Operational Excellence Manager - Columbia, SC at Shakespeare LLC in Columbia, South Carolina

Job Description:

Operational Excellence Manager - Columbia, SC

Position Summary

The Operational Excellence Manager is responsible for KPI reporting for all production departments, leading Operational Excellence (OpX) weekly meetings, and capital projects submittal and spend tracking for our Columbia plant.  

Essential Functions

• Lead positive safety culture; ensure safety rules/ practices are understood and followed.


• Maintain KPI tracking for waste and OEE performance for all production departments: Extrusion, Tower, L&G, and Antenna.


• Create capital spend budgets for the facility and report out monthly/quarterly on spending to ensure project budgets and timelines are meet.


• Track and monitor variances by department and work with the operations leaders to correct issues.  


• Create executive reports on performance on a monthly and quarterly basis showing trends across all departments in operational performance. 


• Essential audits on standards with the finance team to ensure accurate work order data is always available.   


• Work with cross functional departments to resolve performance and quality issues.


• Regular and reliable attendance

Secondary Functions

• Develop and implement Power BI reports on capital and overhead spending, labor, OEE, waste, uptime, down time, and output performance by department.


• Assist with root cause analysis on issues, and support the corrective actions with a cross functional team

 Position Specifications

• Required Education: High school diploma or equivalent; Bachelor’s degree preferred


• Required Skills & Experience:
  
  
  
  • Data cleaning and preparation
  
  
  • Data analysis and exploration
  
  
  • Statistical knowledge
  
  
  • Creating dashboards and reporting
  
  
  • Strong collaboration skills within department and with other internal customers
  
  
  • Accurate data entry; attention to detail
  
  
  • Intermediate computer skills required; familiarity with ERP software, EPICOR experience preferred
  
  
  
  


• Physical Requirements & Work Environment:
  
  
  
  • Manufacturing environment:  not uniformly heated / cooled, exposure to dust/ fumes
  
  
  
  

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  • PPE:  steel-toed footwear, hearing protection, safety glasses, others as required by task
  
  
  • Schedule:  Monday-Friday day shift, occasional overtime
  
  
  
  

Specifics:

• Competitive salary and bonus structure


• Full benefits package


• 401K with match


• Strong vacation and corporate holiday policy

The above statements describe the general nature and level of responsibilities for this position and are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of this position. Company management may assign other relevant, business-related duties