Sr Operational Excellence Lead

Chemtrade•Toronto, ON

5h•$150,000 - $160,000•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Operational Excellence Lead is key to fostering and driving a culture of sustainable change through the use of continuous improvement methodologies such as Lean Six Sigma. They will be a consultant to all areas of the business to coach and train on the implementation tools to identify and solve business, operational, and manufacturing problems and opportunities. As an influential leader, the Senior Operational Excellence Lead will support productivity champions, Green Belts, Black Belts, and other leaders to drive a Transformational Change mindset.

Requirements

Engineering or science degree from an accredited university
Minimum 10 years demonstrated experience in Change Management, Continuous Improvement, or Operational Excellence with a minimum of 5 years people management experience
Demonstrated success in leading cross functional teams
Demonstrated success in driving accountability
Effective change agent
Strong organization skills and attention to detail
Strong written and verbal communication skills with project managers, procurement, vendors/contractors, and leadership

Nice To Haves

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification preferred

Responsibilities

Gain a thorough working knowledge of Chemtrade Environmental, Safety & Health (ES&H) policies and procedures.
Serve as the ES&H representative to plant personnel through communication and enforcement of ES&H policies and procedures.
Provide leadership through participation in ES&H initiatives and programs.
Actively drive the recognition and rewarding of positive ES&H performance by plant personnel.
Ensure that ES&H action items are effectively accomplished and tracked to closure.
Participate in ES&H meetings and training forums.
Respond to ES&H incidents through prompt and thorough reporting, incident investigation, root cause identification and action item implementation.
Develop and communicate job safety analyses for plant processes.
Conduct timely and thorough inspections of plant activities and areas and provide timely response to ensure that deficiencies are addressed.
Assist in tracking and communication of ES&H performance metrics
Provide input to improve ES&H performance compared to metrics.
Lead complex cross-organization and cross-functional Black Belt Projects through the application of Lean Six Sigma and Project Management tools as required
Lead, facilitate, and coach others on Kaizens or other Lean Improvement events as required
Actively partner and collaborate with business areas to identify potential continuous improvement projects and productivity savings projects with data analysis and other LSS tools
Contribute to updating and driving the Operational Excellence Road Map that aligns with all businesses
Identify best continuous improvement tools and methodologies including Lean Six Sigma and develop and apply those tools to Chemtrade.
Collaborate with business areas to implement and sustain these tools.
Contribute and drive standardization and structure into performance indicators through the different business areas.
Partner with Business Areas to lead and foster cultural change of continuous improvement mindset by reducing waste and variation
Contribute to an environment where all employees have increased opportunities to contribute to the success of the business through Continous Improvement Efforts
Identify, mentor, and nurture future Green Belt and Black Belt prospects
Develop and deliver training modules for Green Belt Certification and support Green Belt Candidates through to certification level
Develop and deliver training modules for Leadership Team, Plant Management, Maintenance and Operations Management, Process Engineers, etc. such as Intro to Lean, A3 Problem Solving, Kaizen, 6S WorkPlace Organization, Root Cause Analysis, etc.
Provide guidance and mentorship to Green Belts and Green Belt Candidates to successfully complete improvement projects
Coach departments at all levels (from operator level to senior leadership level) on proper use of the tools
Be an influential leader to drive a culture of continuous improvement with the use of lean six sigma tools
Collaborate with other departmental members to drive improvements within the department
Partner with businesses to facilitate
Be a change leader for the entire Engineering and BOE team
Other Duties as assigned