Principal OpEx Leader

Westinghouse Electric Company
401(k)
United States, South Carolina, Hopkins
5801 Bluff Rd (Show on map)
Jan 24, 2025
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace. About the role: As a Principal Operational Excellence Leader you will identify strategic process improvement opportunities within designated areas, apply lean tools and methodologies to complex business processes, and implements solutions which provide positive performance and financial impacts. Prepare analyses and present information on improvement opportunities and results to process owners and important partners. Work across organization to facilitate project completion. You will report to the Manager of Operational Excellence and be located at Columbia, SC. You will support this position 100% onsite. Key Responsibilities: Specialist level professional recognized subject matter expert in job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience leading difficult and complex projects to improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost and to deliver a desired result to the business Manage large projects or processes from manager Coach, reviews, delegates work and develops other professionals or teams Collaborate and partners with Global Manufacturing OpEx teams to deploy lean and other continuous improvement methodologies across the organization Identify, scope, and prioritize improvement opportunities within assigned responsibilities Provide full project,, and Lean consulting capabilities Lead complex continuous improvement projects that are critical to short and long-term strategic goals Responsible for portfolio management and execution of assigned projects, including assigned projects, and any Global Manufacturing projects Ensure important partner understanding and visibility of project expectations and results Identify barriers to project success and solicit help from program champions Provide lean and project (coaching) to project team members, Green Belts and Champions Must provide field presence and support to establish relationships and to help create employee engagement Participate in annual planning cycle to develop strategies and financial goals related to our strategy Qualifications: Bachelor's degree required - STEM Minimum four (4) years' experience manufacturing You will become six sigma certified for this role Compliance - Has experience and compliance goals, through a risk-based approach; Understand modern manufacturing/lean techniques Can identify opportunities that contribute to the work and mitigate risk across the value chain working across boundaries Collaboration/Influence - Must have excellent interpersonal to work across groups. Outcomes /Drive Results - Ability to use knowledge in production operations and goals #LI-Onsite Why Westinghouse? Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system: Safety and Quality Integrity and Trust Customer Focus and Innovation Speed and Passion to Win Teamwork and Accountability Westinghouse offers competitive benefits to all our employees around the globe to keep them healthy and enhance their well-being. In the U.S. the following are representative of what we offer: Competitive Salary Comprehensive Health, Wellness and Income Protection Benefits 401(k) Savings Plan with Company Match Paid Vacations and Holidays Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements Educational Reimbursement Program Employee Referral Program While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 9,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com. EOE of Minorities / Females / Vets / Disability. Get connected with Westinghouse on social media: Twitter \| Facebook \| LinkedIn\| YouTube