Operational Excellence Leader - Lean & Six Sigma

Chart Industries, Inc.; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision insurance

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Chart Industries is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to drive strategic Lean/Six Sigma initiatives across multiple sites. You will partner with leaders to set priorities, build a robust improvement roadmap, and deliver measurable safety, quality, and cost benefits.

The role demands 7+ years in manufacturing or operations, strong change leadership, and proven ability to manage large projects. Travel to sites is required as needed.

Qualifications

• 7+ years progressive experience in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, or operational excellence.
• 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.
• Provide coaching, mentoring, and training to leaders and employees on Lean, Six Sigma, problem-solving, and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Develop internal operational excellence capabilities to create self-sustaining improvement cultures.
• Build cross-functional engagement and ownership for continuous improvement activities.
• Promote knowledge sharing and replication of best practices across facilities and functions.
• Lead complex, cross-functional improvement projects from identification through implementation and sustainment.
• Manage project portfolios, timelines, resources, risks, and benefits realization.
• Ensure improvement initiatives are aligned with strategic priorities and deliver measurable ROI.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to effectively manage organizational change and gain commitment to new processes.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Change leadership

Project management

Leadership & coaching

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering or related field

Tools

Manufacturing systems

Job description

Chart Industries is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to drive strategic Lean/Six Sigma initiatives across multiple sites. You will partner with leaders to set priorities, build a robust improvement roadmap, and deliver measurable safety, quality, and cost benefits.

The role demands 7+ years in manufacturing or operations, strong change leadership, and proven ability to manage large projects. Travel to sites is required as needed.