OPEX Specialist

Viant•Indianapolis, IN

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The OPEX Specialist drives Operational Excellence initiatives by identifying, analyzing, and implementing process improvements that enhance manufacturing performance and business results. The role focuses on optimizing processes, eliminating waste, and fostering continuous improvement to positively affect Quality, Delivery, Cost, Safety, and Employee Engagement. The Indianapolis facility combines precision machining and assembly capabilities to produce medical device components and finished products. The position requires a detail-oriented, proactive person with strong problem-solving skills, a positive attitude, and an interest in professional growth and measurable operational results. The specialist adheres to Viant Core Beliefs and applicable safety, quality, environmental, regulatory, and company requirements, including QMS, EMS, and FDA regulations. The role creates and implements lean processes in a cellular environment and develops documents such as standard work and process work instructions. It also involves analyzing production and operational data, leading improvement projects, training employees, and coordinating cross-functional teams. The work model is Monday through Friday, 7:00 AM–4:30 PM. The Indianapolis site supports precision machining and assembly for medical device products.

Requirements

Engineering degree and/or bachelor's degree, and/or Lean Manufacturing/Six Sigma certification.
1–3+ years of applicable Operational Excellence experience.
Problem-solving skills.
Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing.
Six Sigma Green Belt or Lean Manufacturing Green Belt.
Knowledge of Kaizen events, Value Stream Mapping (VSM), and DMAIC methodology.
Experience with Power BI, Tableau, and Excel.
Experience with Minitab and other data analysis tools.
Ability to exert up to 75 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently, and to lift, carry, push, pull, or move objects.

Responsibilities

Adhere to Viant Core Beliefs and all safety, quality, environmental, regulatory, company policy, and operating procedure requirements, including QMS, EMS, and FDA regulations.
Create and implement lean processes in a cellular environment.
Define, produce, and implement documents, including standard work and process work instructions.
Analyze current workflows and identify improvement opportunities.
Lead and support Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen initiatives.
Map processes and document standard work procedures.
Eliminate non-value-added activities and bottlenecks.
Collect and analyze production, quality, safety, and performance data.
Develop KPIs, dashboards, and performance metrics.
Identify trends and root causes of operational issues.
Present findings and recommendations to leadership.
Facilitate continuous improvement projects across departments.
Support cost-reduction and productivity-improvement efforts.
Monitor project performance and the sustainability of improvements.
Help investigate process failures and inefficiencies as needed.
Train employees on Lean, Six Sigma, and operational excellence tools.
Facilitate workshops and improvement events.
Support change management during process transformations and ensure adoption of new processes and standards.
Manage multiple improvement projects simultaneously.
Develop project plans, timelines, and resource requirements.
Coordinate cross-functional teams.
Track project savings, benefits, and ROI.
Perform other duties as assigned.