Director, Operational Excellence

Emergent Biosolutions • Winnipeg, MB

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About The Position

Reporting to the Vice President & General Manager, Winnipeg Site the Director, Operational Excellence, is responsible for leading the transformation of the site operating system through Lean principles, strategy deployment, problem-solving disciplines, and organizational capability building. This role serves as a key member of the Site Leadership Team, improving flow, increasing capacity, reducing operational complexity, improving quality performance, and embedding a culture where Operational Excellence becomes part of the site DNA.

Requirements

• University degree in engineering, business, or equivalent combination of skills and experience.
• 10+ years of experience creating and leading, Operational Excellence, Lean Transformation or Business Transformation initiatives., in large multi-function sites or in a corporate environment.
• Lean or Lean Sigma Blackbelt certification or equivalent.
• Demonstrated success delivering improvements in productivity, quality, delivery, cost and capacity.
• Experience with strategy deployment, daily management systems and value stream management.
• Strong executive influence, change management and communication skills.
• Experience in regulated manufacturing environments preferred.
• Must promote strong team interaction across functions. The incumbent must be effective at sharing ideas and information with peers and business leaders.
• Strong relationship management skills demonstrated in the skilled use of influential authority.
• Operations/line management experience with P&L responsibilities.
• Highly effective verbal and written communicator at all levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability to effectively prioritize and coordinate activities

Responsibilities

• Develop, own and drive the site's Operational Excellence (OE) and transformation roadmap by engaging site leadership and employees to build sustainable operational excellence capabilities and deliver business results
• Serve as a member of the Site Leadership Team and partner with leaders across the site to embed Operational Excellence principles, drive accountability, and support execution of strategic priorities
• Provide leadership, coaching and development for the Operational Excellence team while building OE capability throughout the broader organization
• Act as a trusted advisor and change leader, providing technical, cultural and transformational leadership to support site objectives
• Collaborate with Corporate and Network OE leaders to share best practices, benchmark performance, and support enterprise-wide improvement initiatives
• Lead strategy deployment, annual improvement planning, and governance processes to ensure strategic priorities are translated into actionable plans, measurable outcomes and sustained execution
• Establish and continuously improve daily management systems that enhance performance visibility, accountability, escalation, problem solving and performance-to-plan achievement
• Develop and maintain effective reporting and monitoring systems to communicate transformation progress, organizational capability development and business results
• Drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, cost and capacity through the application of Operational Excellence principles and methodologies
• Identify and eliminate systemic constraints, improve flow, and optimize end-to-end value stream performance across the site
• Lead, facilitate and sustain business improvement initiatives that deliver measurable operational and financial impact
• Deploy and continuously improve Lean and Operational Excellence methodologies, including Hoshin Kanri, Tiered Management, Gemba, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Lean Six Sigma, Standard Work and Visual Management
• Establish ownership and governance systems that sustain continuous improvement practices, workplace organization standards and operational discipline
• Build organizational capability in structured problem solving, root cause analysis, corrective and preventive action (CAPA), and continuous improvement methodologies
• Drive the reduction of recurring deviations, repeat failures and operational disruptions through sustainable corrective actions and systemic problem solving
• Foster a culture where Kaizen, continuous improvement and employee engagement are embedded in everyday work practices

Benefits

• competitive salaries
• flexible work arrangements
• extensive benefits package

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director