REGIONAL OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE (OpEx) MANAGER
About the role
Trident Seafoods is North America's largest vertically integrated seafood harvesting and processing company. Trident is a privately held, 100 percent USA-owned company with global operations in 6 countries and serves customers in almost 60 countries. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington (USA), Trident employs approximately 7,700 people worldwide each year and partners with over 2,700 independent fishermen and crewmembers in Alaska.
The Operational Excellence Manager (OpEx) is responsible for deploying Trident Performance System (TPS) strategy; and utilize Lean 6 Sigma Manufacturing methodology to drive operational process improvements that support Trident Seafoods SCUBA Program (Supply Chain Unlimited Business Acceleration).
Responsibilities
- Lead Zero Loss Analysis, Lean 6 Sigma projects and Kaizen events at Alaska plant locations
- Ensure successful Kaizen events by ensuring commitment to the process which may include: 1) planning the Kaizen, 2) facilitating the Kaizen, and 3) ensuring the sustainment of the improvements.
- Collaborate with various departments and functions in identifying and selecting projects that are aligned to key business priorities
- Share best practices within and across plants
- Provide project management and governance as needed
- Act as a change agent, systematically driving use of TPS for continuous improvement and change throughout the operations
- Create metric reporting
- Ensure SCUBA savings and other KPI targets are achieved
- Provide thought leadership within the operations and within the OpEx Team
- Effectively collaborate and build strong relationships with local and enterprise teams
- Influence local teams with the adoption of TPS
Requirements
- At least 3+ years of cross-functional Operations and/or Operational Excellence experience
- Experience in successful planning, facilitation & completion of Kaizen events & 6 Sigma projects
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or related Technical field
- Experience and passion for introducing new techniques (i.e. change agent)
- Strong leadership, communication, facilitation and interpersonal skills
- Strong problem-solving mindset
- Analytical aptitude – ability to collect and analyze data and think systematically
- Ability to influence and drive change
- Results oriented with excellent project and time management skills
- Business sense – ability to understand how changes will drive the right business results
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office products, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook
- Proficiency in data analysis
Preferred Education & Experiences
- SAP experience preferred
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification preferred
- Minitab preferred
Work Environment
This is an on-site position based at the Trident Support Center office in Seattle’s Ballard neighborhood, with the option to work remotely on Fridays.
In-office time takes place in a typical office environment: temperature controlled with adequate lighting and moderate noise.
Travel will be required including travel to remote locations at times (can be up to 30%-50%). Travel duration may range from 2-6 weeks at time. Most travel is planned, project based.
Travel work environments include loud, wet factory environments, requiring the use of PPE.
Physical demands: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear.
The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, or crouch.
Work in factories requires the ability to climb stairs, ladders, walk significant distances (200 meters), don and doff PPE
Benefits
Trident Seafoods offers a comprehensive and quality benefits package.
Full time employees may be eligible for discretionary/performance-based incentives, medical, dental and vision insurance plans, optional HRA/HSA, telemedicine, employee assistance and wellness programs, disability programs, basic life and AD&D, and a 401(k) plan with a company match, paid time off (PTO), 10 paid holidays each year, and paid parental leave.
For full-time employees, the initial PTO benefit starts at 20 days per year, adjusted commensurate with relevant experience, front loaded on the first of the year, initially prorated quarterly based on hire date.
Commuter programs are also available.
Pay
This is a salaried exempt position with an annualized salary range of $130,000 to $160,000.