Associate Director - Site Operational Excellence Business Partner

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first.

We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.

The Operational Excellence Business Partner provides direct support for OPEX projects in support of the site agenda. This role reports to the Operational Excellence Lead and has a dotted line reporting to the Plant Leader of the Plant that they support. They partner with the organization to deploy Operational Excellence standards and support continuous improvement. The Business Partner is a subject matter expert in Lean, Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis, Manufacturing Standards of Operational Excellence (MSOE), and Human Performance Reliability.

The role involves a balance of execution and coaching.

• Support the site agenda through direct project execution.
• Participate in Plant Lead Team governance, identify trends, and lead improvement initiatives.
• Facilitate Operational Excellence training to all levels of employees within assigned areas to support deployment and ongoing sustainability of Operational Excellence / Lean ways of working.
• Coach and train teams in Lean tools and systems (for example, daily management, A3 thinking, standard work).
• Participates and/or lead cross functional teams in the development and implementation of strategies associated with the area for the following initiatives:
  Continuous Improvement, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Failure Modes Effect Analysis (FMEA), Human Performance Reliability (HPR), etc.
• Participate in Operational Excellence Assessments within the site (site and globally driven).
• Sustain and evolve Lean maturity and MSOE alignment.
• Empower individuals and teams to use lean behaviors and mindsets to strive for execution excellence.
• Lead improvement events and support deployment of Operational Excellence tools in the business including but not limited to systems such as daily management, standard work, A3 thinking, and value stream management, RCA, and HPR.
• Educate the business on Operational Excellence approaches and partner with leadership to engage all employees in the Operational Excellence journey and ensure the discipline to sustain Lean remains in place.
• Serve as Operational Excellence Business Partner by partnering with Business Area Leaders to facilitate the chosen methodology for the given project (for example, Kaizen Event).
• Provide support to ensure robust Organizational Change Management and Monitoring Plans are in place to sustain improvements.
• Engage routinely with sponsors to provide status and escalate where appropriate as issues arise.
• Ensure lean principles and tools are integrated into both project execution and solution design.
• Responsible for assembling Operational Excellence project plans, teamwork assignments, directing and monitoring work efforts daily.

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5+ years relevant work experience in a GMP facility.
• Strong self-management and organizational skills.
• Ability to coach individuals from the shop floor to Plant Lead Team.
• Demonstrated ability to lead project teams.
• Ability to influence without authority.

• Experience in Lean Manufacturing or other Productivity industry methods.
• Previous Administrative Leadership Experience.
• Existing knowledge of Lilly Standards including Global Quality Standards (GQS), Health Safety & Environmental Standards (HSE), and Manufacturing Standards of Operational Excellence (MSOE).

• Position Location: US:
  Lebanon IN LP1.
• Travel Percentage (%): Minimal travel required.
• Shift Information: 8 hour work days – Monday through Friday (Off hours support may be required periodically).

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