Senior Operations Excellence Leader, Multi-Site Engineering

Apogee Architectural Metals; Town of Wausau (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Benefits Package

401(k) with employer contribution and

Job summary

Apogee Architectural Metals is seeking a Senior Manager, Operational Excellence & Engineering to lead the deployment and sustainment of the Apogee Management System across manufacturing sites.

You will coach leaders and engineers, drive safety, quality, productivity, and cost improvements, and align projects with corporate strategy while partnering with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and HR to embed AMS principles in daily operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in engineering or related field.
• Minimum 8 years in manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Experience leading Kaizen events and cross-functional improvement efforts from identification through sustained results.

Responsibilities

• Lead the deployment and sustainment of AMS across sites.
• Coach and develop supervisors, engineers, and operators in continuous improvement.
• Drive safety, quality, productivity, throughput, scrap reduction, and cost improvements through structured initiatives.
• Lead change adoption to sustain improvements across departments and shifts.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Collaboration

Project management

Lean manufacturing

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Industrial Engineering, Chemistry, or related field

Tools

Excel

BI tools

Manufacturing systems

Job description

Apogee Architectural Metals is seeking a Senior Manager, Operational Excellence & Engineering to lead the deployment and sustainment of the Apogee Management System across manufacturing sites.

You will coach leaders and engineers, drive safety, quality, productivity, and cost improvements, and align projects with corporate strategy while partnering with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and HR to embed AMS principles in daily operations.