Senior Operational Excellence Manager

Remote Position, but with 50% travel needed

Reporting to the Vice President, Operations for OPW, the Senior Operational Excellence Manager is responsible for developing, driving, and championing a Continuous Improvement environment, manufacturing transformation and business results by facilitating process improvement initiatives across OPW’s global business units.

Primary Responsibilities/Essential Responsibilities

• Provide mentorship and leadership across OPW locations related to Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement best practices and help drive targeted initiatives at designated locations.
• Work with employees at all levels of the organization to identify and drive continuous improvement opportunities.
• Mentor operations leadership to drive empowered culture to drive excellence in Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost.
• Know, understand and champion Daily Visual Management methodology and execution:
  • Train/Coach/Mentor employees at all levels of the organization on the tools and methods that support a continuous improvement culture.
• Conduct specific training on the use of continuous improvement process tools and develop green/black belt expertise through OPW:
  • Process Mapping / Value Stream Design
  • Standard Work
  • A3 problem solving
  • 5S and visual management
  • Plan For Every Part (PFEP)
  • Sales and Inventory Planning
  • Additional tools as identified
• Develop KPI’s for monitoring and reporting CI initiatives and activities monthly.
• Function as a project manager for large scale cross functional process improvement projects.
• Work with sites to develop project plans including timelines, budget, scope and requirements and execution of such plans including training and transitioning to end user departments.
• Identify process improvement opportunities that are linked to business goal results.
• Demonstrate results through performance measurement and analysis.
• Liaison between Dover corporate and OPW to secure resources to advance OPW operations.
• Liaison with plant operations to develop and execute three-year CI roadmaps utilizing Value Stream Design.

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or a related field required
• Minimum of 5 years in an Operations or Continuous Improvement role
• Project management experience
• Demonstrated experience driving continuous improvement in an operations/manufacturing environment is required
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools (Excel, Word, Project) is required; familiarity with PowerPoint preferred
• Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally (up to 75%)

Desired Characteristics, Competencies And Capabilities

• Humble personality with ability to engage and connect at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Results oriented with a high level of accountability and a “make things happen” mentality
• Experience in training and cultural change management
• Well-developed cross functional ability to work with all levels of a manufacturing organization and an international workforce
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including presentation skills, persuasive communication, adept listening and interpretation skills
• Proven record of internal and external customer orientation with a results-driven mindset
• Commitment to continuous learning and development, with formal Lean/Six Sigma certification preferred