OPEX Specialist

Viant•Indianapolis, IN

1d•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 optimizes processes, eliminates waste, and fosters continuous improvement to positively impact 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 is on-site Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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, Excel, Minitab, and other data analysis tools.

Responsibilities

Adhere to company core beliefs and safety, quality, environmental, FDA, company policy, operating procedure, and other regulatory requirements.
Create and implement lean processes in a cellular environment.
Define, produce, and implement documents, including standard work and process work instructions.
Analyze 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; and present findings and recommendations to leadership.
Facilitate continuous improvement projects across departments and support cost-reduction and productivity-improvement efforts.
Monitor project performance and the sustainability of improvements; assist with investigating process failures and inefficiencies.
Train employees on Lean, Six Sigma, and operational excellence tools and facilitate workshops and improvement events.
Support change management during process transformations and ensure adoption of new processes and standards.
Manage multiple improvement projects, develop plans, timelines, and resource requirements, coordinate cross-functional teams, and track project savings, benefits, and ROI.
Perform other duties as assigned.