Operational Excellence Manager

Job Description

The role is the main driver of Operational Excellence and is a leadership role within the plant to the Plant GM, a key member of the Plant Leadership Team providing strategic and tactical inputs to all aspects of Operational Excellence and Transformation.

Position Overview:

• Define, facilitate and lead the development and implementation of Operational Excellence strategies, programs, Program Management Office (PMO) framework to build OE culture, program, and capabilities including mindsets and behaviors in the plant.
• Embed a culture of continuous improvement that delivers sustainable results
• Lead proactively in identifying and executing productivity improvement opportunities and value creation initiatives across the plant operating functions.
• Lead capability development and certification programs in the plant to develop and train all levels of associates in the use of OE and 6 Sigma, processes, tools and methodologies.
• Transforming and digitizing the plant operations through digital ways of working, adapting relevant industrial 4.0 standard; creating a digital collaborative environment to increase labor productivity through mobility, communication, and paperless.

Function Related Activities/Key Responsibilities:

Partnering and Value Creation

• Conduct Voice of the Customer (internal and external) analysis, focus group discussions, structured interviews and research to identify potential areas for improvement in support of strategies.
• Work closely with the Plant GM and Leadership Team, as well as CPS Global Transformation / OE to drive transformational productivity in order to meet growth expectations.

Implementation of OE Key programs and Program Management Office

• Ensure the plant comply with agreed global OE standards.
• Define and implement a robust assessment plan to bring all functions in the plant to the required Business Excellence maturity levels.

OE Capability Building and Development

• Completing SOEL capability development program.
• Coach and train plant associates at all levels on OE principles, systems, tools and methodologies. This includes also 6 Sigma systems and tools.
• Identify capability gaps relating to OE and make recommendations and plans to close those gaps.

Transformation

• Using the power of analytics and industry 4.0 techniques to transform the plant’s processes and ability to manage the plant
• Driving digitization in operations in order to enhance the experience of our font-line staff, making it easier to get things done, by developing and/or replicating digital solutions as part of the Transformation, enabling real time system connection as much as possible and minimize duplication and re-work.

Technical Skills:

• Strong Lean-driven Operational Excellence knowledge with proven practical experience in the use and application of lean principles and tools
• Finance Skills
• Proven Project Management capabilities
• Excellent Communication and Presentation Skills
• Manufacturing Functional knowledge
• Technically-savvy with good working knowledge of the Company, computer applications and information systems
• Strong data analysis and data-driven decision making
• Focusing on Customer Needs
• Understanding the Business
• Strategic Thinking and Decision Making
• Building and Mobilizing Organizational Talent
• Consulting / Business Partnering
• Facilitating Change
• Leading Operational Excellence
• Instilling Confidence and Trust
• Leveraging and Respecting Others
• Differentiating through Innovation
• Acting with Integrity

Our Purpose and Growth Culture:
We are taking deliberate action to nurture an inclusive culture that is grounded in our company purpose, to refresh the world and make a difference. We act with a growth mindset, take an expansive approach to what’s possible and believe in continuous learning to improve our business and ourselves. We focus on four key behaviors – curious, empowered, inclusive and agile – and value how we work as much as what we achieve. We believe that our culture is one of the reasons our company continues to thrive after 130+ years. Visit Our Purpose and Vision to learn more about these behaviors and how you can bring them to life in your next role at Coca-Cola.
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