Continuous Improvement OPEX Manager

gate group; Inwood (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

401k with company match

Company sponsored life insurance

Medical, dental, vision plans

Voluntary short-term/long-term-disabil

Voluntary life, accident, and hospital

Employee Assistance Program

Commuter benefits

Employee Discounts

Free hot meals for unit operations

Job summary

Gategroup is seeking a Continuous Improvement OPEX Manager in New York, NY, to analyze material and information flows for region operations and identify opportunities to improve productivity, material use, costs, quality, safety and space utilization. The role requires leadership in lean initiatives, cross-site collaboration, and driving cost reduction.

The candidate will quantify improvements, propose changes, and support implementation with site leadership, while developing capability at all

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in Business, Economics, Science, Industrial Engineering or related field.
• Minimum of 4 years Lean Manufacturing or related experience as an Industrial Engineer.
• Minimum of 2 years supervisory experience in high-volume manufacturing/food production/restaurant or catering.
• Experience leading projects and people with safety and quality focus.
• Experience with Lean techniques including Just-In-Time, 5S, value stream mapping and Kanban.

Responsibilities

• Quantify the effects of improved processes, workflows and opportunities.
• Make documented proposals for improvements.
• Communicate with unit management and leadership on implementation of changes.
• Support management and associates in the overall change process.
• Must be able to work autonomically and have an analytical mind.
• Train and build capability in all levels of the organization regarding lean manufacturing.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Cost analysis

Process improvement

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical mind

Time management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Economics, Science, Industrial Engineering or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

We’re looking for motivated, engaged people to help make everyone’s journeys better.

Responsible for analyzing material and information flows for operations units in the region to identify opportunities for improvement in productivity, material consumption, other operation expenses, quality, safety and space utilization.

ContinuousImprovementOPEXManager

SalaryRange:85-95K

Location:30InipDr,Inwood,NY11096

Benefits

• Paidtimeoff

• 401k,withcompanymatch

• Companysponsoredlifeinsurance

• Medical,dental,visionplans

• Voluntaryshort-term/long-termdisabilityinsurance

• Voluntarylife,accident,andhospitalplans

• EmployeeAssistanceProgram

• Commuterbenefits

• EmployeeDiscounts

• Freehothealthymealsforunitoperationsroles

MainDutiesandResponsibilities:

• Quantifytheeffectsofimprovedprocesses,workflowsandaforementionedopportunities.

• Makedocumentedproposalsforimprovements.

• Communicatewithunitmanagementandleadershipteamonimplementationofchanges.

• Supportmanagementandassociatesinoverallchangeprocess.

• Mustbeabletoworkautonomicandhaveananalyticalmind.

• Trainandbuildcapabilityinalllevelsoforganizationregardingleanmanufacturing

• SecurerelevanceandavailabilityofGG-ProductionSystemroadmapsandblueprints

• Participateoncross-fertilizationwithothersites/areas

• Performdiagnosticsonmajorcostdrivers(material,laborandOOC)

• Planandguideunitmanagementinproductivity,materialwaste,safetyandqualityimprovementinitiatives

• Initiateimprovementproposals

• Activelypracticingchangemanagement

• Activelyparticipateinunit’sperformancemanagementsystemanddialogue

• SupportanddrivecontinuousprocessimprovementsutilizingLeanManufacturingprinciplestomaximizedepartmentalefficiencies,minimizewasteandimprovesafety.

• TrainandbuildcapabilityinalllevelsoftheplantregardingLeanManufacturing;performdiagnosticsonmajorcostdrivers,includingmaterial,labor,andOOC

• PlanandguideUnitmanagementinproductivity,material,waste,safety,andqualityimprovementinitiatives;analyzematerialandinformationflows;analyzeopportunitiesinproductivity,materialconsumption,otheroperationexpenses,andspaceutilization;quantifytheeffectsofimprovedprocesses,workflowsandforementionedopportunities

• Makedocumentedproposalsforimprovementsandsyndicatewithkitchen’smanagementonimplementationofchanges;responsibleforsupportingmanagementandassociatesintheoverallchangeprocess.

• ActivelypracticechangemanagementandactivelyparticipateintheUnit’sperformancemanagementsystemanddialogue;presentprogressandplanstocompanyexecutives;liaisewithcorporateandareaContinuousImprovementresources

• ProposeandkeepupwithcompanyBestPracticesandbenchmarkinitiatives;coachotherContinuousImprovementManagersandleadtrainingandpresentationsessions

• ProvideLeanexpertisetraining.Workonallrelatedtrainingmaterials,andworkwithotherteammemberstoidentifyimprovements,additions,correctionsorclarificationstothetrainingmaterialprovided.

• WorkwithLeanManufacturingtoolsandtechniques,suchas8Waste(muda),JustinTime(takt-flow-pull),ValueStreamMapping,Kanbansystem,ProblemSolving,FIFOand5sandworkplaceorganizationincludinglayoutchangeswhennecessary.

QualificationsEducation:

• Bachelor’sDegreeinBusinessEconomics,Science,IndustrialEngineeringorarelatedfieldrequired.

WorkExperience:

• Minimumfour(4)yearsofexperienceinLeanManufacturingorrelatedexperienceasanIndustrialEngineer.

• Minimumof2yearsofsupervisoryexperienceworkinginahighvolume,manufacturing,foodproduction,restaurantorcateringenvironmentrequired

• Experienceleadingprojectsandpeopleacrossorganizations,andmaintainingmandatorystandardstoensurethesafetyofproductsandprocessesandtoimproveproductqualityrequired

• Experienceanalyzingoperationsanditscostdrivers,analyzingmaterialandinformationflows,andanalyzingproductivity,materialconsumption,andoperationexpensesrequired.

• ExperiencewithLeanManufacturingtechniques,including“JustinTime”(takt-flow-pull),5SandworkplaceorganizationaswellasvaluestreammappingandKanbansystempreferred.

TechnicalSkills:(Certification,LicensesandRegistration)

• 6-SigmaorLeanManufacturingCertificationpreferred.

• ServSafeCertificationpreferred;AbilitytoobtainServSafeCertificationrequired

• MusthavestrongcomputerskillsusingMicrosoftOfficeproductsincludeingExcel

• Abilitytoworkinafastpaced,deadlinedrivenenvironment

• Musthavestrongandeffectiveleadershipskills

• Excellenttimemanagementskillsrequired

• Abilitytohandlemultipletaskswithoutlosingfocusonpriorities

• Strongorganizational,analyticalandleadershipskillsrequired

• Mustbeinnovativeinmakingchangestotheoperationasneededtofurtherimprovetheworkenvironmentandunitperformance

• AbilitytoeffectivelyworkwithdiverseworkgroupsandalllevelsoftheOperation.ExposuretoAutoCadaplus

Language/CommunicationSkills:

• Excellentoralandwrittencommunicationskills

• ProficiencyinSpanishispreferred

JobDimensions

GeographicResponsibility:Area/Region

TypeofEmployment:full-time

Travel%:Upto50%ofthetime

ExemptionClassification:exempt

InternalRelationships:unitemployeesandleadership

ExternalRelationships:n/a

WorkEnvironment/RequirementsoftheJob:normalofficeenvironment

Budget/RevenueResponsibility:(LocalCurrency)

OrganizationStructureDirectLineManager(Title):Dir,OPEX,Area

DottedLineManager(Title,ifapplicable):n/a

NumberofDirectReports:1

NumberofDottedLineReports:n/a

EstimatedTotalSizeofTeam:2+

GateGroupCompetenciesRequiredtobeSuccessfulintheJob:

• Thinking–InformationSearchandanalysis&problemresolutionskills

• Engaging–Understandingothers,TeamLeadershipandDevelopingPeople

• Inspiring–Influencingandbuildingrelationships,MotivatingandInspiring,Communicatingeffectively

• Achieving–Deliveringbusinessresultsunderpressure,ChampioningPerformanceImprovementandCustomerFocus

DemonstratedValuestobeSuccessfulinthePosition

EmployeesatgategroupareexpectedtoliveourValuesofExcellence,Passion,ResponsibilityandRespect.TodemonstratetheseValues,weexpecttoobservethefollowingfromeveryone:

Excellence

• Weputthecustomerattheforefrontofeverythingwedo,takingtimetounderstandtheirneeds,wishesanddesires.

• Weconstantlylearnbygivingandreceivingfeedback,improvingfromourmistakesandbetteringourselves.

Passion

• Hospitality,initspurestform,comesdowntoasingle,coreprinciple:care.Wedoeverythingwiththoughtfulness,attention,andcare.

• Wehaveagrowthmindset,aresiliencethatmakesusdeterminedtobouncebackfromfailuresandsetbacks.

Responsibility

• Wecareaboutwhatwedo,andweunderstandtheimpactwehaveonothersandtheplanet.

• Wealwayslookoutforeachother–creatingasafeworkplaceenvironmentiseveryone’sresponsibility.

Respect

• Everyjobmatters.Weeachdoourparttoensureourcolleaguesandourcustomerssucceedintheirgoals.

• Werespecteachother’svoicesandfosteraworkplacethatsupportsinclusionandbelonging.Weareallonegategroup.

Theabovestatementsareintendedtodescribethegeneralnatureandlevelofworkbeingperformedbytheindividual(s)assignedtothisposition.Theyarenotintendedtobeanexhaustivelistofallduties,responsibilities,andskillsrequired.Managementreservestherighttoterminate,add,orremovedutiesandtoassignotherdutiesasnecessary.Inaddition,reasonableaccommodationsmaybemadetoenableindividualswithdisabilitiestoperformtheessentialfunctionsofthisposition.

gategroupisanequalopportunityemployercommittedtoworkforcediversity.Allqualifiedapplicantswillreceiveconsiderationforemploymentandwillnotbediscriminatedagainstonthebasisofrace,color,religion,sex,sexualorientation,genderidentity,nationalorigin,veteranstatus,disabilitystatusorothercategoryunderapplicablelaw.

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We anticipate that this job will close on:

11/23/2026