The Operational Excellence Specialist will be responsible for leading the successful deployment of improvement projects aligned with NBS Next initiatives. In this position the specialist will engage with all functions and levels of the ICS organization to teach and develop through hands-on coaching. The position will mentor to create value through identification and elimination of waste. Successful implementation will show improvements in Nordson’s Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) by building a strong culture of continuous improvement built on common fundamentals, capabilities, and implementation.
Essential Job Duties and 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.
Education and Experience 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
Preferred Skills and Abilities
- 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
Working Conditions and Physical Demands
Office and manufacturing environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Travel Required
Estimated 20% Domestic and International
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Nordson is a team of 7,300 global employees thriving in an environment where they are supported and encouraged to be their best. Working side by side, we build meaningful connections with each other and our customers.
Together, we deliver products that are solutions, and they’re likely touching your life every day. Have you ever changed a diaper? Opened a box of cereal? Used a smart phone or driven a car? Then we’ve already met.
At Nordson, we take pride in being an outstanding corporate citizen and strongly believe in sharing our success with the communities where our employees live and work. Whether you’re working in one of our labs, offices or manufacturing facilities, your efforts will enable our customers to succeed and our company to continuously improve and grow.
We engineer, manufacture and market differentiated products and systems used for precision dispensing and processing in a variety of end markets, from packaging to transportation and medical to electronics.
Founded in 1954, we operate under the values of integrity, respect for people, customer passion, energy and excellence. Nordson is headquartered in the United States in Westlake, Ohio, and has direct operations in more than 30 countries to support our products and systems with application expertise and a direct global sales and service organization
