Operational Excellence Manager

Operational Excellence Manager

Location : Rogers, AR

Job Summary : The Operational Excellence Manager is responsible for leading and implementing continuous improvement initiatives at their location and supporting additional Kennametal sites, as needed. They analyze existing processes, identify areas for improvement, and lead kaizen activities to optimize operations and increase efficiency. This position will report to the Sr.OpEx Manager under the Global OpEx department, with a dotted line to plant management to drive alignment, gain support, train personnel, and implement improvement initiatives that build lean culture.

Key Job Responsibilities :

• Develop competencies of all appropriate people of the site / plant about :
• 5S & Product respect.
• Reduction of equipment losses.
• Direct Labor efficiency.
• Scrap reduction.
• WIP reduction.
• Lean industrialization.
• VSM.
• To become autonomous in continuous improvement management.
• Manage site OpEx engineer if needed.

Education, Work Experience, Skills, Certificates :

Due to the nature of the operations at this facility, consideration as an applicant is limited to individuals who are either a US Citizen or a US Permanent Resident. An expression of interest from anyone who is not a US Citizen or a US Permanent Resident will not proceed for consideration as an applicant.

Equal Opportunity Employer