Associate - Operational Excellence Continuous Improvement (CI OpEx ) Coach

Lilly • Pleasant Prairie, WI

1d • Onsite

About The Position

At Lilly, we unite caring with discovery to make life better for people around the world. We are a global healthcare leader headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana. Our employees around the world work to discover and bring life-changing medicines to those who need them, improve the understanding and management of disease, and give back to our communities through philanthropy and volunteerism. We give our best effort to our work, and we put people first. We’re looking for people who are determined to make life better for people around the world.
Position Description:
The CI OpEx team provides leadership in operational excellence and continuous improvement efforts by combining knowledge of pharmaceutical manufacturing and support functions with CI OpEx principles and tools (e.g., Lean Manufacturing, Lean/Six Sigma for Service/Functional Areas, etc.)
The focus of the CI OpEx Coach role is to partner with all organizational levels across local and global business to deploy operational excellence standards and support both event and non-event-based continuous improvement. Results include, but are not limited to, cycle time reduction, increased asset effectiveness, expense reduction, 5S workplace, improved quality, right-first-time execution, as well as increased employee morale at all levels due to more time being spent on patient value-added activities.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Demonstrated strong written and oral communication and interpersonal interaction skills to be able to work effectively in a team-based environment
• Strong self-management and organizational skills
• Ability to coach individuals at all levels, and lead project teams
• Ability to influence without authority

Nice To Haves

• 2+ years' direct Leadership experience
• Relevant experience in a GMP facility
• Knowledge of cGMPs
• SAP Experience
• Experience in a regulated manufacturing or service environment (e.g., pharmaceuticals, healthcare, medical devices, etc.)
• Familiarity with change control processes
• Experience in Lean Manufacturing, Six-Sigma, or other productivity improvement methods
• Experience with project management and change management
• Experience in manufacturing functional roles (operations, process engineering, quality, tech service)

Responsibilities

• Lean Deployment to Enable Operational Excellence
• Empower individuals and teams to use lean behaviors and mindsets to strive for execution excellence
• Lead events to train Lean Practitioners and support deployment of Lean in the business, including, but not limited to systems such as daily management, standard work, 5S, A3 thinkings, and value stream management
• Educate the team members and practitioners on CI OpEx approaches and partner with leadership to engage all employees in the CI OpEx journey
• Serve as ongoing CI OpEx coach for areas already deployed, ensuring the discipline to sustain Lean remains in place
• Assess areas already deployed to promote ongoing continuous improvement of lean deployment
• Contribute to the Lean program design, developing elements which are common across process areas
• Capture benefits of Lean program and celebrate successes
• Breakthrough (event-based) Improvement Projects
• Partner with site leadership to identify and prioritize major productivity improvement opportunities
• Serve as CCI Coach partnering with Business Area Leads to facilitate the chosen methodology for the given project (e.g., Kaizen Event)
• Provide support to ensure robust Organizational Change Management and Monitoring Plans are in place to sustain improvements
• Engage routinely with sponsors to provide status and escalate where appropriate as issues arise
• Ensure lean principles and tools are integrated into both project execution and solution design
• Maintain CI OpEx Coach certification

Benefits

• Full-time equivalent employees also will be eligible for a company bonus (depending, in part, on company and individual performance).
• In addition, Lilly offers a comprehensive benefit program to eligible employees, including eligibility to participate in a company-sponsored 401(k); pension; vacation benefits; eligibility for medical, dental, vision and prescription drug benefits; flexible benefits (e.g., healthcare and/or dependent day care flexible spending accounts); life insurance and death benefits; certain time off and leave of absence benefits; and well-being benefits (e.g., employee assistance program, fitness benefits, and employee clubs and activities).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees