Operations Excellence Specialist

Job Description

Job Description

General Function

Amsted Automotive, Cold Form & Finishing MI is looking for an Operation Excellence Specialist to support the management of the company's business excellence program, tools and culture and is responsible for analyzing, designing, and implementing manufacturing and business processes that improve efficiency.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Capture real-time measurement data for MRO, capital and cost saving initiatives
• Provide appropriate reporting analytics on continuous improvement initiatives and metrics
• Partner with all divisions to drive Operational Excellence methodology and analytics to ensure sustainable manufacturing and business process improvements are met
• Leverage / benchmark best practices and drive implementation across the organization
• Drive measurable improvements by identifying opportunities to remove waste
• Function as a resource for continuous improvement methodologies across all divisions
• Guide and challenge cross-functional teams in development and execution of continuous improvement activities to reduce cycle time, inventory, and waste while improving process performance, quality, cost, and standardizing the process
• Assist with the development of tools, methods and processes that will result in significant process improvement for Operations, Production, Quality, Maintenance Reliability and Management
• Ability to challenge the status quo and comfortable with managing ambiguity
• Works with the business excellence and other teams to improve systems
• Recognized as SME (Subject Matter Expert) in Lean Manufacturing
• Assist with the integration of the company Lean Performance System
• Support manufacturing continuous improvement initiatives that drive plant and company performance improvements
• Work with leaders in annual business plan strategic development planning process and prioritize improvement opportunities based on tactical planning objectives

Work Requirements / Knowledge

Education

Experience

Work Conditions