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Specialist II – Operational Excellence

Specialist II – Operational Excellence

CompanyNordson
LocationGreenwood, SC, USA
Salary$Not Provided – $Not Provided
TypeFull-Time
DegreesBachelor’s
Experience LevelMid Level, Senior

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations, business, or relevant degree is preferred; 12 years of relevant experience is required in lieu of a degree
  • 4-6 years of progressive continuous improvement experience demonstrating business acumen, leadership and ability to drive results
  • Proficiency in Lean thinking with application in both operations and transactional environments in a variety of situations
  • Change management/transformational experience required
  • Experience leading process mapping sessions via SIPOC or comparable processes
  • Experience building and tracking projects with a detailed project plan

Responsibilities

  • Lead implementation of CI initiatives and problem-solving projects in collaboration with various business functions to improve Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity and Cost (SQDIPC)
  • Drive leadership level performance of top products with focus on cellular manufacturing, on-time delivery, quality, and healthy kanban
  • Lead cross functional teams on designing and managing operational excellence processes
  • Facilitate collaboration between departments to enable improvements, including Operations, Planning, Purchasing, Distribution, Sales, and Customer Service
  • Help define, execute, and lead the short and long-term strategy for Continuous Improvement initiatives for ICS Business
  • Maintain improvement project pipeline to support divisional targets
  • Facilitate the identification, quantification, and prioritization of cost savings Initiatives
  • Develop, train and coach all levels of employees in the fundamentals of Continuous Improvement, driving the culture of NBS Next in all functions at all levels.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Ability to think creatively and analytically
  • Detail-oriented, self-starter with strong organizational skills
  • Proven ability to lead initiatives working collaboratively and independently in a dynamic environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills
  • Demonstrated effective execution of concurrent projects and ability to multi-task
  • Able to influence at all levels of the organization
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Proficient with MS Office, MS Project, SharePoint, PowerBI, and SAP