Operational Excellence Manager

Kennametal, Inc. • Rogers, AR

177d

About The Position

The Operational Excellence Manager is responsible for leading and implementing continuous improvement initiatives at their location and supporting additional Kennametal sites, as needed. They analyze existing processes, identify areas for improvement, and lead kaizen activities to optimize operations and increase efficiency. This position will report to the Sr. OpEx Manager under the Global OpEx department, with a dotted line to plant management to drive alignment, gain support, train personnel, and implement improvement initiatives that build lean culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Engineering, or related field required.
• 3-5 years demonstrated success in manufacturing and/or supply chain experience plus lean training.
• Strong leadership skills including communication, teaching and coaching skills.
• Financial Acumen.
• Data analyzation, platforms, data modeling and visualization.
• Advanced in Excel, PowerBI, Project Management tools.
• Knowledge of 5S & Zoning, visual management, standard work and cycle time measurement, Muda Hunting, Pull flow/Kanban, SMED, TPM, VSM, and data analysis software (i.e. Minitab).
• Industrial/Mechanical Engineer, technician or equivalent.
• 6 Sigma Greenbelt or Blackbelt is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop competencies of all appropriate people of the Site / Plant about 5S & Product respect, reduction of equipment losses, direct labor efficiency, scrap reduction, WIP reduction, lean industrialization, VSM, and continuous improvement management.
• Propose to the Site / Plant Manager the internal lean strategy of the Site / Plant.
• Ensure that the lean rules are taken into account in new projects during validation of each phase.
• Help Site / Plant Manager to manage continuous improvement.
• Monitor the whole lean initiative deployment.
• Manage the production productivity improvement roadmaps.
• Deploy lean standards & best practices within the Site / Plant.
• Detect abnormalities vs. lean standards and react to identify root cause.
• Manage the lean budget and results of the productivity roadmap.
• Lead the weekly & monthly results and associated TOP improvement plans.
• Develop and share specific expertise with Site / Plant lean Managers of the region.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees