Lean Transformation & Operational Excellence Manager

avav; West Valley City (UT); On-site; USD 107,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

9/80 work schedule

Medical, dental, vision

Job summary

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Manager of Operational Excellence to design, implement, and optimize the lean manufacturing strategy across our production facilities. The role drives value stream efficiency and resource optimization in line with cost, quality, and lead-time targets.

The position requires leading cross-functional teams, developing training programs, reporting lean progress to executive leadership, and ensuring compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, ITAR/EAR, and customer requirements.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of related experience in complex assembly production environments.
• Minimum 3 years of leading manufacturing teams within a product development environment.
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or related field and/or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Proficiency in process simulation tools, time studies, and data analytics.
• Strong leadership, project management, and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and own lean manufacturing implementation across all business units using lean tools and concepts.
• Develop & maintain lean training tools, content, training boot camps, workshops, kaizen & project management funnels.
• Standardize problem solving methodology, draft accompanying training content and deployment strategy.
• Conduct and lead value stream mapping activities and implement value stream tracking centers at all business units.
• Deploy Lean methodologies to reduce variation, waste, and non-value-added activities.
• Facilitate cross-functional Kaizen events and improvement workshops across departments.

Skills

8+ years exp

Lean manufacturing leadership

Data analytics

Process simulation

Time studies

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial/Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

Process simulation tools

Time studies

Data analytics

Job description

AeroVironment, Inc. is seeking a Manager of Operational Excellence to design, implement, and optimize the lean manufacturing strategy across our production facilities. The role drives value stream efficiency and resource optimization in line with cost, quality, and lead-time targets.

The position requires leading cross-functional teams, developing training programs, reporting lean progress to executive leadership, and ensuring compliance with AS9100, ISO 9001, ITAR/EAR, and customer requirements.