Operational Excellence Lead

3 days ago

Vaughan, Ontario, Canada Westlake Full time

Westlake is a dynamic and innovative company that offers the opportunity to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment.

About Us

We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate. Our commitment to operational excellence drives us to continuously improve our processes, products, and services.

$120,000 - $150,000 per year

About the Job

The Operational Excellence Lead plays a key role in building a sustainable culture of employee engagement in continuous improvement. This position will act as a change agent to elevate levels of plant performance and deliver high impact results.

This individual will function as a member of the site leadership team and be responsible for all operational excellence activities. The role serves as a site resource to drive local CI improvement and may also liaison with divisional resources to execute productivity strategies and ensure CI activities are aligned with business goals related to Safety, Quality, Cost, Service, and People.

Key Responsibilities
  • Create an environment of openness, trust, and mutual respect which allows employees to excel in HSE performance.
  • Lead by example by following all safety rules and procedures and by using accepted safe work practices.
  • Sponsor and adhere to Westlake HSE initiatives such as Westlake Life Critical Rules, Safe Start, and STAR.
  • Implement and manage continuous improvement activities to support and drive the site team to achieve zero harm, improve quality, reduce waste, and maximize process and equipment performance while reducing cost.
  • Identify areas of process improvement opportunities and work with Front Line Leaders to execute specific continuous improvement projects.
  • Lead site 5S efforts to improve workplace efficiency; maximize floor space and optimize product flow.
  • Monitor, and report implementation plans and progress in pursuit of projects and KPI's.
  • Teach, lead and coach cross-functional teams on Lean and continuous improvement principles such as 5S, one-piece flow, TPM, Kanban systems, setup reduction.
  • Create standard operating procedures and standard work for plant site based on best practices and lean methods.
  • Oversee quality initiatives and metrics by working with the team to drive best practices that keep us on the forefront for quality in the industry.
  • Assist with investigations into process and quality issues to identify root causes, develop corrective actions, and implement solutions.
  • Work with leadership team to drive cultural improvements that drive employee retention and engagement initiatives.
  • Collaborate with other Westlake locations and external sources to share and establish best practices.
Requirements
  • Bachelor's degree in a related field; engineering degree preferred, but not required.
  • 3+ years of experience in process, operations and/or quality improvement.
  • Experience working in a continuous improvement/lean environment.
  • Practical experience leading continuous improvement activities/kaizen events (teaching, coaching and implementing operational excellence tools).
  • Strong understanding of Lean Tools: Six Sigma, 5S, TPM, Kanban, Ishikawa, A3, 5-Why, MTTR, MTBF, Poka-yoke, JIT, Value-stream mapping.
  • High degree of technical aptitude with a demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing processes and logistics flows.
  • Ability to influence and create buy-in from teams through collaboration and development.
  • Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced work environment.
  • Demonstrated ability to teach, coach and persuade.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • An uncompromising safety-first approach in the workplace.

Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.

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