Operational Excellence Lead — Lean & CI Expert

FM Industries, Inc.

Phoenix (AZ)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

Get a reply from this employer

Your resume and cover letter, tailored to exactly what they’re hiring for.

Get past ATS filters

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid holidays

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Tuition Assistance

Pet Insurance

Flexible Spending Account

Health Spending Plans

Online Learning Center

401(k) match

Job summary

FM Industries in Phoenix, AZ seeks an Operational Excellence Manager to drive Lean initiatives and continuous improvement across Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain. You will lead projects to improve productivity, capacity, throughput, and labor efficiency, while coordinating cross-functional Kaizen events and measuring performance with dashboards.

The role focuses on applying structured problem-solving, optimizing equipment utilization, and ensuring changes follow

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Business, or related field required.
5–7 years of manufacturing, operations, industrial engineering, continuous improvement, or operational excellence experience in semiconductor, medical, aerospace or automotive industry.
Minimum of 3 years leading Lean Manufacturing or Continuous Improvement initiatives.
Understanding of manufacturing operations, production systems, and process improvement techniques.
Ability to collect, analyze, interpret, and present operational performance data and have a strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Excellent interpersonal, leadership, and communication abilities with strong project management and facilitation skills
Demonstrated success leading cross-functional projects that improve productivity, capacity, throughput, quality, and operational performance.
Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook).

Responsibilities

Lead and facilitate Operational Excellence initiatives that improve productivity, throughput, capacity, quality, safety, and overall operational performance.
Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, Maintenance, and Supply Chain teams to prioritize and execute improvement projects.
Support production ramp-up activities and capacity expansion initiatives to meet increasing customer demand.
Conduct workflow analysis to identify bottlenecks, constraints, inefficiencies, and opportunities for improvement.
Drive labor productivity improvement initiatives and workforce efficiency optimization efforts.
Facilitate equipment utilization and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement projects.
Lead structured problem-solving activities using Lean methodologies and continuous improvement tools.
Coordinate cross-functional Kaizen events, improvement workshops, and continuous improvement activities
Develop operational performance metrics and dashboards to monitor improvement initiatives and business results.
Assist leadership teams with capacity planning, resource utilization analysis, and operational performance reviews.
Facilitate project execution by helping teams identify barriers, align priorities, and drive accountability to project timelines.
Ensure all recommended improvements follow established engineering, quality, regulatory, customer, and change management requirements.
Comply with applicable environmental, health and safety laws and regulations, Company policy and accepted safe work practices.
Perform additional related duties as assigned.