Operational Excellence Manager
Core
Deploy and sustain Operational Excellence standards, tools, and routines across manufacturing, warehouse, and distribution sites to improve safety, quality, service, cost, and people metrics.
Role type
Senior Operational Excellence Manager (Surge Team)
Builds
Operational performance and organizational capability in CPG food manufacturing and supply chain
Domain
Consumer Packaged Goods (Food Manufacturing) + Lean/Continuous Improvement
Required skills
Lean manufacturing, TPM, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, loss elimination, data analysis, shop-floor observation, kaizen facilitation, coaching, influence without authority, cross-functional partnership
Preferred skills
Six Sigma, ASQ certification, CPG/food manufacturing experience, daily management systems, capability building
Technologies
Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, ASQ
Responsibilities
Support deployment of Operational Excellence standards and tools; Facilitate site-level action plans and improvement roadmaps; Translate standards into practical routines and best practices; Partner with site teams to sustain gains through governance and performance tracking; Apply continuous improvement methodologies to identify losses and drive problem solving; Deliver training and coaching to build team capability.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with significant travel