Jabil

SrOperationalExcellenceManager

$135–195k ~AI est. Salisbury, North Carolina, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Sr Operational Excellence Manager at Jabil. Skills: Lean Six Sigma, Operational Excellence, Change Management. Manage LSS managers and staff. Drive strategic and tactical action plans”

What You'll Achieve.

Achieve measurable business process improvements; Increase Jabil’s value stream transformation model; Enhance site and Jabil performance

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Analytical skills; Root cause analysis

Eligibility Requirements

Up to 50% travel, Domestic travel, International travel

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Minimum Black Belt certified, 8 to 10 years experience in Manufacturing Mgmt, Engineering Mgmt, or Project Mgmt, 5 years working in global and multifunctional environments, Project and facilitation experience in heavily matrixed environment, Change Management experience

Nice to Have

Bachelor's in IE, Ops Research or related field

What You'll Do.

Manage LSS managers and staff

Drive strategic and tactical action plans

Achieve Jabil’s LSS Mission

Ensure LSS project portfolios are included into lean

Accomplish measurable business process improvements

Align LSS Vision Strategy and Tactical Implementation

Ensure plants have effective visual management systems

Link strategic vision to tactical execution

Offer effective LSS tools

Increase Jabil’s value stream transformation model

Support training for site team members on LSS

Manage mobilization and motivation actions

Act as Lead “Change Agent” for LSS

Direct communications on LSS Metrics and results

Ensure link to Jabil’s Global LSS Deployment Strategy

Track and analyze Jabil metrics

Identify opportunities for work with team

Drive successful design and implementation of solutions

and validate financial costs and benefits

Drive effective LSS transformation using Jabil LSS principles

support and mentor Lean Champion

support and mentor LSS Black Belt training

Lead and teach effective use of Kaizen Events

Drive a Lean transformation

Benchmark Jabil Sites and other companies

Develop Jabil capabilities

Increase knowledge and skill sets

Regulate best practices across all plants and divisions

Communicate best practices across all plants and divisions

Imitate best practices across all plants and divisions

Advise best practices across all plants and divisions

Ensure Jabil’s education & training curriculum & content

Develop and improve training material

Provide Site Assessments to assess Lean Deployment strategy

Support site & divisional management’s annual operating plan

Identify key improvement priorities

Enhance site and Jabil performance

Perform and document Lean Deployment Manager coaching and

Ensure new plant lean managers complete On-boarding process

Increase deployment knowledge

skills and effectiveness

Explore and review Best Practices

Incorporate and deploy Best Practices across all sites

Encourage cross training

Encourage skills assessment

Encourage instructional goals

Encourage on-the-job training

Encourage information sharing

Encourage suggestion systems

Strengthen and accelerate lean transformation

Ensure compliance with all company policies and practices

Ensure compliance with safety

Ensure compliance with all regulatory compliance

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-cultural communication; Cross-functional teams; Site leadership teams; Sr Management communication; Global Lean Team collaboration

Communication Scope

Direct communications; Cross-cultural communication; Effective communicator

Process & Methodology

Project management, Lean deployment, Change management

Full Job Description

At Jabil (NYSE: JBL), we are proud to be a trusted partner for the world's top brands, offering comprehensive engineering, supply chain, and manufacturing solutions. With 60 years of experience across industries and a vast network of over 100 sites worldwide, Jabil combines global reach with local expertise to deliver both scalable and customized solutions. Our commitment extends beyond business success as we strive to build sustainable processes that minimize environmental impact and foster vibrant and diverse communities around the globe. **JOB SUMMARY** Manage through Lean Six Sigma (LSS) managers and staff, the successful use of LSS concepts and tools into operations within a division. Drive the strategic and tactical action plans and projects to achieve Jabil’s LSS Mission. Ensure LSS project portfolios are included into lean Council to accomplish measurable business process improvements. **ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES** ALIGN – LSS Vision Strategy and Tactical Implementation: · Work with each site’s PLM, Ops Mgr and Lean Deployment Mgr to ensure plants have effective visual management systems that link strategic vision to tactical execution, using Blue Walls and X-Matrix’s. · Offer effective LSS tools, systems, guidance, training and methodologies to site leadership teams to increase Jabil’s value stream transformation model. · Support training for site team members on LSS tools, including Black Belt program (After receiving ASQ Black Belt certification). · Manage the mobilization and motivation actions of VP’s, Ops Mgrs, Plant LSS Mgrs, process owners and users in their Lean Deployment being the Lead “Change Agent” for LSS. · Direct communications on LSS Metrics and results to Sr Management. · Work with site PLMs and Ops Mgrs to ensure link to Jabil’s Global LSS Deployment Strategy. DEPLOY – LSS Vision, Strategy, and Tactical Implementation: · Track and analyze Jabil metrics to identify opportunities for improvement; work with team to drive successfu

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