Director, Strategic Operations and Continuous Improvement

IDEX Director, Strategic Operations and Continuous Improvement West Henrietta, New York

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JOB TITLE: Director, Strategic Operations and Continuous Improvement

REPORTING TO: VP of Operations – IH&S

Pay Range: 134,400.00 - 168,000.00 - 201,600.00 USD Annual

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SCOPE OF ROLE:

Reporting to the VP of Operations – IH&S, this individual will drive measurable results using 2 different skills sets: Strategic Operations and Continuous Improvement. Strategic Operations will involve partnering with the organization to identify, justify, approve, plan and implement large scale operational improvements (e.g. expansions, vertical integrations, capability alignment, etc.) in a complex matrix organization. Additionally, this team member will be responsible for driving the adoption and utilization of the IDEX operating model and continuous improvement model.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

1. Gains a solid understanding of the Company’s key initiatives, competitive priorities, accountabilities and ensures linkage of strategy and continuous improvement efforts with these goals.
2. Act as a business partner with operations & functional management, to identify large, strategic, game changing opportunities to drive simplicity, scale and profitability.
3. Manage Operational projects through project plan development, results tracking and leading and coaching site leaders and their teams through project execution process.
4. Utilize Lean, Six Sigma techniques and CI tools to lead the organization in data-based decision making and driving actions to generate measurable improvement.
5. Deliver effective Continuous Improvement training courses (LEAN Training, Belt training, etc.) tailored to meet organizational needs and priorities.
6. Advocate for the 8020 mindset and act as a practitioner of the 8020 tools.
7. Facilitate improvement events, building and leading focused and empowered teams to address systemic problems.
8. Diagnose process improvement and operational opportunities that will deliver breakthrough financial results.
9. Develop and implement a business communication plan for process improvement efforts.
10. Serve as subject matter expert for CI Methodology, CI Tools and the implementation of Daily Process controls to drive operational improvements.
11. Actively participate in benchmarking to identify, translate and promote best practices that can be applied at the sites.
12. Communicate, track, and report on project progress, results, and deviations from the project plans with key stakeholders.
13. Organize regular meetings with key stakeholders to share project status updates, define next steps to raise the performance bar.
14. Promote the transformation from a reactive organizational culture to one that is more preventative and predictable.
15. Create analysis, data gathering, and validations methods for business analytics.
16. Support Goal Deployment Action Plans and improvement targets for the enterprise.
17. Develop and participate in Rewards and Recognition programs to promote the use of Continuous improvement and recognizing team successes.
18. Ensure deliverables support the 4-P’s: People, Products, Profitability, and Planet.
19. Coach and mentor CI team, leading by example and building trust and credibility.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

1. Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, business, engineering discipline, or technical degree.
2. 7-10 years of experience (Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Operations).
3. Must have high operations process knowledge.
4. Travel 25-50% to support CI Initiatives and Strategic projects.
5. Must possess knowledge of LEAN principles, Problem Solving Tools (RCA, DMAIC), Six Sigma, TQM, TPM and SPC.
6. Combination of business, interpersonal, technical, and analytical skills.
7. Strong leadership skills in leading teams of people with strong sense of teamwork.
8. Self-starter and motivated by challenge with willingness to promote and drive change.
9. Strong communication, organization, and presentation skills.
10. Strong understanding of ERP system ideally with direct experience with JDE.

OTHER SKILLS and ABILITIES:

1. Analytical thinker, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to adapt to changing priorities and deadlines.
2. Experience in developing and leading high-performance cross-functional teams.
3. Anticipate and remove obstacles that can slow down or prevent teams from delivering on project goals.

IDEX Health & Science LLC., a Unit of IDEX Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to workforce diversity.

Total Rewards

The compensation range for this position is $134,400.00 - $201,600.00, depending on experience. This position may be eligible for performance based bonus plan.

Benefits Package

• Health & Wellness: PPO, HSA, Dental, and Vision plans.
• Retirement: 401K matching of 50% up to 8%.
• Development: Tuition Reimbursement Program.
• Assistance: Voluntary insurance programs at discounted group rates.
• PTO/Vacation/Sick: Generous paid time off programs.
• Volunteer: Opportunities to give back to your community.