Senior Advisor, Operational Excellence

Davie; Quebec; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Davie in Quebec is seeking a Senior Advisor, Operational Excellence to lead performance improvement projects and support managers across departments. This role involves developing Lean culture strategies, managing improvement initiatives, and facilitating training workshops.

The ideal candidate holds a relevant university degree, a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, and has a minimum of ten years in continuous improvement. Bilingual communication skills in French and English are required for collaboration with diverse teams and stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Ten (10) years of experience in continuous improvement.
• In-depth knowledge of ISO standards and quality management systems.
• Relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deploy the Lean culture strategy.
• Manage improvement project cycles and advise teams.
• Prepare and facilitate Kaizen workshops.
• Monitor and identify training needs in Lean management.

Skills

Lean management

Continuous improvement

Project management

Organizational skills

Bilingual (French and English)

Education

University degree in engineering, administration, or quality assurance

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Job Description

As Senior Advisor, Operational Excellence, you will be responsible for advising, supporting, proposing, and managing performance improvement and enhancement projects. You will support managers from various departments and services within the organization in identifying performance gaps, establishing action plans, and implementing activity monitoring procedures activities and performance indicators. Constantly seeking improvement, you will propose improvement opportunities supported by Lean concepts and tools. As a true continuous improvement and change management ninja, you will contribute to the project of deploying the Lean culture throughout the organization. More specifically, you will:

• Participate in developing the strategy for deploying the Lean culture and play a key role in this cultural shift.
• Implement the cultural deployment activities assigned to you.
• Manage the improvement project cycle process, lead its implementation, and advise requesters and leaders in the roles.
• Ensure the maintenance of standards for continuous improvement processes and tools.
• Contribute to Davie’s priorities by supporting process reviews required for major organizational projects.
• Support and advise managers and teams in managing and completing improvement projects.
• Support Green Belt agents in carrying out improvement projects.
• Perform, when required, an organizational diagnosis to identify improvement opportunities supported by Lean concepts and tools.
• Prepare and lead Kaizen-type workshops, and act as a facilitator in the search for innovative solutions.
• Assist managers in implementing innovative solutions and managing change.
• Proactively seek and monitor opportunities to increase adherence to Lean and continuous improvement culture.
• Monitor best practices in continuous improvement.
• Identify training needs in Lean management and provide such training (White Belt and Yellow Belt certifications).
• Support supervisors in Lean management.
• Perform other assigned tasks as required for naval programs.

Requirements

• Hold a university degree in a related field (engineering, administration, quality assurance, etc.).
• Have at least ten (10) years of experience in continuous improvement.
• In-depth knowledge of ISO standards and quality management systems is considered an asset.
• Hold a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification.
• Have relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, particularly Excel.
• Demonstrate rigour and exemplary behaviour.
• Have strong organizational and time management skills.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with all clients and co-workers.
• Value teamwork.
• Ability to work efficiently in a multidisciplinary environment.
• Proficiency in French and English (written and spoken). Fluency in English is required for this position, as you will interact with English-speaking suppliers, stakeholders or clients.