Operational Excellence Manager

Role Summary

Operational Excellence Manager is responsible for driving change by implementing the global Teva Production System standards and coaching local management and team members to achieve a step change in the site's performance in terms of quality, service and cost competitiveness, while engaging and empowering the site employees.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team that will help lead the change at the site
• Site responsibility for OPEX transformation and embedding global standards
• Learn from global team, adapt to site
• Build capabilities at site
• Stakeholder management and coaching
• Develop site rollout plan post involvement of global transformation team
• Bring structure and knowledge of methodology to guarantee rigor
• Help site management with the setting of ambitious targets
• Provide deep lean expertise
• Coach, train and facilitate line management and change agents
• Ensuring local project follow up, regular feedback to central team, rising the flags, proposing the project plan changes
• Implementing the Production System KPIs and reporting the progress of the site implementation
• Follows Teva Safety, Health, and Environmental policies and procedures
• Performs other duties as assigned or required by business needs

Qualifications

• Minimum five (5) year experience in Lean tools process improvement (lean, six sigma) preferably in pharmaceutical or other FDA-regulated manufacturing facility.
• Experience as a team leader in a Lean environment, or several functions (e.g. Manufacturing, Quality, Validation, Supply Chain is an advantage).
• Project management experience and excellent time management skills
• Preferred: bilingual (Spanish/English)

Education

• Bachelor of Science Degree preferred in Pharmacy, Engineering or Chemistry

Skills

• Lean-Six Sigma Black Belt certification
• Project Management or Supply Chain certification
• High energy and enthusiasm to lead conflict resolution and team building
• Understands dynamics and culture of the company and the site
• Challenges status quo to perform at level that is higher than comfortable
• Self-directed, stable and perseverant
• Willingness to learn

Additional Requirements

• Physical Demands: Use to sit, stand and walk to perform the job responsibilities
• Use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required in specific areas
• Use to work with computer for a long period of time
• Limited physical demands; no heavy lifting required