Operational Excellence Manager

• Lead and implement continuous improvement initiatives
• Analyze existing processes, identify areas for improvement, and lead kaizen activities to optimize operations and increase efficiency
• Develop competencies of all appropriate people of the Site / Plant about : 5S & Product respect, Reduction of equipment losses, Direct Labor efficiency, Scrap reduction, WIP reduction, Lean industrialization, VSM, To become autonomous in continuous improvement management
• Manage site OpEx engineer if needed
• Propose to the Site / Plant Manager the internal lean strategy of the Site / Plant
• Ensure that the lean rules are taken into account in new projects during validation of each phase
• Help Site / Plant Manager to manage continuous improvement
• Monitor the whole lean initiative deployment
• Manage the production productivity improvement roadmaps
• Deploy lean standards & best practices within the Site / Plant
• Make sure that lean standards are fully applied on the Site / Plant
• Detect abnormalities vs. lean standards
• React to identify root cause and come back to standard
• Manage the lean budget
• Manage the results of the productivity roadmap
• Manage the results of the 7 fields of competencies
• Implement the management of the daily results
• Lead the weekly & monthly results and associated TOP improvement plans
• Data analysis and reporting
• Develop and share specific expertise with Site / Plant lean Managers of the region
• Support Global/regional lean Manager for the benchmark of the local knowledge
• Organize trainings for 5S, Product respect, TPM, SMED, Hoshin, STOP SCRAP, VSM, Kanban, Continuous flow, lean industrialization in accordance to Plant / Site priorities
• Assess the lean standards are applied properly
• Permanently promote the Lean principles
• Organize daily meetings with internal Lean network
• Perform annual professional competences appraisal
• Validate the annual review of Lean engineer/analyst, if any
• Challenge the Lean design concept & the systematic lean investment approach in each phase
• Help the Site / Plant Manager to keep a continuous improvement mindset, behavior & policy whatever the operational situation
• Support for the internal physical flows the Site / Plant Manager for VSM master plan, propose the yearly workshops list
• Ensure Lean deployment (KPS, standards, workshops, and Global lean initiatives) in all production and Logistic departments
• Collaboration and communication: Effective collaboration and communication are vital for success in this role. The Opex manager works closely with plant leadership, operations teams, quality assurance, maintenance, and other stakeholders. He / she communicates progress, challenges, and results to senior management and provide regular updates on Lean or Opex initiatives
• Do On Job Training to coach Lean engineers/analyst & Site / Plant members on application of Lean tools and methodologies
• Permanently help production Managers to detect and react to non-conformances against Lean standards
• Lead kaizens and workshops. Working closely with cross-functional teams to streamline workflows, eliminate bottlenecks, and optimize resource allocation. This involves studying production data, conducting time studies, and using various tools to identify opportunities for efficiency gains
• Lead pilot workshops for new Lean methodology for the site
• Ensure the management of the maintenance of Lean tools through appropriate audits
• Prepare & organize the weekly Site / Plant Lean committee, including agenda proposal, lead by the Site / Plant Manager, review kaizen workshops and write the minute
• Accelerate Plant / Site progress through production & Supply Chain best practices sharing and deployment of best practices from outside the Site / Plant
• Prepare the Site / Plant budget concerning Lean targets
• Support Lean engineers/technician/analyst competence development and workshop pilots on results achievement and associated action plan
• Manage the building of the tools to monitor the results daily
• Ensure a lean reporting, KOS metrics correct
• Quarterly lean mission report, share with site management team kaizen workshop status and saving achievements. (last quarter completed workshop, next quarter planned workshop, year to day saving summary, etc..)
• Change management and establish continuous improvement culture agent for the plant

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field required
• 3-5 years demonstrated success in manufacturing and/or supply chain experience plus lean training
• equivalent experience in Lean Manufacturing role may be considered in lieu of degree
• Knowledge and practice experience of the following tools: Strong leadership skills including communication, teaching and coaching skills
• Financial Acumen
• Data analyzation, platforms, data modeling and visualization
• Advanced in Excel, PowerBI, Project Management tools
• 5S & Zoning, visual management
• Standard work and cycle time measurement
• Muda Hunting
• Pull flow/ Kanban
• SMED
• TPM
• VSM
• Data analysis and related software (i.e. Minitab)
• Industrial/Mechanical Engineer, technician or equivalent
• US Citizen or a US Permanent Resident

6 Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt is plus