Operational Excellence Program Manager

3 weeks ago

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States Liberty Diversified International Full time

POSITION SUMMARY

The Operational Excellence Program Manager will oversee the implementation and maintenance of the Operational Excellence process across Liberty Diversified International's manufacturing sites in the United States and Mexico.

This position will coach site leadership, pillar teams, and project teams to utilize continuous improvement tools and methodologies, and will track and measure site pillar performance relative to implementation and improvement targets.

The ideal candidate will have experience leading cross-functional teams, facilitating change, and promoting a culture of continuous improvement.

This position requires significant travel across LDI's service areas.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Support the LDI businesses in teaching Operational Excellence methods and coaching site leadership, pillar teams, and project teams to utilize continuous improvement tools and methodologies defined in the LDI Operational Excellence process.
  • Leads Operational Excellence implementations and future improvements across multiple LDI sites.
  • Promote and support the identification and deployment of Operational Excellence best practices.
  • Track and measure site pillar performance relative to implementation and improvement targets.
  • Monitor Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) at the plant and regional level and assist in driving strategies for improvement and sustainment.
  • Monitor and evaluate indicators that impact both results and culture.
  • Ensure an overall understanding of the Operational Excellence pillars, how they integrate through the Operational Excellence enterprise plan, and how they directly contribute to delivering improved results.
  • Coordinate and facilitate coaching sessions for pillar leaders to improve KPIs.
  • Provide coaching and feedback about progress on Operational Excellence to local steering teams and leadership.
  • Participate in goal setting at the line, plant, and region levels to establish year-over-year performance improvement.
  • Support problem-solving and internal process improvements at all levels.
  • Conduct quarterly and annual audits at various LDI facilities.
  • Ability to travel up to 75%, primarily in the LDI service areas across the United States and Mexico.

REQUIRED EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

High school diploma and/or 7+ years of experience related experience supporting continuous improvement, preferably supporting multi-site implementation and ongoing continuous improvement programs in a production manufacturing environment.

Experience with Continuous Improvement methodology and implementation.

Leading cross functional teams in multiple disciplines and levels

Strong facilitation and change champion skills

Understanding of complex problem-solving techniques

Ability to understand and align with strategic business objectives

Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication, and presentation skills

Proven ability to interact, collaborate, and influence people at all levels of the organization and without direct authority.

Strong organizational skills with an ability to prioritize work and adapt when plans change.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

The physical demands described here represent those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

Regular sitting, standing, and walking throughout the day to accomplish tasks

Manual and finger dexterity is used regularly with some repetitive finger motions.

Ability to work in front of a computer screen for long periods

Specific vision abilities include close and distance vision; the ability to identify colors, small letters, and numbers; hand/eye coordination; depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus

Hearing and speaking

Other conditions may include frequent reaching, stretching, pushing, pulling, pinching, grasping, and gripping.

Must be able to work in hot, humid, and cold environments in manufacturing facilities.

Air and vehicle travel to manufacturing facilities

about our company:

Comprised of multiple companies with headquarters in New Hope, Minnesota, Liberty Diversified International (LDI) is a privately held company employing more than 1,900 individuals across our manufacturing facilities, production facilities and core business operations in Minnesota, Iowa, Nebraska, Illinois, Georgia, Mississippi, Texas, Arizona, California, and Mexico.

With deep roots in the corrugated box manufacturing industry, we operate in the core markets of paper, packaging, workplace products, corrugated plastics and building products.

Since 1918, our values – Caring, Innovation, Trust and Excellence – have guided our day-to-day activities.

We believe that when our employees are aligned with these values, we provide and create superior solutions and service for our customers.

The LDI family of companies includes Liberty Packaging, Liberty Paper, Liberty Plastics (Custom Solutions and Quarrix Building Products) and Safco.

Liberty Diversified International is an equal opportunity employer and makes all employment decisions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, age, creed, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

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