Operational Excellence Lead

About the role

The Operational Excellence Lead plays a key role in advancing operational excellence across our manufacturing organization. This is a high-impact individual contributor position where you’ll lead initiatives that improve efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver measurable business results. This role works cross-functionally with operations, engineering, and business leaders to identify opportunities, implement scalable solutions, and help build a culture rooted in continuous improvement. Ideal for someone who thrives in a hands-on environment, enjoys influencing without direct authority, and is passionate about driving meaningful change.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality, and operational efficiency across manufacturing processes
• Analyze current workflows and identify opportunities to eliminate waste, improve cycle time, and optimize performance
• Facilitate improvement workshops (e.g., Kaizen events) and support teams in implementing and sustaining process changes
• Develop and track key performance metrics to measure the success and sustainability of improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., operations, engineering, supply chain, and IT) to implement scalable solutions
• Partner with operations leadership to align improvement initiatives with business priorities and strategic goals
• Analyze current processes and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and scalability
• Achieve certification in EBS tools to deliver EBS programs
• Drive change management efforts, including stakeholder communication, training, and adoption of new processes
• Share best practices and standardize processes across teams and sites where applicable
• Coach and mentor team members and leaders on continuous improvement methodologies and problem-solving tools
• Track and report individual progress, take appropriate action to complete deliverables on time