Operational Excellence Specialist

Job Summary

The Operational Excellence Specialist supports Manufacturing Management and is responsible for analyzing, designing, and implementing manufacturing and business processes that improve overall efficiency.

Job Description

• Works with the cross-functional team on the overall capacity versus mix change
• Provide appropriate reporting analytics on continuous improvement initiatives and metrics

• Monitor and report on key metrics such as cycle-time, DL Efficiency and On-Time-Delivery

• Partner with all areas to drive Operational Excellence methodology and analytics to ensure sustainable manufacturing and business process improvements are met
• Capture real-time measurement data for capital and cost saving initiatives
• Drive measureable improvements by identifying opportunities to remove waste
• Function as a resource for continuous improvement methodologies across all areas
• Guide and challenge cross-functional teams in development and execution of continuous improvement activities to reduce cycle time, inventory, overtime, head count 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
• Support manufacturing continuous improvement initiatives that drive operations performance improvements
• Work with leaders in annual business plan strategic development planning process and prioritize improvement opportunities based on tactical planning objectives

Education / Qualifications

•    BS/BA Degree in Operations or Engineering - Industrial Engineering Preferred 
•    Minimum 5 years of direct experience in leading and supporting continuous improvement projects in a manufacturing, supply chain, or production environment
•    Experience with the manufacturing methodologies and practices
•    Experience with capacity modeling
•    Expert in the use of data manipulation within Excel. SAP experience strongly preferred
•    Data analysis/manipulation and Project Management experience
•    Experience leading and educating on Lean methodologies and Kaizen events
•    Systemic problem solver, with experience implementing solutions with root cause analysis

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Vicor is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability

Compensation Data

Salary Range:

$85,000 - $105,000

Please note: This range is based on our current market driven pay structures. Individual salaries are determined based upon a variety of factors including but not limited to, a candidates overall qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience as well as company internal equity.