Operations Excellence Leader: Lean & Data-Driven

Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc.; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc. in Pittsburgh seeks an Operations Excellence Manager to drive scalable standards and lean deployment across operations. You will align execution with safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer expectations through data-driven initiatives.

The role emphasizes cross-functional coaching, KPI development, and governance of SOPs, with 30–40% travel and a focus on sustaining measurable gains through continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred, or equivalent relevant experience; 5+ years in operations excellence, manufacturing, service operations, quality, or a related field.
• Experience leading cross-functional improvement initiatives and applying Lean, root cause analysis, PDCA, A3, kaizen, Gemba, and standard work.
• Strong capability in change leadership, facilitation, coaching, project management, data analysis, KPI dashboards, and executive-ready communication.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365, reporting and visualization tools, and AI-enabled productivity and analytics solutions, including effective prompting, responsible use, output validation, and practical workflow automation; Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and travel approximately 30–40%.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain an operations excellence roadmap, site-level improvement plans, and measurable performance targets based on assigned business priorities.
• Standardize and simplify processes using Lean principles, standard work, visual management, and leader routines.
• Coach leaders and teams to embed continuous improvement practices into daily operations and sustain adoption.
• Lead cross-functional improvement initiatives that increase safety, quality, service, productivity, and cost performance.
• Facilitate Gemba, root cause analysis, kaizen, PDCA, and A3 problem solving; ensure countermeasures have clear owners and due dates.
• Validate benefits, remove barriers, and establish controls that prevent regression.
• Develop and refine KPI dashboards, scorecards, and review routines that create visibility to performance and drive timely action.
• Analyze trends, quantify opportunities, prioritize the improvement pipeline, and communicate progress, risks, and realized value to leadership.
• Align metric definitions, reporting cadence, escalation triggers, and accountability across Operations and support functions.
• Own governance for SOPs, work instructions, standard work, audits, and corrective actions, including approval, version control, implementation, and sustainment.
• Develop practical training, job aids, and facilitation materials; coach teams in Lean tools, KPI interpretation, and disciplined execution.

Skills

Lean principles

Root cause analysis

PDCA

A3 problem solving

Gemba

Visual management

KPI dashboards

Change leadership

Executive-ready communication

Data analysis

Kaizen

Standard work

Leadership coaching

Travel

Education

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft 365

Job description

Rehrig Pacific Company, Inc. in Pittsburgh seeks an Operations Excellence Manager to drive scalable standards and lean deployment across operations. You will align execution with safety, quality, delivery, cost, and customer expectations through data-driven initiatives.

The role emphasizes cross-functional coaching, KPI development, and governance of SOPs, with 30–40% travel and a focus on sustaining measurable gains through continuous improvement.