Specialist II – Operational Excellence
| Company | Nordson |
|---|---|
| Location | Greenwood, SC, USA |
| Salary | $Not Provided – $Not Provided |
| Type | Full-Time |
| Degrees | Bachelor’s |
| Experience Level | Mid 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