Operational Excellence Lead

Envista Dentistry • Thousand Oaks, CA

13h • Onsite

About The Position

The Operational Excellence Lead plays a key role in advancing operational excellence across our manufacturing organization. This is a high-impact individual contributor position where you’ll lead initiatives that improve efficiency, reduce waste, and deliver measurable business results. This role work cross-functionally with operations, engineering, and business leaders to identify opportunities, implement scalable solutions, and help build a culture rooted in continuous improvement. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in a hands-on environment, enjoys influencing without direct authority, and is passionate about driving meaningful change.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations, or a related.
• 5+ years of experience in a manufacturing or operations environment.
• Proven experience leading process improvement or operational excellence initiatives.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or similar continuous improvement methodologies.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence.
• Cross functional background with both technical and commercial expertise.
• Delivers and sustains measurable results.
• Autonomous, agile, self-starter.
• Ability to partner with team members, IT personnel, the user community, and others on an ongoing basis to ensure accurate identification and delivery of business requirements.
• Work with user representative(s) to identify acceptance test requirements and ensures appropriate systems training is performed.
• Knowledge and experience in process analysis, documentation, and improvement methodologies.
• Able to work under pressure and multi-task across many initiatives.
• Must reside within a commutable distance to Thousand Oaks, CA.

Nice To Haves

• Lean Six Sigma, Continuous Improvement, or similar certification

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives to enhance productivity, quality, and operational efficiency across manufacturing processes
• Analyze current workflows and identify opportunities to eliminate waste, improve cycle time, and optimize performance
• Facilitate improvement workshops (e.g., Kaizen events) and support teams in implementing and sustaining process changes
• Develop and track key performance metrics to measure the success and sustainability of improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., operations, engineering, supply chain, and IT) to implement scalable solutions
• Partner with operations leadership to align improvement initiatives with business priorities and strategic goals
• Analyze current processes and implement best practices to enhance efficiency and scalability.
• Achieve certification in EBS tools to deliver EBS programs
• Drive change management efforts, including stakeholder communication, training, and adoption of new processes
• Share best practices and standardize processes across teams and sites where applicable
• Coach and mentor team members and leaders on continuous improvement methodologies and problem-solving tools
• Track and report individual progress, take appropriate action to complete deliverable on time

Benefits

• medical/dental/vision benefits
• 401K match

What This Job Offers

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