The Director of Operational Excellence is responsible for leading and driving continuous improvement initiatives across the organization. This role will focus on identifying and implementing strategies to optimize processes, reduce costs and enhance overall operational efficiency. As a leader in COPEX (Curio Operational Excellence), this role will drive improvements across the Manufacturing, Cultivation and Retail divisions.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Help shape the Curio Operational Excellence strategy aligned to the overall Curio mission by designing and implementing COPEX programs for Curio Partner with Operations leaders (often working side by side) in Manufacturing, Cultivation and Retail to identify opportunities for improvement, streamline workflows and eliminate waste Lead and champion Lean Six Sigma initiatives like Value Stream Mapping, Daily Management, Pillar Management, 5S, waste reduction, Kaizen, DMAIC, Standard Work, Loss Analysis and visual factory. Write, update, and maintain SOP's (Standard Operating Procedures) for COPEX Participate in root cause analysis for the Organization and corrective action processes (Gap Analysis, 5-Why, RCA, etc.) Collaborate with training & development to build COPEX capabilities within the Organization through learn- do- teach processes. Collaborate with divisional leaders to understand loss data to drive improvements. Conforms to and abides by all regulations, policies, work procedures, instruction, and all safety management programs.
Develops and implements performance management methods to track operational performance and progress