Operational Excellence Coordinator

Champion Homes•Arkansas City, KS

2d•Onsite

About The Position

Champion Home Builders, Inc. is seeking to hire an OpEx Coordinator to join their team at the Arkansas City, Kansas facility. The Champion Homes Operational Excellence (OpEx) Team is a culture developed in-house with proven lean six sigma tools and process improvement techniques to achieve excellence nationwide. Under the direct supervision of the General Manager, the OpEx Coordinator will lead the plant's continuous improvement initiatives designed to eliminate waste and non-value-added activities and improve performance in Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Inventory. This position communicates directly with the OpEx Leadership Team and the General Manager to achieve the sustainability of all implementations and reporting efforts. A local OpEx Coordinator will enable plants to reach and aspire to more ambitious operational cost reduction targets. It is essential, therefore, that the tasks assigned to this plant-level position are aligned with reducing costs and lead times, overall maintaining a healthy pipeline of continuous improvement projects.

Requirements

Minimum of two (2) years manufacturing, building industry and/or production experience required.
Basic computer skills to use Microsoft Office tools.
Able to work with others to communicate and train plant employees OPEX training tools in MS Teams.
Engaged and willing to learn new concepts and remain open to different opinions.
Hands-on experience using modern Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement methods.
Demonstrated ability to apply critical thought processes to develop, recommend and implement strategies and programs that address plant and corporate objectives.
Demonstrated leadership skills and influence on those with whom there is not a direct reporting relationship.
Demonstrated ability to resolve conflict effectively and problem-solve.
Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality.
Demonstrated ability to work efficiently under conditions of multiple deadlines and changing priorities.

Nice To Haves

Six Sigma certification (Yellow Belt or higher) is a plus.
Ability to travel on occasion for training purposes and/or to corporate offices.

Responsibilities

Lead the plant OpEx efforts in implementing, training, and following up with the plant's overall OpEx strategy and communicate with the OpEx team on findings, training materials, and gaps.
Develop and execute a training plan for associates, supervisors, and managers to ensure the integration of Best Practices into the plant's culture and daily processes.
Data collection and validation, performance tracking, and reporting. Must be able to create, analyze and summarize data using spreadsheet tools.
Assist the plant's onboarding process and lead it on specific OpEx subjects.
Take ownership of any OpEx Value Stream Map findings in your plant and periodically report progress on the Kaizen Journal.
Follow through with PVA audits and keep the PVA team updated on the progress.
Ensure the proper set up of equipment based on material that the OpEx team generates.
Ensures that the mentioned training, tools, best practices, and resources are available to employees at all levels and that are being utilized appropriately and effectively.
Lead all reporting and root-cause analysis. Lead or coach focused improvement activities and teams to improve results like safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory. Conduct root-cause analysis and coaching to resolve production issues.
Share and coordinate all initiatives with other OpEx team members to ensure consistency.
Attend regular OpEx calls and follow through with action items.
Any other duties assigned