Sr Operational Excellence Specialist

Role Summary

Join our team as a Senior Operational Excellence Specialist, connecting and collaborating across global and regional networks to bring leading Good Practices to our site and share our site’s Good Practices with others. You’ll play a key role in AGILE 4.0, our transformational engine to become a more patient-focused, innovative, lean, and efficient organization. AGILE 4.0 is how we will deliver our strategy, develop our talent, and focus our efforts—and you’ll help turn that vision into day-to-day impact. Location: USA - GA - Social Circle - Hwy 278.

Responsibilities

• Partner with global, regional, and cross-functional teams to identify, adapt, and implement Good Practices at the site, and share site learnings across the network.
• Champion AGILE 4.0 ways of working to improve performance, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Drive operational excellence and supply reliability to ensure consistent patient supply.
• Identify opportunities aligned to site strategy; define clear outcomes, measures, and visibility of results.
• Build strong business cases (“burning platforms”) to create urgency, alignment, and momentum for change.
• Lead and coach cross-functional teams through change to deliver sustainable, measurable improvements.
• Embed Lean/Agile mindsets and develop talent by building capability in others through coaching and on-the-job learning.
• Deliver workshops and lead end-to-end implementations, from problem definition through sustainment.
• Serve as a role model in AGILE Operational Excellence, demonstrating strength in root-cause problem solving, 5S, Standard Work, visual management (including tier mechanisms), and Leader GEMBA.
• Accelerate innovation by integrating digital tools and technologies that advance site capabilities and competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of related experience
• Background in Operational Excellence, Continuous Improvement, Lean would be advantage but not necessary; Six Sigma green belt or black training / certification a plus
• 2+ years of experience desirable in the biotechnology / pharmaceutical industry would be ideal
• Demonstrated leadership and mentoring skills
• Advanced PC skills such as MS Office, process mapping software, Minitab
• Experience in FDA regulated environment, Good Manufacturing Practices, ISO 9001 is a plus
• Excellent communication, presentation and facilitation skills
• Must have strong organizational and project management abilities along with knowledge of manufacturing processes and continuous improvement approaches.

Education

• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred

Additional Requirements

• Work in a controlled environment requiring special gowning and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet and body. This may include additional hearing protection for loud areas.
• Need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and/or artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
• Work in a cold, wet environment.
• Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours, as necessary.
• Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.