Director Continuous Improvement
Job Summary:
The Operational Excellence leader will work within the Seymour, Indiana site and organization on continuous improvement projects and initiatives to drive operational excellence and effectiveness, improve performance and maximize savings opportunities.The Operational Excellence leader will drive sustainable improvements across the organization with a focus on lowering operating costs and increasing revenues by identifying and executing approved projects that in turn create value for customers and shareholders.
They will also be responsible for creating key KPI’s for each project and delivering progression reports to leadership.
Responsibilities:
- Act as driving force behind critical strategic, operational and organizational initiatives focused on driving savings and executional improvement
- Develop procedures, systems and processes to ensure continuous improvement is part of our culture.
- Apply lean Manufacturing principles to increase productivity
- Prioritize projects and resources to support technical operational strategies and key objectives.
- Translate company strategy into operational goals with visible metrics.
- Provides proactive support and facilitation with leadership team in the development of action plans, operational KPIs, and effective root cause countermeasures.
- Ownership of planning, facilitation, implementation and sustainment of continuous improvement projects.
- Measure process improvement performance against targets
- Establish appropriate infrastructure and related processes for documenting and validating improvements
- Participate in operational activities to ensure focus and sense of urgency with respect to lean implementation priorities
- Lead/Mentor developing continuous improvement/operational excellence resources and direct activities to meet improvement objectives
Education/Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree Required, Master’s Degree Preferred
- 5+ years in Pharma Operations and leadership or 10+ years in a related industry
- Demonstrated understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles
- Cross-functional knowledge, especially Finance, is a plus
- Successful experience in driving change management
- Black Belt, Lean Certification or Six Sigma background/certification
- Advanced interpersonal skills, along with the ability to communicate effectively and maintain credibility
- Strategic planner with sound technology skills, analytical ability, good judgment and strong operational focus
- Possess technical skills necessary to lead the implementation of Lean across the organization
- Solid leadership and communication skills
- Proven project management capabilities, effective team leadership and strong interpersonal skills
- Strong self-motivation and excellent facilitation skills
- Traditional office environment, with frequent walking to other areas of the facility.
