Operational Excellence Engineer Sr.
Position Summary
The Operational Excellence Specialist Senior serves as a strategic leader, responsible for driving transformational change and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the organization. This role involves the development and execution of high-impact initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving overall operational performance.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the planning and execution of Ops initiatives, driving significant impact on operational performance.
Create new AMS standards and drive culture change across the organization.
Lead large-scope initiatives across manufacturing and non-manufacturing functions by applying advanced problem-solving methodologies.
Serve as a subject matter expert and coach in structured problem-solving, training and mentoring teams in a variety of tools while ensuring rigor, consistency, and sustainable results.
Research, propose, lead and execute the creation of projects, defining timelines with safety, quality, and cost in mind.
Work with the team to meet the service needs/requirements for each project.
Serve as a trusted partner to all areas of the organization—leveraging real-time data, root cause analysis, and standard work optimization to resolve chronic issues, reduce variability, and enhance throughput.
Train frontline leaders in problem-solving tools and ensure improvement initiatives are tightly aligned with plant priorities and performance goals.
Experience & Skills
Education: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience.
Experience: Experience leading cross-functional project teams (required).
7+ years in continuous improvement or lean manufacturing deployment (preferred).
Leverage Lean/Six Sigma deployment (preferred).
Project management (preferred).
Work Environment/Travel Requirements
Frequent exposure to manufacturing environment with potential exposure to confined space.
Extended periods of office work on a computer and in team meetings.
Regional day travel is expected with this role.
Overnight travel requirements will be variable based on projects and business activities, expected up to 10%.
Physical Requirements
Ability to work in both office and manufacturing environments.
Benefits
Competitive Benefits Package for employees and their dependents (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability)
Incentive Plans
401(k) with employer contribution and match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with employer match
Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Time)
Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Wellness Program
Training and Career Progression
About the Role
Apogee Architectural Metals is a segment of Apogee specializing in aluminum framing, windows, storefront, curtainwall, and entrance systems. We provide integrated capabilities, including design, engineering, extrusion, finishing, fabrication and assembly, across North America. Through our brands including Alumicor, EFCO, Linetec, Tubelite, and Wausau, we deliver quality, consistency, and value-added services throughout our portfolio.
Qualifications
Our ideal candidate will have a strong background in continuous improvement or lean manufacturing deployment, with experience leading cross-functional project teams. They should also have a proven track record of driving significant impact on operational performance through the development and execution of high-impact initiatives.
Skills
Leverage Lean/Six Sigma deployment
Project management
Benefits
Competitive Benefits Package for employees and their dependents (Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, Disability)
Incentive Plans
401(k) with employer contribution and match
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with employer match
Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick Time)
Paid Holidays
Tuition Reimbursement Program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Wellness Program
Training and Career Progression
Pay
Compensation is commensurate with experience.
Schedule
Full-time position.