Operations Excellence Leader - Lean & CI, Multi-Plant

Associated Materials Innovations; Texas; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Accelerated Growth

Executive Mentorship

Diverse Experience

Company Culture

Job summary

Associated Materials Innovations (AMI) seeks an Operations Excellence Manager to lead continuous improvement across manufacturing. You will drive significant safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements using Lean methodologies, acting as a mentor and change agent across plants.

This role reports to the VP of Operations in a dynamic, multi-plant environment. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of manufacturing leadership, strong Lean/CI experience, and the ability to engage teams at all levels.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, business or related field required; master's preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive manufacturing leadership experience.
• Proven Lean/CI project delivery with measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and sustain continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.
• Drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements via Lean methods.
• Mentor supervisors and staff; develop leadership capabilities.
• Participate in budgeting, financial analysis, and cost control.
• Collaborate with Plant Managers to deploy strategy and KPIs.

Skills

Strategic & Analytical

Technical Proficiency

Leadership

Communication

Accountability

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering/operations/business

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Kaizen

5S

VSM

Job description

Associated Materials Innovations (AMI) seeks an Operations Excellence Manager to lead continuous improvement across manufacturing. You will drive significant safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements using Lean methodologies, acting as a mentor and change agent across plants.

This role reports to the VP of Operations in a dynamic, multi-plant environment. The ideal candidate has 8+ years of manufacturing leadership, strong Lean/CI experience, and the ability to engage teams at all levels.