Operational Excellence Analyst

Orion Steel Group•Red Deer, AB

3d•Onsite

About The Position

At Interpro Pipe & Steel Inc., our strength starts with our people! As a team we collaborate to solve problems, contribute ideas and challenge each other to ensure growth and ultimately success for the business and our employees. The Operational Excellence Analyst will support our Red Deer location. The Analyst will be responsible for developing and implementing the corporate operational excellence strategy at InterPro Pipe & Steel Business Systems (EBS) deployed unit with a focus on employee engagement and cultural transformation. In this role the successful candidate will support all activities assigned to the program office at a deployed unit. Successful candidates for the Operational Excellence Analyst role will have previous industrial experience in operations, quality assurance, or continuous improvement. Someone with good facilitation skills along with the knowledge of tools and techniques of methods to engage and lead groups of people would be a good fit for this role.

Requirements

Industrial or Manufacturing Engineer, Engineering Technologist, other engineering disciplines will be considered, bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferred
5 years’ industry experience, candidates with less than 5 years of experience may be considered for a specialist role
Must be a self-starter with the ability to multi-task while maintaining accuracy and meeting deadlines
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Lean tools training and experience
Experience with change management, experience in a manufacturing or related industry preferred
Strong collaborator and ability to influence at production unit
Solid teambuilding skills and demonstrated ability to motivate and coach a high performing team
Ensures accountability and sets clear expectations in line with commitments
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
Experience and expertise in Value Stream Mapping with the ability to lead the process
Experience and expertise in leading A3 processes; knowledge or formats and procedures
Highly proficient with Microsoft Office applications and Lean Manufacturing Software
Ability to use analytical tools and strong understanding of statistics

Nice To Haves

Training and/or Certification with Six Sigma, SPC, 5‐S, TMC, Project Management Facilitation or other quality/process improvement processes, a plus

Responsibilities

Lead ideations sessions with cross-functional teams and track initiative progress and financial impact for unit
Analyze data and monitor performance KPIs with units daily
Identify and develop operational change activists while establishing a strong communication and engagement across unit
Support of all other members of program office and execute activities provided by program office manager
Identify, quantify and execute on EBS activities across unit
Lead training, coaching and mentoring sessions with shop personal
Support all EBS activities (preparation phase, active phase, and support phase)
Improve employee engagement and collaborate with operators to improve performance
Working with site administrative support functions such Human Resources, Finance and Accounting, IT, to create a collaborative approach to EBS success
Train all Interpro employees in EBS