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Operation Excellence Leader

PPG Industries

Are you an experienced Operation Excellence (OPEX) engineer who is ready to take their career to new heights? Join our team as an Aerospace Manufacturing - Operational Excellence Engineer! We are looking for someone who is wanting to take on a challenge and make a meaningful impact in the lives of our customers and the people they serve and protect. If this sounds like you apply today!

As an Aerospace Manufacturing - Operational Excellence Engineer you will build continuous improvement projects and implement lean manufacturing principles across multiple value streams to enhance safety, delivery, quality, and cost. You will prioritize projects. These projects will focus on optimizing operational efficiency, reducing waste, and improving quality. Additionally, they will enhance overall plant performance through the systematic application of lean methodologies and operational excellence frameworks. You will foster a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration through leadership, best practices, employee coaching, and employee development.

You will work on-site at our Huntsville, AL facility and report to the OPEX manager.

Responsibilities:

  • Champion a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement in compliance with aerospace industry regulations and company policies.
  • Champion a culture of safety, quality, and continuous improvement in compliance with aerospace industry regulations and company policies. Support change by coaching and engaging all organizational levels to foster lean culture and continuous improvement.
  • Facilitate and mentor project leaders in applying Lean Methodologies and tools across operations.
  • Evaluate and improve manufacturing practices using lean manufacturing principles, including Kaizen, value stream mapping, visual management standards, and 5S workplace organization.
  • Establish, analyze important indicators to monitor lean process performance, and support new product introductions and process changes.
  • Apply data-driven principles and implement digital tools to develop continuous improvement roadmaps that maximize operational performance.
  • Guide operational performance improvements in safety, quality, delivery, and cost metrics.
  • Analyze manufacturing processes to identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and improvement opportunities.
  • Implement and sustain process improvements that enhance productivity and reduce variability.
  • Lead teams in root cause analysis and corrective action implementation.

Qualifications:

  • Five (5) or more years of experience in lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, or operational excellence in aerospace or a regulated manufacturing industry required.
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant engineering, operations, or other technical disciplines required.
  • Lean/Six Sigma certification(s) and demonstrated expertise in Lean Line Design. Green Belt or higher certification is a preference.
  • Proficiency with data analytics systems (e.g., Minitab, JMP, Excel, and ERP systems) required.
  • Must be eligible to obtain a government secret clearance.
  • Only U.S. Citizens, Green Card holders, and political asylees or refugees are eligible to apply.

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PPG offers comprehensive benefits such as Health, Dental, Life, Retirement Plan, Paid Vacation and Holidays, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Disability/Leave, Family Leave, and other Voluntary benefit offerings. Actual benefit offerings confirmed at the time of hire.

O nas:

PPG: CHRONIMY I UPIKSZAMY WIAT

Dziki przywodztwu w dziedzinie innowacji, zrownowaonego rozwoju i kolorystyki, PPG pomaga klientom z brany przemysowej, transportowej, dobr konsumpcyjnych oraz budowlanej i posprzedaowej udoskonala wicej powierzchni na wicej sposobow ni jakakolwiek inna firma. Aby dowiedzie si wicej, odwied nas na stronie i led @PPG na X.

The PPG Way 2030

Jestemy mistrzami w obsudze klienta

Proaktywni. Odwani. Godni zaufania. Wszystko, co robimy, zaczyna si od naszych

klientow. Suchamy, dziaamy szybko i nie przestajemy, dopoki nie rozwiemy ich

najwikszych wyzwa. Kiedy nasi klienci odnosz sukces, wszyscy roniemy.

Dziaamy wiadomie i szybko

Zwinni. Oparci na danych. Upowanieni do dziaania. Podejmujemy przemylane

ryzyko, aby wyprzedza konkurencj. Pracujemy szybko i proaktywnie, wykorzystujc

wysokiej jakoci dane do opracowywania rozwiza, ktore tworz warto.

Osigamy doskonao operacyjn

Produktywni. Wspopracujcy. Odpowiedzialni. Niezalenie od naszej roli identyfikujemy

problemy, bierzemy odpowiedzialno i zawsze dostarczamy rozwizania. Jestemy

zarowno proaktywni, jak i reagujcy, aby napdza cige doskonalenie i osiga wyniki.

Wspieramy naszych pracownikow pierwszej linii - twarze PPG dla naszych klientow.

Konkurujemy, by zwycia

Skoncentrowani na przyszoci. Zdeterminowani. Ambitni. Z pasj rozwijamy nasz

dziaalno i odnosimy sukcesy wraz z naszymi klientami. Dostarczamy wyniki, wdraamy nowe

technologie i wykorzystujemy zwinno oraz szybko jako nasze atuty.

Jestemy dumni z bycia czci PPG

Silni. Zjednoczeni. Peni pasji. Pracujemy bezpiecznie, dziaamy uczciwie i cenimy

ronorodno naszych perspektyw. witujemy osignicia i jestemy dumni z

pozytywnego wpywu, jaki wspolnie wywieramy, chronic i upikszajc wiat.

W PPG korzystamy ze sztucznej inteligencji w procesie rekrutacji, aby uczyni go bardziej efektywnym. Narzdzia AI nie podejmuj decyzji dotyczcych zatrudnienia. Wicej informacji mona znale na stronie

PPG zapewnia rowne szanse wszystkim kandydatom i pracownikom. Oferujemy moliwo rozwoju i budowania kariery w rodowisku, ktore zapewnia satysfakcjonujce miejsce pracy dla pracownikow, tworzy atmosfer cigego uczenia si oraz akceptuje pomysy i ronorodno innych. Wszyscy kwalifikujcy si kandydaci bd brani pod uwag przy zatrudnieniu bez wzgldu na pe, ci, ras, kolor skory, wyznanie, religi, pochodzenie narodowe, wiek, status niepenosprawnoci, stan cywilny, status weterana, orientacj seksualn, tosamo pciow lub jej wyraanie.

Jeli potrzebujesz dostosowania z powodu niepenosprawnoci, wylij wiadomo email na adres View email address on click.appcast.io.

Zakresy wynagrodze i wiadczenia w PPG mog si roni w zalenoci od lokalizacji, co pozwala nam na konkurencyjne wynagradzanie pracownikow na ronych rynkach geograficznych. PPG uwzgldnia wiele czynnikow przy podejmowaniu decyzji dotyczcych wynagrodzenia, w tym midzy innymi umiejtnoci, dowiadczenie i szkolenia, kwalifikacje i wyksztacenie, licencje i certyfikaty oraz inne potrzeby organizacyjne. Mog mie zastosowanie rownie inne zachty.

Nasze programy wiadcze pracowniczych s zaprojektowane tak, aby wspiera zdrowie i dobre samopoczucie naszych pracownikow. Wszelkie ubezpieczenia i wiadczenia bd zgodne z warunkami obowizujcych planow oraz powizanych dokumentow regulujcych te plany. Szczegoy dotyczce wiadcze zostan omowione z Tob przez rekrutera podczas procesu zatrudnienia.

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