Manager Operational Excellence MTO

Job Function

Supply Chain Manufacturing

Manufacturing Process Improvement

Professional

Wilson, North Carolina, United States of America

The Operational Excellence Manager is responsible for working with business partners to identify improvement opportunities and assess, develop and implement improvement project plans across the site. Also supports the deployment of the Continuous Improvement programs and ensures projects and initiatives meet customer and company requirements by providing technical and business program leadership.

This role supports the Business Partners to act as a change agent in driving continued operational excellence in the organization. The person will be responsible for the establishment and implementation of standard processes to ensure performance targets are met as it relates to Continuous Improvement. The Operational Excellence Manager will employ process excellence methodologies to create value to the customer and drive ‘Right the First Time’ mentality.

• Supports project leads and project teams in developing program schedules and tactical implementation plans to meet overall program targets. Responsible for providing leadership in the tactical approach, deployment & execution of Process Excellence (Six Sigma, Lean & Design Excellence) in partnership with production leadership & the PE team.
• Evaluates potential business impact for improvement projects and advises on their implementation.
• Responsible to Maps site capabilities, identifies gaps, and delivers reliability improvements for all strategic brands
• Leads the CIP pipeline process, yearly site CIP targets, support business planning/financial cycles, handle the site cost improvement portfolio in Planisware, and the CIP site KPI
• · Leads the performance management cadence, execution & prepares site performance review decks for external platform reporting.
• Performs key OPEX Strategic Initiatives and programs such as Smart Change Over & OEE Program, Golden Batch, Waste to Excellence/Yield, ZBB, Ideation Workshops for GP Improvement, etc.
• Training and certification of YB, GB and BBs at the site. Provides coaching & mentoring to candidates for Project Management and Lean/Six Sigma certifications
• Supports Idea generation programs, Kaizen and Internal/External benchmark
• Develop team resources through project planning, resource allocation and prioritization, recruitment, and budget preparation
• Change management and stakeholder management for the team.
• Manage individual initiatives to deliver CIPs and process improvements. Collaborate with business partners to implement targeted improvements in production areas to improve operational efficiencies. Perform data analysis to identify areas of improvement and to ensure the right focus
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with multiple, concurrent priorities many needing immediate resolution

• A minimum Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science; required
• Advanced degree, such an MSC or an MBA ; preferred

• A minimum 8 years of relevant work experience
• Minimum of 5 Years of Operations/GET/MSAT/Planning/Project Management experience
• Minimum 3 years experience in a continuous improvement/lean function
• Business & financial acumen to understand strategic issues impacting the company and to translate them to value creation and business cases
• Demonstrated ability in identifying, developing and driving execution of key projects
• Ability to interact, empower and lead individuals in a matrix environment, managing complexity, collaborating across boundaries and influencing without authority
• Demonstrated ability to build and maintain a diverse team and nurture an inclusive culture to realize the team vision and mission throughout the organization
• Strong communication (verbal & written) and interpersonal skills, self-awareness and adaptability
• Values diverse point of views and optimizes results through diversity
• Results oriented with strong track record of success in delivering on objectives.
• Broad understanding of Lean concepts.

• Project Management Certification (FPX/PMP)
• Know…