Manager - Operation Excellence

Major Responsibilities:

• Drive operations with key focus and fulfil on internal and external customer needs.
• Identify nonvalue added activities and wastes in operations.
• To act as leader of the lean team within the company to promote process-based problem solving, daily management and continuous improvement.
• Defines improvement projects aligned with business strategies and priorities.
• Problem solving, continuous improvement, and drive operational excellence through deployment of value stream mapping.
• Drive safety, health and environment related initiatives.
• Demonstrate good communication, excellent leadership skills and sound interpersonal relationship with an extensive experience in operational excellence.
• To work closely with leadership and identify opportunities for improvement in the areas of Safety, Quality, Cost, productivity and delivery.
• Responsible for implementing strategy and guiding advancement of Operational Excellence using the Edge Operating System at assigned plant location.
• Collaborate with the Production Manager(s), Quality Managers, and others at the location to understand site business priorities/goals and use this knowledge to prioritize Continuous Improvement activity at the production location.
• Be a role model for the Mindsets and Behaviours necessary to create an environment of trust, participation and accountability.
• Actively review site practices to identify opportunities and advise on appropriate organizational interventions (i.e. training, coaching, etc.) for improving site systems and practices to achieve desired outcomes.
• Guide locations in determining the priorities for process improvements that impact production and business results and champion waste elimination and reduction.
• Build a coaching culture and provide individual coaching to site and above site leadership throughout the change and transformation process.
• Monitor Improvement progress and sustain transformational gains over time through continued metric review and consultation with key stakeholders.
• Lead Improvement Projects utilizing standardized OPEX tools and methods to improve plant performance and achieve results for operations customers.