Operational Excellence Manager

Job Overview

TE Connectivity's Operational Excellence Teams design and implement programs and projects to improve products, services, or processes aligned with business strategies. They coach teams; establish program performance metrics; and establish process excellence supports.

The Regional Operational Excellence Manager - bringing together the existing site structures and resources, develop and lead a multi-year strategic roadmap to deliver on business objectives associated with Continuous Improvement and Net Productivity improvement. This role is within TE’s Energy business unit. The Operational Excellence Manager will apply the lean knowledge in all operations areas, such as production, quality, material, maintenance, environment, safety, and special focus to core conversion productivity and others to address improvements in the operations metrics for the network. This role is a remote role and reports directly to the Director of Operations Transformation & OPX. 
 

Responsibilities:
•    In association with each site and TEOA (TE Operational Advantage) leadership, develop a multi-year roadmap that identifies key programs that will enable delivery of overall Business Unit and site-specific net productivity objectives.
•    Ensure a process is in place that regularly updates and refreshes the overall roadmap which can be utilized in quarterly forecasting, annual planning and multi-year strategic planning processes.
•    Engage plant leadership on the overall business and site journey and utilize change management to gain acceptance of overall strategy.
•    Implement standard structures for execution and reporting that drives continuous cost reductions.
•    Work closely with all functions to ensure robust problem-solving and continuous improvement techniques are in use, by teaching, coaching and personally demonstrating those techniques.
•    Support sites to develop a strong, results-driven team that executes on key improvement programs with a culture of accountability that becomes embedded in the organization.
•    Actively contribute to the professional growth of employees, identifying key players, proposing actions aimed at motivating key employees. Develop talents and future leaders.
•    Drive a culture of creativity, speed, efficiency, innovation, and continuous learning in the organization.
•    Engage with the regional operations leader to ensure standardization of process and approach across the BU network.
•    Engage corporate and segment leaders of key levers such as TEBest, Digital Factory, Automation, to support the Business Unit strategy development and execution.  

•    Ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations as well as all TE policies and procedures
 

What your background should look like:

•    Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business discipline with 10+ years’ experience in an advanced manufacturing company, with progressive levels of responsibility
•    Previous experience leading large scale continuous improvement programs. 
•    Well-qualified background in Lean practices, experience in using value stream mapping and implementing lean tools, such as:  5S+1, Visual Factory, Standard Work, Quick Changeover, Material Replenishment & Flow, and TPM essential.
•    Experience of site performance transformation.
•    Excellent team leader and talent developer.
•    Ability to think strategically and execute tactically to deliver results.
•    Analytically minded and data-driven to have a holistic overview of complex situations.
•    Ability to adapt to work priorities in response to a rapidly changing environment.
•    Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of the organization. 
•    Excellent financial and analytical skills
•    Excellent technical knowledge
 

Competencies