OpEx Specialist

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify opportunities for plant operations improvements, including all aspects of quality, productivity, safety, inventory, turnover, etc.
• Monitor, review and communicate performance statistics and observations with management.
• Function as the local leader for implementing and coordinating operational excellence.
• Perform periodic plant assessments with plant management, identify high warranty or service quality issues, review top "problems per home" and identify corrective actions.
• Identify and share with GM and plant management, Champion "Best Practice" activities.
• Publish standards and process requirements in designated plant stations.
• Maintain and update standard work processes.
• Develop and implement quarterly and periodic operational excellence plans with GM and plant management, track and report results.
• Ensure the production workforce is properly trained in process and manufacturing methods.
• Assist plant management with requests to address manufacturing productivity problems.
• Assist management in problem-solving and training solutions in all departments.
• Design, develop, and implement training for operational excellence of safety performance, quality performance, and productivity throughout the plant location.
• Work with Quality Department, Human Resources Department, and Production Supervision to assure training meets all requirements.
• Identify inefficiencies in the manufacturing process and work with plant management to improve efficiency.

Qualifications

• Close attention to detail and the ability to meet deadlines.
• Strong situational analysis and decision-making abilities.
• Excellent organizational and planning skills.
• Strong coaching and mentoring skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Good knowledge of Microsoft Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
• Strong commitment to high performance.
• Familiar with a manufacturing environment.