Director of Operational Excellence

Geokon Inc•Lebanon, NH

About The Position

At Geokon, we're building a culture where operational excellence isn't just a department, it's a mindset. We're looking for a Director of Operational Excellence to lead the charge in transforming how we work: streamlining processes, eliminating waste, and driving measurable, lasting improvement across the business. If you're energized by solving complex operational challenges, love turning data into action, and want to build a continuous improvement culture from the ground up, we want to talk to you.

Requirements

8+ years in operations, process improvement, or operational excellence, with 3+ years leading teams.
A track record of leading large-scale improvement initiatives with real, measurable results.
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification (or equivalent).
Comfort with data, you know your way around Excel, Power BI, Tableau, or similar tools, and you let data drive your decisions.
The communication skills to influence executives and frontline teams alike.
A knack for building and developing high-performing teams.
A bachelor's degree in Business, Engineering, Operations, or a related field (Master's a plus).

Nice To Haves

Master's degree

Responsibilities

Set the vision and strategy for operational excellence across the organization and lead its execution end to end.
Lead high-impact, cross-functional improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma, and other proven methodologies.
Partner directly with senior leaders across Operations, Supply Chain, Quality, and Finance to uncover inefficiencies and design smarter ways of working.
Build and lead a team of continuous improvement professionals, growing their skills and their careers.
Create the dashboards and KPIs that keep the business honest about performance and celebrate the wins.
Champion change across the organization, helping teams embrace new tools, processes, and habits.
Get to the root of recurring problems and put lasting fixes in place, not band-aids.
Launch and run a Lean Six Sigma training program so improvement skills spread throughout the company.
Bring outside perspective benchmark against industry leaders and bring best practices home.
Report results, savings, and impact directly to executive leadership.