Operational Excellence Lead — Lean Transformation & Coaching

NTS; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Annual Wage Supplement

Term Life & Medical Insurance

Personal growth and development

18 days of annual leave

Job summary

At NTS Singapore, an Operational Excellence Lead drives the site's transformation by developing and executing the OpEx roadmap with the site leadership team. You will roll out standards like Daily Performance Management, 5S and Value Stream Mapping, and lead Kaizen events to improve productivity, quality and cost across manufacturing and logistics.

You will coach managers and shopfloor teams in Lean thinking, problem solving and change management, delivering sustained, double-digit benefits and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering, Operations Management, Supply Chain, Business Administration or a related field.
• 5–8 years of experience in Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Lean or Manufacturing Excellence roles in a manufacturing environment.
• Proven track record of leading OpEx transformations and delivering measurable, sustainable improvements, including implementing operating models across departments.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, TPM, 5S, Visual Management, A3 problem solving and Value Stream Mapping; a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt is highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills, combined with a pragmatic, data-driven and results-oriented way of working.
• A natural coach and change agent who can influence without formal authority, with strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills at all levels, from shopfloor operators to senior leaders.
• Excellent English, spoken and written; consulting experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the site's Operational Excellence roadmap, aligned with factory and business objectives, and lead the annual Strategy Deployment cycle with monthly follow-up reviews.
• Lead multiple cross-functional improvement projects using Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen to eliminate waste, standardise processes and improve productivity, quality and cost.
• Prepare and facilitate Value Stream Mapping sessions, Kaizen events, root cause analyses and problem-solving workshops (3C, A3, DMAIC).
• Analyse operational data and performance metrics to make waste visible, prioritise initiatives and track benefits realisation and sustainability.
• Build site-wide capability by training and coaching managers, supervisors and shopfloor teams in Lean thinking, structured problem solving and change management.
• Support leadership with performance management and daily management systems, and act as a constructive challenger to the site leadership team.
• Support digitalisation and automation initiatives, and report progress and results to factory leadership and senior management.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Change management

Coaching

Data-driven

Stakeholder management

English communication

Education

Industrial/Mechanical Engineering

Operations Management

Supply Chain

Tools

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

TPM

5S

Visual Management

A3 problem solving

Value Stream Mapping

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Job description

At NTS Singapore, an Operational Excellence Lead drives the site's transformation by developing and executing the OpEx roadmap with the site leadership team. You will roll out standards like Daily Performance Management, 5S and Value Stream Mapping, and lead Kaizen events to improve productivity, quality and cost across manufacturing and logistics.

You will coach managers and shopfloor teams in Lean thinking, problem solving and change management, delivering sustained, double-digit benefits and