture and employee engagement at the site.
Leads the Operations Excellence program within the plant and effectively coordinates projects within the site

Qualifications

Bachelors degree required. Preferred disciplines include Sciences, Engineering, Operations Management.
A self-starting, self-motivated, natural leader with highly developed interpersonal skills and excellent written and oral communication skills is vital to the position.
5 - 7 years of project engineering/management, operations, materials management, planning or distribution experience as well as team leadership