Operational Excellence Lead — Lean & Six Sigma

Chart Industries, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

Company-paid disability coverage

HSA contributions

401k with company match

Paid family leave

Job summary

Chart Industries is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to lead Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple sites, driving safety, quality, delivery and cost improvements. This onsite role can be located at Stafford, TX; Medina, OH; Richburg, SC; or Brentwood, NH, and travel to sites as needed.

You will partner with operations, supply chain and engineering to build a culture of accountability, develop dashboards and KPIs, and guide Kaizen events and change

Qualifications

• 7 or more years of progressive experience in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or operational excellence environments.
• Proven success leading Lean transformations and business process improvement initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to influence leaders and drive change across multiple functions and locations.
• Experience managing large-scale improvement projects with measurable operational and financial results.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing systems, operational metrics, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the operational excellence strategy and roadmap aligned with business objectives and growth plans.
• Partner with site and functional leaders to establish annual operational improvement priorities, targets, and performance metrics.
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and operational discipline across all levels of the organization.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable initiatives that deliver measurable operational and financial results.
• Champion change management efforts to ensure successful adoption and sustainment of process improvements.
• Lead enterprise-wide Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, productivity, cost reduction, delivery performance, and customer experience.
• Facilitate Kaizen events, value stream mapping activities, root-cause analysis, and problem-solving workshops.
• Establish and maintain standardized improvement methodologies, tools, governance processes, and reporting mechanisms.
• Identify and remove systemic barriers impacting operational performance.
• Ensure sustainability of improvements through robust control plans, auditing processes, and performance reviews.
• Analyze operational performance data to identify trends, opportunities, and risks.
• Develop dashboards, KPIs, and management operating systems that drive visibility, accountability, and decision-making.
• Partner with site leadership to improve key performance indicators including safety, quality, on-time delivery, productivity, inventory, cost, and customer satisfaction.
• Support capacity planning, process optimization, and resource utilization initiatives.

Job description

Chart Industries is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to lead Lean, Six Sigma and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple sites, driving safety, quality, delivery and cost improvements. This onsite role can be located at Stafford, TX; Medina, OH; Richburg, SC; or Brentwood, NH, and travel to sites as needed.

You will partner with operations, supply chain and engineering to build a culture of accountability, develop dashboards and KPIs, and guide Kaizen events and change