Operational Excellence (OPEX) Expert

About the Voith Group

The Voith Group is a global technology company. With its broad portfolio of systems products services and digital applications Voith sets standards in the markets of energy paper raw materials and transport & automotive. Founded in 1867 the company today has around 22000 employees sales of 52 billion and locations in over 60 countries worldwide and is thus one of the larger family-owned companies in Europe.

Voith Paper is Hiring For:

Operational Excellence (OPEX) Expert
2200 North Roemer Road Appleton WI 54911

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Reasons youll love working here:

• Flexibility with Work/Life Balance
• Competitive Compensation and Benefits Package
• 401K with generous company match
• Climate-Neutral Footprint Worldwide
• Tuition reimbursement

Summary:

The Operational Excellence Expert plays a hands-on role in improving processes increasing productivity and reducing waste within a manufacturing environment. This team member will lead improvement projects and collaborate closely with production teams maintenance quality continuous improvement and leadership. The focus is on practical problem-solving empowering employees and building sustainable improvements.

This role is essential in helping the company grow improve efficiency reduce cost and stay competitive. You wont just suggest improvements youll help build test and implement them directly with the people who run the machines equipment and assembly every day.

Responsibilities:

• Evaluate current manufacturing processes to identify inefficiencies bottlenecks and quality issues.
• Focus on practical improvements through small impactful changes.
• Develop practical solutions such as improved workflow layouts reduced setup times (SMED) visual work instructions and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
• Lead small to large scale and high-impact improvement projects using Lean Kaizen and Six Sigma tools.
• Work directly on the shop floor with operators team leads and maintenance to solve problems.
• Encourage shop-floor ownership of improvements rather than top-down initiatives.
• Train and coach employees on Lean basics 5S problem-solving and waste identification.
• Collect operational data (OEE cycle time scrap downtime throughput) and turn it into meaningful insights.
• Maintain and develop KPI dashboards including Digital shop floor boards (DSFM).
• Track project timelines operational savings and results; communicate updates in a simple and clear manner to management.
• Facilitate Kaizen events problem-solving sessions and 5S improvements.
• Follow up on improvement actions and verify sustained performance.

Key Success Indicators:

• Increase in productivity and throughput.
• Improved 5S adherence and overall shop floor organization.
• Reduction in scrap rework setup time or changeovers.
• Number of completed improvement projects with measurable/visible results.
• Increased employee participation in improvement efforts.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Self-starter who can manage multiple improvement projects with minimal supervision.
• Ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with colleagues from different cultures and international locations (e.g. Germany) demonstrating adaptability and professionalism in cross-regional teamwork.
• Exhibits proficiency in engaging with people at every level within the organization.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in Microsoft Excel PowerPoint and advanced data analysis.

Education and Experience:

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering Manufacturing Operations or similar OR equivalent hands-on manufacturing experience.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent experience preferred
• 5 years in a manufacturing or industrial environment preferred
• Strong knowledge of machining welding and fabrication processes in an active manufacturing environment.
• Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing (5S Value Stream Mapping Kaizen SMED Standard Work).

Physical Requirements:

• Combination of office work and frequent presence on the production floor.
• Must be able to walk stand bend and observe processes.
• Occasional lifting of up to 2530 lbs and wearing required PPE (safety shoes glasses ear protection).

* This job description is not all encompassing; however it is intended to be a general description of the responsibilities of this position.

Dont meet every single requirement but think you would be a good fit for our team We encourage you to apply your unique skills may be just what we need for this or other roles!

Voith US Inc. is an EEO/AA/VEVRAA compliant Federal Contractor and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin protected veteran status or any other classification protected by federal state or local welcome everyone to apply especially those individuals who are underrepresented in the industry including people of color LGBTQI community women individuals with disabilities (both seen and unseen) Veterans people of any age or family status. We embrace the competitive advantage that diversity brings and we strive to create a working environment that is inclusive of thought and talent.