Operational Excellence Specialist

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• Posted on June 4, 2026

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Hamilton, WA 98255, USA

• On-site
• Travel Required :
  Yes
• Pay or shift range: $83,000 USD to $110,000 USD The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.
• Professional
• Full-Time
• Requisition #: PROJE
  002252

Janicki Industries is an innovative, family-owned aerospace company located at the foot of the Cascades. We focus on engineering and manufacturing complex projects for companies in the aerospace, defense, and space industries.

We are looking for an Operational Excellence Specialist to join our growing team.

This position is located on-site in Hamilton, Washington State.

Department Summary:

The Operational Excellence (OE) team partners with every part of Janicki to drive improved documentation, training, and standardization in support of our engineering and manufacturing processes. We identify inefficiencies, build scalable solutions, and equip teams across the organization to do their best work as Janicki continues to grow. We're growing our Operational Excellence team and are looking for an Operational Excellence Specialist to join a group that owns documentation, training, and continuous improvement work across the company.

You'll work alongside other OE Specialists and an OE Lead, reporting to the OE Manager. Every Specialist on the team owns the full OE portfolio — documentation, training, gap identification, and contribution to improvement projects — with each person starting from a different focus area and growing into the others over time.

• Develop and maintain operational documentation — standard operating procedures, work instructions, how-to guides, and reference materials — for engineering, manufacturing, and operations teams.
• Partner with internal customers and subject matter experts to translate technical know-how into clear, usable standards that hold up on the shop floor and in the lab.
• Maintain and improve internal training programs — refresh existing content, develop new materials, and facilitate training to technical audiences including engineers, technicians, and operators.
• Identify gaps in documentation and training using a mix of sources: direct observation, conversations with frontline staff, audit findings, quality data, and recurring support questions.
• Partner with stakeholders to author clear requirements for documentation, training, and improvement work; prioritize that work against overall demand; and validate at implementation that the requirements were met.
• Own initiatives to close those gaps end-to-end — scoping the work, partnering with the right people, building the content, and validating that the change moved the needle.
• Contribute to broader continuous improvement projects, kaizen events, and new product or process introductions as part of the OE team.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum 3 years of experience in documentation, training, technical writing, instructional design, knowledge management, or a related role.
• Minimum requirement is a high school diploma or GED.
• Strong technical aptitude — comfortable learning new processes, tools, and systems quickly and translating them for others.
• Demonstrated ability to write clear, usable procedures and training materials for technical audiences.
• Comfort presenting and delivering training to a range of audiences, from senior engineers to…