Operational Excellence Manager
About the role
This position will be a key resource in developing and completing manufacturing process improvement projects, including lean manufacturing implementation and capital improvement projects at locations in the Texas Region. These improvement projects will increase profitability, throughput, and quality; improving the Region's competitive position. This person should be self-motivated and able to work effectively in a decentralized and matrixed team environment. This position will work closely with Production, Engineering, Quality, Supply Chain, and Environmental Health and Safety. This is a heavy travel role consisting of 75%-90% travel between multiple locations throughout the state of Texas. This is an onsite position and will be located near one of our plants in Houston, TX, Mansfield, TX, Roanoke, TX, San Antonio, TX, Brookshire, TX, or Castroville, TX.
Responsibilities
- Develop, evaluate and improve production methods utilizing lean tools, knowledge of product design, materials and parts, tooling and production equipment capabilities, process methods, and quality control standards
- Help identify opportunities for significant improvement at Regional locations by working with operations and/or sales teams to understand opportunities to apply lean process improvement initiatives and/or capital investment to improve profitability and competitive advantage
- Provide oversight and guidance, planning, training and mentoring to plant-level teams executing lean process improvement activities
- Drive manufacturing process change through active hands-on communication and coordination with plant-level