NAM Operational Excellence Leader

Flowserve; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 109,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits day 1

Annual bonuses

401(k)

Job summary

Flowserve in Houston, TX seeks an NAM Operational Excellence Leader to drive rapid LEAN deployment and CI initiatives across the site. You will assess performance, identify gaps, implement improvements, and coach teams to sustain benefits while ensuring customer satisfaction and product quality.

You will lead training, facilitate CI events, and develop the Business Area CI Plan. Strong change management, facilitation, and Six Sigma/Lean credentials are required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 8–10+ years of manufacturing/industrial experience.
• Six Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt or LEAN Certified.
• Strong change management and facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office; Power BI preferred.

Responsibilities

• Be the facility lead practitioner, coach and trainer in CI culture.
• Facilitate CI actions, events and improvement projects.
• Lead LEAN thinking training and rapid improvement methods.
• Coach teams and consolidate progress into the CI Plan.
• Ensure improvements are measured, closed, and linked to results.

Skills

Facilitation

Change management

Problem solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PowerBI

Excel

PowerPoint

Statistics tools

Job description

Role Summary:The NAM Operational Excellence Leader will lead a consistent and rapid LEAN deployment, providing leadership for CI initiatives, assessing current business performance, identifying gaps, establishing and implementing improvement plans, monitoring progress, and sharing best-in-class ideas and processes. In this role, you will utilize CI to achieve and exceed business objectives and build plant confidence in the acceptance of change management and performance improvements while maintaining a focus on customer satisfaction and the quality of performance.Responsibilities:Be the facility lead practitioner, coach, teacher, trainer and consultant in developing, supporting, and leading CI culture within your site and across Flowserve as requiredFacilitate CI actions and employee involvement teams throughout the platform / site and across all functional areas in the pursuit of sustained beneficial changeImplement a train-the-trainer approach and rapid, sustained implementation through learn by doing methodsFacilitate improvement implementation through employee teams, CI events, team improvement projects and LEAN Enterprise training workshopsProvide local leadership, coaching and training in LEAN thinking, processes and productionCo-create, sustain, revise and measure progress on the Business Area CI Plan that contributes to future stateFocus teams on CI by involving people in meeting productivity and site / platform objectivesIdentify opportunities to implement common processes and best practices from other facilities within Platforms and across FlowserveDisseminate and act upon relevant industry and corporate benchmarking dataEnsure that benefits related to CI initiatives are calculated according to corporate standards and are ultimately achieved within targeted time spanEnsure that planned improvements are implemented, measured, driven to closure and crossed to operating resultsOther duties as assignedRequirements:BS or BA Degree in relevant field and 8-10+ years relevant experienceExperience in an industrial manufacturing environmentSix Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt or LEAN CertifiedIndustry or Business experience where LEAN or Operational Excellence is core to the businessDemonstrated Change Management experienceStrong facilitation experienceAn interest in process and quality improvementProblem solving tools (Fishbone, 5 Why’s/ Ishikawa, Pareto Analysis, and Stratification)Knowledge in statistics tools and problem solvingAble to work with/across all functional areas and all levels of the businessExcellent verbal, written and facilitation communication skillsHighly Proficient in the use of MS Office tools (Excel and PowerPoint in particular)Preferred:Previous manufacturing experienceExperience using PowerBIFlowserve offers competitive pay, annual bonuses, medical benefits on day 1, generous paid vacation time, paid holidays, 401(k) and many other excellent benefits!The pay range for this role is $109,177.97 - $163,766.95 per year.