Today, Lonza is a global leader in life sciences operating across five continents. While we work in science, there’s no magic formula to how we do it. Our greatest scientific solution is talented people working together, devising ideas that help businesses to help people. In exchange, we let our people own their careers. Their ideas, big and small, genuinely improve the world. And that’s the kind of work we want to be part of.

Job Summary:
 

As Operational Excellence Manager, the incumbent leads efforts to deliver business results by working with teams to identify opportunities for improvement and taking accountability for rigorous execution and delivery.  The Operational Excellence Manager is an expert in identifying and implementing efficiency gains for projects at all levels of scope but in particular those which are multi-dimensional, complex and critical to the site’s future.  This includes but is not limited to assessing, scoping, standardizing and implementation. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists to lead the efforts to generate Operational Excellence (OE) and site strategy, to identify and develop systems and support for ongoing site efforts: process improvement, daily management system, and culture. 




• Plan, lead, drive and execute business critical improvement projects to deliver successful results using Lean/DMAIC approach.




• Collaborate with site department subject matter experts and Head of Lean Operations to identify and drive crucial efforts leading to sustainable improvement for the site for the medium to long term strategy.




• Act as a subject matter expert for the site coaching others in the philosophy, methods, tools and techniques of process improvement to increase the capability of the business to respond to problems.




• Mentor and develop the OE managers through regular coaching and management of their performance.




• Coach teams to establish performance measurements and process control plans to monitor project results and drive sustainability.




• Communicate project progress and promote project achievements to maintain awareness of improvement activity on the site. across the network and with corporate leadership.




• Develop improvement project business case to secure the necessary support and resources for success. 




• Work with the business to identify and report milestone project progress and work with project sponsors and site leadership to address major barriers to progress to ensure projects are delivered to plan. 




• Perform other duties as assigned.

Key requirements:

• Bachelor's of Arts or Bachelor's of Science Degree in Engineering is required.




• Master's Degree is preferred.




• Black Belt certified is a must.




• Project Management Professional (PMP) and Master Black Belt (MBB) certification is preferred.




• Advanced Biopharma experience over 5 years is preferred.




• Preferred People Leadership and Project Management Office (PMO) Experience.




• Have led large, enterprise-wide projects.




• Able to apply and instruct all Lean and Six Sigma tools.

We are excited to find someone who is as passionate about continuous improvement as we are. If you are ready to compete at an exceptionally high level and contribute to our mission, we would love to hear from you!

Every day, Lonza’s products and services have a positive impact on millions of people. For us, this is not only a great privilege, but also a great responsibility. How we achieve our business results is just as important as the achievements themselves. At Lonza, we respect and protect our people and our environment. Any success we achieve is no success at all if not achieved ethically.

People come to Lonza for the challenge and creativity of solving complex problems and developing new ideas in life sciences. In return, we offer the satisfaction that comes with improving lives all around the world. The satisfaction that comes with making a meaningful difference.

Lonza is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.