Employee Type:Full time
Location:GA Forest Park
Job Type:Supply Chain Continuous Improvement
Job Posting Title:Operational Excellence Manager
Job Description:About the Role: As an Operational Excellence Manager, you will be a key player in shaping a supportive and engaging work environment for the Forest Park, GA, plant, a manufacturer of quality refrigerated dough products. Your role will act as a strategic partner in implementing and sustaining the TreeHouse Management Operating Structure (TMOS).
You will lead initiatives to analyze and improve supply chain processes using advanced continuous improvement methodologies, with a focus on enhancing product quality, operational efficiency, financial performance, and overall business operations.
You'll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:- Partner with site leadership and process owners to implement and sustain the TreeHouse Management Operating Structure (TMOS), ensuring standard manufacturing processes are consistently applied.
- Act as both a tactical and strategic resource, serving as a change agent and modeling leadership behaviors aligned with TMOS.
- Monitor and support key performance indicators (KPIs) related to supply chain performance; coach KPI owners through gap analysis, corrective actions, and performance validation.
- Collaborate with division-level continuous improvement leaders to ensure alignment with enterprise-wide strategies and initiatives.
- Lead a portfolio of moderate to large-scale projects to optimize supply chain processes and overall operational efficiency.
- Identify process requirements, improvement opportunities, and best practices; lead replication efforts across sites to ensure consistency and effectiveness.
- Leverage site data to prioritize projects and define scope, objectives, resources, timelines, and team roles.
- Own and drive continuous improvement initiatives at the site level, identifying the need for change and managing business process transformation.
- Lead project review meetings to assess progress, address obstacles, resolve issues, and communicate results, issue regular summary reports.
- Conduct advanced analyses of product and information flow, using both qualitative and quantitative data to develop insights and recommendations.
- Deliver training and coaching to develop internal capabilities in continuous improvement tools and methodologies.
Important Details:- This is a full-time, on-site role on First Shift, Monday through Friday. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts and weekends.
You'll fit right in if you have:- Bachelor's degree in Operations, Management or related field is required.
- Minimum of five years of experience in a manufacturing environment, with at least three years in a project management or continuous improvement role is required.
- Strong situational leadership skills with the ability to influence at all levels of the plant organization.
- Proven ability to build effective relationships with Operations leaders to drive change and foster alignment and a high level of credibility and influence among hourly associates with the ability to engage and motivate frontline teams.
- Self-starter with the ability to lead change independently and make informed, strategic decisions.
- Possesses key personal attributes: progressive mindset, adaptability, flexibility, high energy, maturity, and strong interpersonal skills.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills to assess needs, identify issues, and uncover improvement opportunities.
- Develops subject matter expertise in site-level supply chain processes and leads the evolution toward future-state operations.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills to effectively represent and report on continuous improvement activities.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office.
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