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Associate Director – Operations Excellence

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full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Sparks • Maryland • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $137,100 - $226,300 per year

Job Level

Senior

About the role

  • Develop, deploy, and continuously refine the DS ISC OpEx strategy, roadmap, and annual objectives in alignment with ISC priorities
  • Establish CI standards, methodologies, and best practices (Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, Problem-Solving, Value Stream Management)
  • Govern plant CI maturity, ensuring consistent application of tools, frameworks, and performance expectations across the network
  • Oversee and challenge CI project selection to ensure alignment with business priorities and financial benefit targets
  • Provide dotted-line leadership, coaching, and performance guidance to CI Managers/Leaders at each manufacturing site
  • Facilitate a strong CI community of practice, driving alignment, knowledge sharing, and cross-site collaboration
  • Conduct site assessments (Gemba evaluations, maturity assessments) and provide actionable feedback to improve performance
  • Lead enterprise-wide CI initiatives that impact multiple plants, including productivity programs, waste elimination, flow optimization, and digital enablement
  • Serve as the primary CI subject matter expert to functional leaders in Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, HR (training), and EHS
  • Partner with Finance to validate project results, savings, and productivity impacts
  • Establish and maintain enterprise CI dashboards and KPIs (productivity, OEE, labor efficiency, scrap, service/delivery, etc.)
  • Track and report progress of major CI initiatives, ensuring transparency to the VP ISC and executive leadership

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations, Supply Chain, or related field required
  • Master’s degree or MBA preferred
  • 8+ years of experience in manufacturing, operations, or supply chain roles
  • Proven track record leading CI/Lean transformations in a multi-site environment
  • Experience influencing without authority and leading dotted-line teams
  • Strong experience with Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, and structured problem-solving (A3, DMAIC)
  • Experience in regulated manufacturing (medical device, pharma, food, industrial) preferred
  • Lean/CI certification required
  • Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt preferred
Benefits
  • Competitive package of compensation and benefits programs to promote a performance-based culture
  • Opportunities for professional development and learning
  • On-site collaboration to foster creativity and innovation

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
LeanSix SigmaTPMProblem-SolvingValue Stream ManagementCI methodologiesGemba evaluationsA3DMAICCI dashboards
Soft skills
leadershipcoachingperformance guidanceinfluencing without authoritycross-site collaborationknowledge sharingcommunicationalignmentfeedbacktransparency
Certifications
Lean/CI certificationSix Sigma Black BeltMaster Black Belt