Director of Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement
4 days ago
As a key member of the manufacturing organisation in Ireland, the associate director of operational excellence will lead and embed a culture of continuous improvement and operational capabilities. This role requires strong leadership to champion operational excellence while partnering with senior teams to deliver measurable improvements.
Key Responsibilities- Lead the deployment and execution of the site's operational excellence strategy, aligning with local and global priorities.
- Foster a culture of excellence, continuous improvement, and innovation by acting as a change agent.
- Develop and manage a comprehensive site KPI dashboard to ensure visibility, alignment, and accountability across functions.
- Support the preparation of quarterly business reviews by providing updates on KPIs, strategy execution, and OE initiatives.
- Lead the development and execution of site strategy priorities and initiatives.
- Identify a pipeline of improvement projects through value stream analysis and facilitate their implementation.
- Facilitate cross-functional problem-solving sessions to address operational challenges using structured methodologies.
- Drive the execution of lean tools and practices, including value stream mapping, kaizen events, gemba walks, leader standard work, 7S, and structured problem solving.
- Promote the use of analytics to support decision-making and enhance execution.
- Act as the business process owner for OE-related systems and liaise with system vendors.
- Collaborate and communicate effectively across all organisational levels, ensuring strong stakeholder management.
- Build site-wide capability by delivering structured problem-solving training and lean six sigma programs.
- Provide mentorship to OE advocates and lean six sigma candidates, supporting rapid improvement initiatives.
- Chair the site OE advocate team and coordinate OE recognition events.
- Collaborate across global manufacturing sites to share best practices and harmonize processes.
- Achieve Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
- Degree-qualified with extensive experience in operational excellence, preferably within manufacturing.
- Proven ability to work strategically while executing tactically.
- Strong capability in applying data analytics to inform impactful OE initiatives.
- Experience with Leader Standard Work and production system frameworks.
- Strong leadership, influencing, and collaboration skills across local and global teams.
- Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to act independently and drive initiatives.
- Experience within pharmaceutical operations or a GMP-regulated environment.
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