Location: Louisville,KY, USA
Operational Excellence Manager in Louisville, KY at Reynolds Consumer ProductsDate Posted:10/12/2024Apply ({{ applyUrl }}) Not ready to Apply?Job SnapshotEmployee Type:Full-TimeLocation:Louisville, KYJob Type:ManagementExperience:Not SpecifiedDate Posted:10/12/2024Job DescriptionJob Title: Operational Excellence ManagerCity: Louisville / State: KentuckyJob DescriptionJoin Reynolds Consumer Products…and Drive Your Career across a world of opportunities! We provide amazing job opportunities for growth with competitive salaries and benefits in an exciting, dynamic, fast-paced, and fun workplace environment. If you are looking to build a strong career, we have an opportunity for you! We currently have an opportunity for anOperational Excellence Manager to join our team located in Louisville, KY.Your Role:The Operational Excellence Manager is a critical leader for the Reynolds Consumer Products (RCP) Operations organization that reports directly to the Plant Manager. The Louisville Foil Plant has recently begun creating their Operational Excellence System, “Boundless”. This role will be part of the continued creation and development of the system that will lead to Louisville's sustained success.This role is also responsible for leading the development and execution of plans to exceed the Operational objectives as deployed by the Business Unit leadership teams. Our priority is Safety first, always, followed by quality, productivity, cost, and service. We embrace and accept individual experiences and backgrounds to achieve a diverse and inclusive workplace.You will have the opportunity to:Report to the Plant Manager.Lead overall Operational Excellence System activities.Working hands-on assisting team members, specifically with Safety, Quality, Production, Process Engineering, Maintenance, and Purchasing.Be able to lead by influence.Responsible for implementing and promoting the right Operational Excellence culture within the organization to enable Focused Improvement and the mitigation of losses.Develop and deliver necessary training to all levels of the organization in support of the Operational Excellence System deployment.Proficient in understanding, implementing, maintaining, and further development of KPIs and manufacturing performance measurement systems such as Safety incident rates, OEE, on time delivery, MUV, scrap, costs, customer claims and complaints, etc.Perform intuitive and data driven analysis, good understanding and practical application of how to identify losses and determine improvement opportunities through performance measurement.Participate in the development and maintenance of KPIs required to track team performance and impact of improvements, responsible for establishing KPI's and setting challenging but realistic targets, pursue/influence stakeholders to buy into and accept targets.Proficient in creating Operational Excellence System and/or Focused Improvement (FI) teams, selecting team members from cross functional departments and coordination/facilitation of team activities.Lead and participate in Kaizen events at the manufacturing floor level.Responsible for assisting site personnel on creating, sustaining, and tracking the cost and benefit of projects.Report on the Operational Excellence System implementation progress to Corporate Steering Team.Helps teams to interpret KPIs to determine appropriate actions; coordinate various functional groups to complete identified actions according to established deadlines.Share and implement best practices across different departments and standardize.Responsible for creating presentations/case studies for practical application of the Operational Excellence System, tracking progress on goals and plans, assist in creation of the Operational Excellence best practice bank.Facilitate Operational Excellence System team meetings, guide improvement teams through all the steps of the system and/or FI methods and tools.Ultimately, you will be responsible for development and training, building individual capability of the site personnel, guiding site Focused Improvement (FI) activities, Site Steering Teams and Site Pillar Teams. The Operational Excellence Manager is expected to lead, promote, and coordinate the Operational Excellence System implementation and projects across all departments at the plant. With strong, visible support from the Site Leadership Team, this individual will mentor plant-wide Operational Excellence System activities to meet critical business objectives in collaboration with site Focused Improvement Leaders.You will love it here if…You are a creative and dynamic problem-solverYou are self-motivated but also collaborate well with othersYou are able to keep up with ever-evolving technologyYou pay great attention to detail and are well organizedWe need you to have:BS/BA Degree.7+ years of experience.4+ years of process improvement experience.Experience using SAP and JDA data management structures.Competency in MS Office applications (Excel, Word).Ability to work under time constraints.Excellent verbal and written communication skills across all levels of the organization.Leadership skills and the ability to coach team members.Able to perform basic calculations and use a scientific calculator.Flexibility for occasional work hour/priority changes.Organizational skills and a commitment to meeting deadlines.Analytical thinking with the ability to critically evaluate individual processesIcing on the cake:MBA or other advanced degree.Prior experience in manufacturing.Prior experience in project management.Want to know more? 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Please refer them!Local candidates only, no relocation assistance availableJoin Reynolds Consumer Products andDrive Your Careeracross a world of opportunities!For applicants or employees who are disabled or require a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, you may request assistance by emailing us ...@ReynoldsBrands.com.No recruiter calls or emails please.Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer EEO AA M/F/Vet/Disability.Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, genetics, or disability.Reynolds Consumer Products is an Equal Opportunity Employer that complies with the laws and regulations set forth in the following EEO is The Law Poster: Pay Transparency Regulations Frequently Asked Questions can be found on this link:Pay Transparency Regulations Frequently Asked Questions | U.S. Department of Labor (dol.gov) ( poster and the supplement can be found on this link.