Ops Excellence Manager — Lean & CI Leader (Multi-Plant)

Gentek Building Products; Ennis (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Associated Materials Innovations (AMI) seeks an Operations Excellence Manager to lead continuous improvement across our vinyl, composite and metal plants. You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements using Lean methodologies and act as a skilled change agent.

Reporting to the VP of Operations, you will rotate through plants, with initial focus on the Ennis, TX vinyl plant, building end-to-end excellence and mentoring teams toward measurable gains.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, business or related technical field; master’s preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive leadership experience in a manufacturing environment with multi-functional exposure.
• Proven track record in operations management with Lean/Continous Improvement projects and measurable outcomes.
• Experience in metal, vinyl, or window manufacturing is a plus but not required.
• Strategic, analytical, data-driven mindset with strong communication and accountability.

Responsibilities

• Lead and sustain a culture of continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.
• Drive safety, quality, delivery and cost improvements using Lean methodologies.
• Mentor and develop supervisors, team leaders and staff.
• Coordinate with Plant Managers and VP to deploy strategic projects.
• Establish and report KPIs to measure project impact.

Skills

Operations leadership

Strategic projects

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Talent development

Financial acumen

Quality & compliance

Performance management

Change management

Problem solving

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering/operations

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Kaizen

5S

VSM

Job description

Associated Materials Innovations (AMI) seeks an Operations Excellence Manager to lead continuous improvement across our vinyl, composite and metal plants. You will drive safety, quality, delivery, and cost improvements using Lean methodologies and act as a skilled change agent.

Reporting to the VP of Operations, you will rotate through plants, with initial focus on the Ennis, TX vinyl plant, building end-to-end excellence and mentoring teams toward measurable gains.