OPEX Head

Siegfried•Pennsville, NJ

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The OPEX Director will be responsible to develop the OPEX strategy in the site. The role will be able to benchmark operational excellence concepts to be applied in the Pennsville site for increased efficiency. The role will be able to lead and influence without authority and be able to challenge the status quo across functional teams in all departments, but not limited to manufacturing, supply chain, business processes like procurement, HR and finance, with the sole purpose to increase performance. The role will drive and influence all continuous improvement efforts, will increase the performance and develop and apply optimization tools across all the site's departments. This role will develop and implement the Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing strategy and culture to enhance operational effectiveness in the site. The roll will identify opportunities and implement improvements by utilizing best practices in the industry with respect to Operational Excellence and best-in-class concepts.

Requirements

Proficient in leading Kaizen events, GEMBA walks, 5S audits, Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
Proficient in leading Root Cause Analysis Methodologies in any context across the site
Proficient in Production Systems
Proficient in procurement, finance and SAP for analysis of COGs and financial variances to find opportunities, develop strategy and achieve increased validated improvements
Proficient in leading Value Stream Mapping, process mapping, Six Sigma, DMAIC, etc
Proven experience in Lean Manufacturing, six sigma methodologies and their application
Advanced problem-solving strategies
Proficiency in MRP software, MiniTab or similar
Familiarity with CMMS
Experience with FIFO and Supply Chain concepts for inventory improvements
Experience in Kanban, JIT and other concepts used in Lean
Proficiency in energy consumption analysis and improvements
Proficient in waste reduction in the site
Experience in calculating OEE (overall Equipment Efficiency) and applying it for Technical Availability increases and quality improvements and debottlenecking.
Drive the development and implementation of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and monitor effectiveness of operational processes.
Conduct thorough analyses of existing processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement by utilizing statistical principles and make proposals based on analysis
Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to gather and analyze data, create proper metrics and implement improvements to increase operational performance.
Identifies and implements cost reduction projects
Design and implement improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and improving overall productivity.
Regularly report on global and local performance metrics and provide insights to leadership for informed decision-making
Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to identify and eliminate waste, streamline processes, and enhance overall operational effectiveness.
Adheres to personal moral, ethical, legal, and behavioral conduct that is in compliance with the Siegfried Code of Conduct.
Implements and adheres to all applicable SHE, DEA, and cGMP regulations.
Experience with Sustainability practices including EcoVadis qualification and validation
Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical field
10+ years of relevant experience
Excellent role model/leadership capabilities.
Ability to organize data, construct visual data-analysis, infer/interpret data to propose actions for continuous improvement

Nice To Haves

MBA is preferred
Green or Black Belt Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Develop the OPEX strategy in the site.
Benchmark operational excellence concepts to be applied in the Pennsville site for increased efficiency.
Lead and influence without authority and challenge the status quo across functional teams in all departments (manufacturing, supply chain, procurement, HR, finance) to increase performance.
Drive and influence all continuous improvement efforts.
Increase performance and develop and apply optimization tools across all the site's departments.
Develop and implement the Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing strategy and culture to enhance operational effectiveness.
Identify opportunities and implement improvements by utilizing best practices in the industry with respect to Operational Excellence and best-in-class concepts.
Lead Kaizen events, GEMBA walks, 5S audits, and SMED.
Lead Root Cause Analysis Methodologies.
Analyze COGs and financial variances using SAP to find opportunities, develop strategy, and achieve validated improvements.
Lead Value Stream Mapping, process mapping, Six Sigma, and DMAIC.
Apply Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies.
Drive the development and implementation of key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure and monitor effectiveness of operational processes.
Conduct thorough analyses of existing processes to identify inefficiencies, bottlenecks, and areas for improvement by utilizing statistical principles and make proposals based on analysis.
Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to gather and analyze data, create proper metrics and implement improvements to increase operational performance.
Identify and implement cost reduction projects.
Design and implement improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing operational efficiency, reducing costs, and improving overall productivity.
Regularly report on global and local performance metrics and provide insights to leadership for informed decision-making.
Apply Lean and Six Sigma principles to identify and eliminate waste, streamline processes, and enhance overall operational effectiveness.
Adhere to personal moral, ethical, legal, and behavioral conduct in compliance with the Siegfried Code of Conduct.
Implement and adhere to all applicable SHE, DEA, and cGMP regulations.
Utilize experience with Sustainability practices including EcoVadis qualification and validation.
Give technical instructions to chemical operators.