Director, NA Operational Excellence

Director, North American Operational Excellence

Pernod Ricard is a global premium international champagnes and spirits company. We're the team behind leading brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, The Glenlivet®, Beefeater and Malfy Gins, and a leading portfolio of American whiskey brands including Jefferson's, Rabbit Hole, TX, Smooth Ambler and Skrewball™ whiskey.

Working at Pernod Ricard is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivial ité…it means human connection, authenticity, friendly, and jovial. Conviviality is energy and spirit with a splash of je ne sais quoi and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard.

Guided by our 4 core values: (1) grounded in the real; (2) fiercely authentic; (3) passion for challenge; and (4) connected beyond borders; we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business!

The salary range for this role, based in Fort Smith, is $ to $. The range may vary if the role is outside of this location. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a candidate's experience, skills against internal peers and against the scope and responsibilities of the position.

The Director, North American Operational Excellence will be responsible for influencing at all levels within and beyond the Operations organization to drive our North American Operations change roadmap. This role will drive operational performance by establishing a continuous improvement culture that is focused on waste elimination, process optimization, capability building and the relentless engagement of team members to take accountability for improvements and the sustainability of the change roadmap.

The Director, North American Operational Excellence will be responsible for supporting the change roadmap from the ground up, including identifying needs, rolling out the program by training all levels of employees, tracking KPIs and more.

• Establish the North American Operations change roadmap strategic direction, priorities and objectives to deliver operational excellence through the implementation of management systems, KPIs, scorecard and tracking progress towards goals and reporting of results.
• Ensure the roadmap is consistently delivered across multiple sites (7) and groups within organization.
• Identify tools to be implemented that best fit the objectives and opportunities to meet roadmap targets and drive standardization across the region.
• Define and implement data collection systems to ensure consistent reporting of KPIs and results from a single source.
• Train, coach, and mentor team members at all levels of the organization on the tools and methods to ensure the sustainability of the program.
• Facilitate collaboration and information sharing across the organization.
• Proactively identify and mitigate roadblocks.
• Design and facilitate mini transformations, Kaizens, training, and collaboration workshops.
• A hands-on leader prepared to spend time in the facilities observing and driving change, including identifying improvement needs, providing hands-on training to all staff levels and tracking the success of the program.
• Work with a variety of data sources, strong analytical and problem-solving skills and high level of attention to detail.
• Other duties as assigned. Ensure compliance of Occupational Health & Safety Act (section 25, 26, 27, and 28) per Hiram Walker & Son's Ltd Policy
  - Management-Supervision-Worker Safety Responsibilities.
• Ensure that all aspects of the ISO 18001, 9001, 2200, 14001 programs are delivered on time.
• Ensure timely corrective action on all observations and non-conformances.

• Experience working with TPM or WCM with examples of implemented practices.
• Experience in a large, sophisticated, tier one manufacturing operation that is complex, multi-location. CPG background is preferred.
• The ability to manage and improve present-day operations while, at…