Operational Excellence Manager

Antioch, Illinois Permanent USD115,000 - USD135,000 per year View Job Description
My client is seeking a strategic Operations Excellence Manager to lead production and operations teams in delivering high-quality products efficiently and cost-effectively. This role is ideal for a dynamic leader with a strong background in driving continuous operational excellence, ensuring consistent production performance, and delivering high-quality products to customers on time.
  • 20% bonus and generous compensation plan
  • Large Manufacturer with a huge emphasis on internal promotion

About Our Client

The hiring company is a large-sized organization operating across the oil & gas, automotive, and technology industries. They have been around for over 50 years and specialize in delivering high-quality engineering and manufacturing solutions and are strongly committed to maintaining operational excellence.

Job Description

    • Develop and implement strategies for operational excellence in Engineering & Manufacturing processes.
    • Analyse current workflows to identify areas for improvement and increased efficiency.
    • Lead cross-functional teams to execute process improvement initiatives including Lead root-cause and corrective actions
    • Monitor key performance indicators and ensure alignment with organisational goals.
    • Lead root-cause and corrective actions.
    • Responsible for ensuring the execution of findings of accident investigations and safety alerts
    • Ensure policies and processes are deployed uniformly
    • Actively leads the daily huddle process
    • Lead problem solving events
    • Create a standard for plant process and ensure entire team are properly trained, resourced, supplied, and managed to attain the objectives
    • Develop a highly motivated and committed workforce with emphasis on the development of skills needed to accomplish safety, quality, on-time delivery, and product cost goals.



MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • KPIS management SQDCI (Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Innovation,)
  • 5 years in a management role with a manufacturing background
  • Bachelors Degree required
  • Lean manufacturing experience is required

Preferred

  • ERP/SAP
  • Masters or higher Education
  • Bilingual - Spanish

What's on Offer

    • Competitive salary ranging from $115000 to $135000 annually.
    • Comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being
    • Tuition Reimbursement Program
    • Advancement & Professional Growth opportunitie
    • Parental Leave
    • Opportunities for professional development and career growth.
    • Work in a collaborative and innovative environment
Contact
Trevor Wojcik
Quote job ref
JN-122025-6910732

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Operations Management
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Antioch
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Trevor Wojcik
Job Reference
JN-122025-6910732