Site Operational Excellence Lead

What You Will Do

• Identifies and prioritizes business process improvements and critical initiatives required to achieve both short-term and longer-term organizational goals - Annual Objectives (AOs) and Break Through Objectives (BTOs).
• Leads and supports a culture of Continuous Improvement across the site and provide training and mentorship as needed in support of Operational Excellence initiatives.
• Provides and implements a Site Continuous Improvement program in coordination with global organizational support, inclusive of training and execution around Lean, 5S, VSM/PFMs, Root Cause Analysis, and other “best practices” CI tools and methodologies.
• Analyzes existing operational performance metrics such as run-rates, waste, capacity, and yields and provide recommendations for improvement opportunities.
• Develops and drives Site action plans pertaining to performance improvements and establishes Manufacturing Tier Meetings with Site leadership team members.
• Participate in global Operational Excellence and network team meetings to collaborate and ensure standardization of best practices and alignment on organizational activities.
• Meets with key stakeholders as required to ensure proper resourcing alignment, prioritization, constraints identification, etc. on departmental activities.
• Establishes Site Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with local leadership to ensure performance targets are communicated and transparent throughout the facility.
• Identifies top opportunities for Cost Savings and helps prioritize best allocation of resources to execute and realize these savings for leadership review.
• Leads Continuous Improvement events such as Kaizens, Tiger Teams, and/or CI Projects as necessary to elevate business productivity and provide team members with structured support and tools to resolve issues/opportunities.
• Conducts operational reviews and audits.
• Identifies staffing requirements, participates in selection and hiring process, interviews applicants, and makes hire recommendations.

Who You Are

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and hands-on experience.
• Experience with medical or bio pharmaceutical industry required.
• Proficient computer skills using MS office, Excel.
• Strong analytical, organizational and communication skills.
• Both independent self-starting work habits and as a cross-functional team member.
• Results Oriented: Being persistent and showing perseverance in achieving concrete and tangible results out of personal responsibility; getting optimum results from situations and being ready to act and show drive in case of obstacles or resistance.
• Experience with ISO 13485 and FDA guidelines.
• Six-sigma training a plus (Green Belt and/or Black Belt).
• Able to effectively communicate with coworkers and management. Business communication is conducted in English.
• Familiarity with an ERP system and Quality Management System (eQMS) preferred.