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IDEX Corporation

Director, Strategic Operations and Continuous Improvement

IDEX Corporation, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States,


Director, Strategic Operations and Continuous ImprovementMiddleboro, Massachusetts

If you’re looking for a special place to build or grow your career, you’ve found it. Whether you’re an experienced professional, a recent college graduate or somewhere in between, IDEX is a place where you can apply your existing skills and learn new ones in an environment where you can make an impact.

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

These positions may require lawful access to ITAR/EAR controlled information and employees in this role will need to meet those requirements. Requirements include US Citizenship or US Permanent Resident.

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:

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.

Act as a business partner with operations & functional management, to identify large, strategic, game changing opportunities to drive simplicity, scale and profitability.

Manage Operational projects through project plan development, results tracking and leading and coaching site leaders and their teams through project execution process.

Utilize Lean, Six Sigma techniques and CI tools to lead the organization in data-based decision making and driving actions to generate measurable improvement.

Deliver effective Continuous Improvement training courses (LEAN Training, Belt training, etc.) and programs to help increase team capability and awareness of the Continuous Improvement tools.

Facilitate improvement events, building and leading focused and empowered teams to address systemic problems.

Communicate, track, and report on project progress, results, and deviations from the project plans with key stakeholders.

Promote the transformation from a reactive organizational culture to one that is more preventative and predictable, utilizing data driven decision-making.

Coach and mentor CI team, leading by example and building trust and credibility.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:

Bachelor’s degree in manufacturing, business, engineering discipline, or technical degree.

7-10 years of experience (Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Operations).

Must have high operations process knowledge.

Travel 25-50% to support CI Initiatives and Strategic projects.

Must possess knowledge of LEAN principles, Problem Solving Tools (RCA, DMAIC), Six Sigma, TQM, TPM and SPC.

Strong leadership skills in leading teams of people with strong sense of teamwork with high level of individual contribution.

Strong communication, organization, and presentation skills and able to communicate and work with teams at all organizational levels from Senior management to shop floor.

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

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