Senior Manager Operational Excellence

A globally prominent and rapidly growing manufacturing organization is seeking to hire a Continuous Improvement/Operational Excellence Manager to lead operational excellence initiatives within a complex, high-impact manufacturing environment ($1B+). Reporting to the GM, this role will serve as the site’s Lean/Continuous Improvement leader, with a strong emphasis on daily management systems, structured problem solving, Kaizen, visual factory management, and sustainable performance improvement across safety, throughput, productivity, cost, quality, inventory, and delivery. This is a permanent, direct-hire opportunity. Primary Responsibilities: Lead the development, deployment, and execution of annual CI/OE plans, ensuring alignment between enterprise strategy, plant-level objectives, departmental goals, and frontline daily management systems. Serve as the site’s Lean/continuous improvement subject matter expert, coach, and implementation leader across all levels of the organization. Standardize and sustain key operational excellence systems, including Daily Management, A3 Thinking, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, 5S, TPM/OEE, visual factory management, and structured problem solving. Facilitate targeted improvement events and cross-functional projects focused on improving flow, reducing waste, increasing throughput, improving process stability, and delivering measurable business impact. Partner with plant leadership to identify high-value improvement opportunities, build clear business cases, track progress against key objectives, and ensure effective countermeasures are in place when gaps are identified. Train, mentor, and coach leaders, supervisors, CI champions, and frontline employees in Lean thinking, problem solving, and sustainable continuous improvement practices. Required Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution. 8+ years of continuous improvement experience within a manufacturing, industrial, or similarly complex operating environment. 4+ years of leadership experience, with demonstrated ability to teach, coach, mentor, and influence cross-functional teams without direct authority. Strong understanding of Lean manufacturing, Toyota Production System, Hoshin Kanri, Daily Management, Kaizen, A3, 5S, TPM/OEE, visual factory management, and structured problem‑solving tools. Experience leading major change initiatives, facilitating improvement events, developing internal CI capability, and delivering measurable performance improvement. Our client offers an excellent portfolio of insurance and retirement benefits, clear opportunities for additional career advancement, and other attractive perks. A comprehensive relocation package is available for especially qualified candidates not currently residing in the immediate area. #J-18808-Ljbffr