Senior Manager of Site Excellence

We are looking for a Senior Site Excellence Manager in Canaan, CT. This person needs to be passionate about creating a culture of operational and customer excellence, implementing change, and driving Continuous Improvement across the site. If you want to become the catalyst for ground-breaking improvement across our global manufacturing network, and directly impact business performance while developing and mentoring teams to achieve breakthrough results, this role is for you!

What You’ll Do

• Lead the development of Site Excellence capabilities across the Canaan site, focusing on specific product families and creating a culture of continuous improvement.
• Spearhead operational performance improvements that deliver measurable financial impact, ensuring all plants maintain a robust 3-year project funnel with clear annual targets. Proactively leads multiple teams to the desired results.
• Design and facilitate targeted Kaizen events that challenge existing paradigms and accelerate the impact of key initiatives through practical application of Lean principles.
• Support site by developing standards, optimizing methodologies for different manufacturing technologies, and driving adoption of standard methodologies across the organization.
• Help site leadership teams create compelling visions for operational excellence, ensuring alignment through cascading Key Performance Indicators from top-down and bottom-up.
• Conducts periodic review of critical metrics and actions for Canaan plant.
• Will facilitate and coach plant associates as required to ensure performance goals are achieved.
• On site coaching and assessments as required.
• Conducts Zero Loss Workshops as required.
• Lead the implementation of strategic plans for continuous improvement across primary manufacturing processes, optimizing throughput and minimizing waste to enhance Overall Equipment Effectiveness.

Skills Needed

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field
• Previous experience in implementing, and strong knowledge of, Lean and Six Sigma business systems.
• 3 to 5 years manufacturing experience
• leadership experience in a plant
• 1 year experience operating a production system.
• Experience of working in a multi-site and multi-cultural environment
• Advanced knowledge and direct experience applying Operational Excellence/LEAN production methodologies in manufacturing environments
• Track record of successfully leading ground-breaking improvement initiatives with measurable business impact
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex operational challenges and develop innovative solutions.
• Strong track record in project or program management.
• Experience developing capabilities in others through effective training and coaching
• Ability to connect operational improvements to financial outcomes, other projects and customer value
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence at all organizational levels

Salary of $140,000 - $160,000 annually stock and bonus structure