Operational Excellence Engineer — Flexible, Impactful Processes

DLL; Des Moines (IA); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Volunteer days

Wellbeing program

Flexible hours & WFH

Career development

Job summary

DLL is seeking an Operational Excellence Engineer in Des Moines, IA to map and redesign end-to-end processes, driving quality, throughput and customer experience in a hybrid work environment.

You will lead Lean Six Sigma projects, develop dashboards and KPIs, and partner with operations to translate business objectives into actionable improvements.

This role offers competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for career development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering, Finance, Operations or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in Industrial Engineering / Process Engineering / Continuous Improvement / Project Management.
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification or progress toward certification.
• Experience with process mapping, automation, workflow analysis, or operational analytics.
• Experience developing dashboards, KPIs, and monitoring systems.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Advanced Excel and moderate Power BI skills preferred.

Responsibilities

• Analyze, map, and redesign end-to-end processes to improve quality, throughput, and efficiency.
• Identify process constraints, bottlenecks, failure points, and sources of variation using data analysis and process engineering techniques.
• Develop and implement scalable process solutions that improve business performance while balancing quality, service, cost, and compliance requirements.
• Evaluate business systems, workflows, and technologies to identify opportunities for optimization, automation, and simplification.
• Establish process standards, controls, and performance metrics to sustain improvements and drive operational excellence.
• Lead cross-functional improvement projects from opportunity identification through implementation, validation, and sustainment.
• Communicate project scope, progress, risks, and results to stakeholders and leadership teams.

Job description

DLL is seeking an Operational Excellence Engineer in Des Moines, IA to map and redesign end-to-end processes, driving quality, throughput and customer experience in a hybrid work environment.

You will lead Lean Six Sigma projects, develop dashboards and KPIs, and partner with operations to translate business objectives into actionable improvements.

This role offers competitive pay, benefits, and opportunities for career development.