Operational Excellence Manager

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We currently have an opportunity for a Operational Excellence Manager at our Manufacturing Facilityin Louisville KY.

The Operational Excellence Manager provides strategic leadership for operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives that enhance safety quality service productivity and cost performance across manufacturing operations. Partners with plant and corporate leadership to develop sustainable improvement strategies strengthen organizational capability and drive measurable business results through standardized processes performance management and cross-functional collaboration. Influences change across the organization while leading initiatives that improve operational effectiveness enable workforce engagement and support long-term business objectives. Operates with significant autonomy and broad cross-functional influence.

You Will Have the Opportunity to Make Great Things Happen!

Operational Excellence Leadership

• Lead the development implementation and continuous evolution of the Operational Excellence System to achieve strategic business objectives.
• Champion a culture of continuous improvement that prioritizes safety quality service productivity and cost performance.
• Align operational excellence initiatives with business priorities and organizational goals.

Continuous Improvement

• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives that eliminate waste improve process capability and deliver measurable operational and financial results.
• Facilitate focused improvement teams and Kaizen events that improve manufacturing performance and standardize best practices.
• Identify operational losses through performance analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions.

Performance Management

• Establish and maintain key performance indicators that measure operational effectiveness and continuous improvement progress.
• Analyze manufacturing performance data to prioritize improvement opportunities and drive informed business decisions.
• Monitor project performance and validate operational and financial benefits.

Business Partnership

• Partner with manufacturing engineering maintenance quality supply chain finance and operations leaders to implement strategic improvement initiatives.
• Influence stakeholders across all organizational levels to achieve alignment and successful execution of operational priorities.
• Communicate improvement strategies project status and business outcomes to plant and corporate leadership.

Organizational Capability

• Develop organizational capability by coaching mentoring and training employees on operational excellence principles and improvement methodologies.
• Build engagement and accountability through effective change leadership and knowledge sharing.
• Foster a culture of innovation collaboration and continuous learning across the organization.

You Will Love It Here If

• You listen learn and evolve
• You thrive in a fast-paced environment
• You put safety first always
• You are passionate about collaboration teamwork and achieving shared goals
• You believe in treating all people with respect operating ethically and growing a diverse equitable and inclusive workplace
• You are committed to improving our impact on local communities and creating positive experiences

Education/Experience

• Bachelors degree
• 6 years of manufacturing operations continuous improvement automation or related business experience.
• 4 years leading process improvement or operational excellence initiatives.

Preferred

• Masters degree.
• Manufacturing operations experience.
• Experience leading enterprise or multi-site operational excellence initiatives.
• Project leadership experience.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities

• Knowledge of operational excellence and continuous improvement principles.
• Strong analytical problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to interpret operational performance metrics and drive business improvements.
• Excellent leadership facilitation coaching and organizational influence skills.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to build collaborative relationships across multiple business functions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering measurable business results.

Competencies

• Drives Results Delivers measurable operational improvements while maintaining focus on strategic business priorities.
• Optimizes Work Processes Continuously improves processes through disciplined analysis standardization and execution.
• Strategic Mindset Anticipates future business needs and aligns improvement initiatives with organizational strategy.
• Collaborates Builds strong partnerships across functions to achieve shared business objectives.
• Develops Talent Coaches and develops others to strengthen organizational capability and sustain continuous improvement.
• Instills Trust Builds confidence through integrity accountability and consistent execution.

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