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Position Overview

The Operational Excellence Director will develop and lead an enterprise-wide continuous improvement (CI) program. The successful candidate will implement, manage, and improve the quality control, continuous improvement, daily management, and all KPI related activities within Hudson Technologies.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Drive efforts to achieve zero harm, improve quality, reduce waste, maximize process performance, and develop our employees through the execution of the HUDSON operational excellence system.

Develop and implement a new HUDSON operational excellence system
Lead Lean SQDC roll-out initiatives in assigned facilities
Develop and implement a KPI monitoring process for Operations and eventually enterprise wide
Improve and maintain the ISO 9001-15 certification
Coach and challenge plants/functions in the development and execution of their OpEx strategy
Conduct training, lead/support workshops and events
Identify improvement areas and coordinate/lead specific projects
Monitor progress and coach and challenge as needed
Drive operational excellence principles such as constraint management, one-piece flow production, pull systems, workplace organization, and setup reduction
Facilitate networking and best practice sharing between sites

Preferred Qualifications

A minimum of a bachelor's degree and five years of in-depth operational excellence or Lean experience preferred.
Extensive training in operational excellence/Lean and quality systems
Experience working in a TPS or Lean Transformation / Implementation environment
Experience working in a mature lean environment
Previous experience leading a Lean transformation for factories and their supply chain flows

Skills and Capabilities

High degree of technical aptitude with a demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing processes, logistics flows, quality processes, and shop floor management
Practical experience leading continuous improvement events and teaching and coaching Lean tools
Previous experience developing and implementing quality systems
Experience with process automation is preferred
Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to teach, coach, and persuade
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as strong planning and organization skills with a high attention to detail
Good interpersonal, teamwork, and communication skills
Results oriented and able to effectively manage multiple priorities
Self-reliant and motivated to lead change

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