Strategic Planning & Operations Manager

Purpose This role is a key member of the Site Operational Excellence Group, reporting to the Senior Manager of Operational Excellence. The mandate of this group is to enable teams and business functions to improve operations and reduce waste by enhancing reliability and efficiency through the application of Continuous Improvement tools, techniques, and methodologies. The Operations Excellence Specialist will measure performance and identify opportunities to optimize and improve productivity. This role requires in-depth knowledge of continuous improvement tools, techniques, and methodologies, along with practical experience in applying them to improve the performance of processes, equipment, people, and systems.

The Operations Excellence Specialist will engage with internal customers to support their efforts in solving complex problems and improving performance. Responsibilities • Perform analysis and diagnostics to identify opportunities for improvement and make recommendations to leadership. • Coordinate idea generation, project identification, prioritization, and overall selection, ensuring that projects are integrated with business strategies. • Support the design and delivery of Lean/Six Sigma projects as part of a cross-functional team. • Identify and justify project financial savings. • Support teams assigned to implementing the recommendations. • Design and facilitate workshops and Kaizen events. • Drive achievement for own projects and projects they are supporting.

• Develop standards (labour/machine) and resource modelling. • Train all levels of the organization on OE principles and methodologies through our OE Training Program. • Coach and mentor Project Sponsors, Black Belts/Green Belts candidates on the proper use of tools, improvement processes, and deployment issues. • Encourage an OE culture by influencing and empowering employees to identify opportunities to apply techniques and tools in everyday work activities. • Facilitate the sharing of best practices and project successes across the organization. • Facilitate communications and change management for key programs and projects.

• Act as the process owner for a lean practice, responsible for the deployment approach. • Perform any other tasks/projects assigned by the manager. QualificationsBachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering plus a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience. • Experience in Project Management. • Experience in manufacturing, technology, and supply chain, with experience in Drug Product manufacturing considered an advantage. • Knowledge and understanding of manufacturing processes, cGMP, industry regulations, product development, and commercialization. • In-depth knowledge of at least one structured problem-solving approach (e. g. , A3, DMAIC, 8D, etc. ).

Working arrangementsCandidates should expect a minimum of three days onsite during the initial months, potentially more depending on project requirements. In the future, the team will have a mandatory onsite day, which will be scheduled on either Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday.