Specialist, Operations

CECO Environmental • Addison, TX

19d

About The Position

The Operational Specialist serves as a business partner across manufacturing, supply chain, and business operations, reporting to the Global Operations Business Transformation Team. The role identifies opportunities to improve operations, assesses business performance drivers, develops strategic and tactical action plans, and supports execution through measurable continuous improvement initiatives.

Using data-driven analysis, operational expertise, and business acumen, the specialist evaluates production performance, supply chain effectiveness, Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), capacity utilization, demand variability, and profitability opportunities. The role helps business leaders understand current performance, model future-state scenarios, and develop turnaround strategies that support sustainable improvements in revenue, EBITDA, customer service, and operational efficiency. Up to 50% domestic travel may be required.

The position is primarily performed in an office or professional workplace environment and involves sedentary work, with occasional standing and walking.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Operations Management, Supply Chain, Engineering, Finance, Business Administration, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, business transformation, operational excellence, or related disciplines.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing operations, production planning, inventory management, and supply chain processes.
• Experience performing business analysis and building executive-level recommendations.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel, Power BI, ERP systems, and data analysis tools.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional improvement initiatives.
• Strong financial acumen, including understanding of revenue, cost structures, margin, and EBITDA drivers.
• Ability to perform frequent sitting, typing, and computer use; occasional standing and walking; frequent verbal and written communication; and occasional lifting and carrying of items weighing up to 10 pounds.
• Compliance with company attendance standards.
• Ability to travel domestically up to 50% as required.

Nice To Haves

• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt certification.
• Experience supporting multi-site manufacturing environments.
• ERP implementation, optimization, or business transformation experience.
• Advanced scenario modeling, forecasting, or operations planning experience.
• Knowledge of Sales, Inventory & Operations Planning (SIOP/S&OP) processes.

Responsibilities

• Analyze manufacturing operations, supply chain processes, and business performance metrics to identify improvement opportunities.
• Perform capacity modeling and what-if analysis to assess the impact of changing market demand, production volumes, labor requirements, and supply chain constraints.
• Partner with leadership teams to define full-potential performance targets and improvement roadmaps.
• Develop turnaround plans for underperforming operations, product lines, or business segments.
• Ensure improvement initiatives deliver sustainable operational and financial results.
• Analyze internal failures, external failures, scrap, rework, warranty costs, and quality-related inefficiencies.
• Partner with Quality, Manufacturing, Engineering, and Supply Chain teams to reduce quality-related costs.
• Design and implement KPI frameworks aligned with business objectives.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level