Operational Excellence Lead - Surge Team (Travel)

The Campbell's Company; United States; Remote; USD 111,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits from day one

Immediate vesting in 401(k)

Paid time off & holidays

On-site fitness center (WHQ)

On-site day care (Bright Horizons)

Job summary

The Campbell's Company is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager- Surge Team to deploy and sustain the Campbell Way of Working across manufacturing, warehousing, and cross-functional teams. You will identify losses, coach teams in problem-solving, and translate standards into practical routines and behaviors to deliver measurable results.

You’ll partner with operations, maintenance, quality, safety, logistics, finance, HR, and supply chain stakeholders to analyze performance, drive

Qualifications

• 7+ years of manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, distribution, operational excellence, continuous improvement, or related experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or a related field.
• Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, ASQ, or related continuous improvement certification.
• Ability to travel based on business needs (up to 70%).

Responsibilities

• Support deployment of Campbell Way of Working - Operational Excellence standards, tools, and routines within assigned sites or workstreams.
• Facilitate site-level action plans and improvement roadmaps to strengthen performance and capability.
• Translate standards into practical routines, tools, templates, and best practices for improved consistency.
• Partner with site teams to sustain gains through follow-up, governance, and performance tracking.
• Apply lean manufacturing, TPM, focused improvement, value stream mapping, and root cause analysis for problem solving.
• Use data analysis and shop-floor observations to identify opportunities and support decision-making.
• Facilitate kaizen events and rapid improvement activities with site and functional teams.
• Track benefits and monitor performance indicators to sustain improvements.
• Deliver training and coaching that builds OpEx capability across teams.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Facilitation

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or related field

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Lean

Six Sigma

TPM

ASQ

Job description

The Campbell's Company is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager- Surge Team to deploy and sustain the Campbell Way of Working across manufacturing, warehousing, and cross-functional teams. You will identify losses, coach teams in problem-solving, and translate standards into practical routines and behaviors to deliver measurable results.

You’ll partner with operations, maintenance, quality, safety, logistics, finance, HR, and supply chain stakeholders to analyze performance, drive