What Will You Enjoy DoingOperations Controlling- Manage, control, and continuously improve operational controlling processes across the region
- Establish and maintain standardized operational KPI definitions, governance and reporting processes
- Support the development, modification and deployment of operational KPIs aligned with regional and business objectives
- Ensure consistency, accuracy and data integrity of operational reporting across plants
- Monitor compliance with established reporting standards and Corporate Business Rules
- Analyze operational performance trends, benchmark facilities and identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
- Develop and maintain dashboards, scorecards and other performance reporting tools
- Provide actionable performance insights to regional operations leadership to support proactive decision making
- Validate and track operational improvement benefits and savings
- Support regional leadership reviews and business performance discussions
Digitization and Smart Manufacturing- Lead regional deployment of the digital solutions strategy
- Lead and develop assigned Digitization and Smart Manufacturing team members by establishing priorities, performance expectations and accountability for project execution
- Identify, evaluate and deploy digital tools and automation opportunities that improve operational effectiveness
- Support implementation and sustainment of Smart Manufacturing initiatives across the region
- Drive adoption and effective utilization of approved operational technology platforms
- Govern operational data structures and databases to support consistent and reliable use of manufacturing data
- Ensure alignment, integration and sustainment of BPM, Digital Friend, eMIS, Power BI, ALPLA production systems and future operational platforms.
- Ensure compliance with Corporate Business Rules related to operational information systems
- Partner with plants and regional functions to implement, sustain and continuously improve operational systems and digital tools.
Continuous Improvement Support- Lead and support projects related to operational reporting, data analytics, digital solutions and Smart Manufacturing implementation.
- Provide analytical and data support for regional Operational Excellence and continuous improvement initiatives
- Establish measurement approaches and validate benefit realization for improvement projects
- Support operational assessments, maturity evaluations and performance reporting
- Identify improvement opportunities through operational data analysis and performance benchmarking
- Partner with OPEX leaders and plant teams to translate performance data into improvement priorities and actions
- Support development and sustainment of standardized tools and reporting methods used to measure continuous improvement performance
What Makes You GreatEducation:
- 4-year degree (STEM discipline preferred) or 15 years of relevant operational excellence related experience
Experience:
- Minimum 8 years' experience in a manufacturing. Ideal assignments include process analysis, supply chain, operations and lean management.
Skills:
- Knowledge of Project Management; experience leading projects
- Computer literate (Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Word)
- Understanding of statistical tools and techniques
- Knowledge of enterprise software and data management systems (preferred)
- Social and interpersonal skills; good understanding of basics from behavioral economics
- Strategic and entrepreneurial thinking; ability to see things in terms of holistic view
- Able to handle multi-task environment with excellent organizational skills.
Certifications/Licenses:
Other Requirement(s):
Physical Demands:The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job:
- Frequently required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear
- Occasionally required to stand; walk; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
- Occasionally lift and/or move up to 30 pounds
- The noise level in the work environment is usually low
It is required to act in a safe and environmentally responsible manner at all times by adhering to all ALPLA policies and procedures and Safety Standards (OSHA). #salaried #MCD
