Sr. Operational Excellence Engineer

Vicor; Andover (MA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Vicor is seeking a Sr. Operational Excellence Engineer to support Manufacturing Leadership by analyzing, designing, and implementing processes that improve efficiency. You will work with cross-functional teams to optimize capacity, metrics, and reporting.

This role requires extensive experience in manufacturing continuous improvement, Lean, and data analysis, with SAP and Excel proficiency. Collaborate across departments to standardize processes and drive cost savings.

Qualifications

• BS Degree in Industrial Engineering.
• 5+ years of leading and supporting continuous improvement projects in manufacturing or production.
• Experience with capacity modeling.
• Expert in data manipulation and analysis in Excel; SAP experience preferred.
• Experience leading Lean methodologies and Kaizen events.
• Systemic problem solver with root cause analysis and solution implementation.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams on capacity vs mix changes.
• Provide reporting analytics on continuous improvement initiatives and metrics.
• Monitor and report on cycle-time, DL efficiency and On-Time-Delivery.
• Partner with all areas to drive Operational Excellence analytics and improvements.
• Capture real-time measurement data for capital and cost-saving initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to remove waste and drive measurable improvements.
• Serve as a resource for continuous improvement methods across areas.

Skills

Data analysis

Lean methodologies

Kaizen events

Project management

Capacity modeling

Education

BS in Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP

Excel

Job description

The Sr. Operational Excellence Engineer supports Manufacturing Leadership by analyzing, designing, and implementing manufacturing and business processes that improve overall efficiency.

Job Description

• Works with the cross-functional team on the overall capacity versus mix change
• Provides appropriate reporting analytics on continuous improvement initiatives and metrics
• Monitors and reports on key metrics such as cycle-time, DL Efficiency and On-Time-Delivery
• Partners with all areas to drive Operational Excellence methodology and analytics to ensure sustainable manufacturing and business process improvements are met
• Captures real-time measurement data for capital and cost saving initiatives
• Drives measureable improvements by identifying opportunities to remove waste
• Functions as a resource for continuous improvement methodologies across all areas
• Guides and challenges cross-functional teams in development and execution of continuous improvement activities to reduce cycle time, inventory, overtime, head count and waste while improving process performance, quality, cost, and standardizing the process
• Assists with the development of tools, methods and processes that will result in significant process improvement for Operations, Production, Quality, Maintenance Reliability and Management
• Supports manufacturing continuous improvement initiatives that drive operations performance improvements
• Works with leaders in annual business plan strategic development planning process and prioritize improvement opportunities based on tactical planning objectives

Education / Qualifications

• BS Degree in Industrial Engineering
• Minimum 5 years of direct experience in leading and supporting continuous improvement projects in a manufacturing, supply chain, or production environment. Minimum of 3+ years in a tradional manufacturing engineering role.
• Experience with various manufacturing methodologies and practices
• Experience with capacity modeling
• Expert in the use of data manipulation within Excel. SAP experience strongly preferred
• Data analysis/manipulation and Project Management experience
• Experience leading and educating on Lean methodologies and Kaizen events
• Systemic problem solver, with experience implementing solutions with root cause analysis

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Vicor is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability

Compensation Data

Salary Range:

$105,000 - $125,000

Please note: This range is based on our current market driven pay structures. Individual salaries are determined based upon a variety of factors including but not limited to, a candidates overall qualifications, such as skills, education, and experience as well as company internal equity.