OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE MANAGER

Company: CAE
Location: Sarasota
Posted on: August 1, 2022

Job Description:

Position Summary:As an Operations Excellence Manager, you will use project management skills to coordinate, plan and execute industrials projects that contribute to overall business efficiencies while ensuring that health & safety rules are respected, and risks are eliminated. In this position, you must ensure leadership, change management and coordination of projects within CAE Healthcare Operations and collaborate with additional global functions. You will be responsible for the life cycle of improvement projects and follow the Lean/ Six Sigma approach.Reports To:Director of OperationsPosition Responsibilities:

• Provide financial business case and technical justification for the scope of continuous improvement projects.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement based on problem-solving techniques including Kaizen, Six Sigma, Lean, Design Thinking and Agile concepts.
• Responsible for the implementation and expansion of new manuals, semi-automated and automated production lines.
• Responsible for finding continuous improvements within operations & supply chain functions including manufacturing, inventory & logistics.
• Define and control the progress, milestones, and checkpoints of projects.
• Responsible for the overall execution of your projects, from initiation to delivery.
• Assume budget responsibility for major projects up to 1 Million.
• Facilitate training for Green Belt candidates and coach on continuous improvement projects.
• Lead continuous improvement (DMAIC), change management and business transformation initiatives.
• Analyze information and processes to define problems and make recommendations regarding gap analyses.
• Report regularly to management on progress, problems, alternative solutions, and results.
• Define key performance indicators.
• Communicate with process owners at all levels of the organization.Requirements:EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
  • Bachelor's degree in Operations, Business, Engineering, or related fieldExperience Requirements:
    • Minimum 10 years' professional experience in project management, continuous improvement, industrial engineering, or engineering
    • PMP Certification and Six Sigma Green Belt certification
    • Experience with Six Sigma and Lean projects
    • Proven experience in change management
    • Pragmatic approach in efforts to achieve excellence, flexibility, ability to adapt and good reactions, even under pressure
    • Ability to work at different organizational levels and support management teams
    • Ability to work with minimal supervision
    • Business sense, ability to strike the right balance between client requirements and the company's strategic objectives
    • Excellent communication, human relations and coaching skills and a strong power of persuasionCAE Continuum Profile:Hybrid [60% remote, 40% onsite]Preferred:
      • PMI-ACP certificationTravel:Up to 10% travel requiredGeneral:
        • Complies with & enforces all applicable safety rules, regulations, & procedures both at CAE HEALTHCARE and wherever representing CAE HEALTHCARE [e.g., program site, trade show, etc.].
        • Performs all duties in complete compliance with all legal & ethical standards.
        • Maintains security of proprietary information.
        • Performs other duties as assigned or as judgment & necessity dictates.CAE is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected factor.FLSA STATUS: Full Time, Regular, ExemptPosition TypeRegularCAE thanks all applicants for their interest. However, only those whose background and experience match the requirements of the role will be contacted.Equal Employment OpportunityAt CAE, everyone is welcome to contribute to our success. With no exception.As captured in our overarching value "One CAE", we're proud to work as one passionate, boundaryless and inclusive team.At CAE, all employees are welcome regardless of race, nationality, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, disability or age.The masculine form may be used in this job description solely for ease of reading, but refers to men, women and the gender diverse.

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