Director of Business Excellence, Advanced Separation & Water
Kemco Systems
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- Own and lead the ASW Business Excellence function, setting vision, priorities, standards, and governance
- Define and deploy the enterprise operating system, including KPI architecture, review cadence, and escalation mechanisms
- Hold leaders accountable for performance outcomes through disciplined operating reviews and corrective action governance
- Translate enterprise strategy into operational priorities, initiatives, and measurable targets
- Drive margin expansion initiatives, including productivity, labor optimization, footprint efficiency, and working capital improvement
- Identify and prioritize enterprise improvement initiatives that unlock growth, scalability, and profitability
- Establish and enforce standardized manufacturing processes, workflows, and performance expectations across all sites
- Lead capacity, footprint, and throughput strategies to support growth while controlling cost
- Oversee enterprise KPI performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Cash, ensuring transparency and accountability
- Own the Lean and Continuous Improvement strategy, ensuring consistent deployment across all facilities
- Build CI capability within operations leadership through coaching, training, and structured problem-solving
- Drive waste elimination, variation reduction, and quality improvement using Lean/Six Sigma methodologies
- Serve as the executive operational owner of ERP and manufacturing systems in partnership with IT
- Define operational requirements for ERP, MES, automation, and analytics to enable visibility, scheduling accuracy, and execution discipline
- Lead ERP optimization and adoption, ensuring systems drive behavior, accountability, and performance
- Lead operational due diligence for acquisitions, assessing manufacturing capability, scalability, and integration risk
- Own post-close operational integration, including process harmonization, KPI alignment, and ERP migration readiness
- Ensure rapid performance stabilization and value capture post-acquisition
- Champion a strong safety and quality culture, partnering with EHS and Quality leaders to embed standards and accountability
- Ensure operational excellence is embedded in leadership behaviors, decision-making, and talent development
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field (Master’s preferred)
- 10–15+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing or industrial operations
- Demonstrated success leading enterprise-level operational excellence and transformation
- Strong financial acumen with experience driving margin, productivity, and working capital results
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional, multi-site organizations through change
- Deep experience with Lean, Continuous Improvement, and KPI-driven operating systems
- ERP implementation and optimization experience in manufacturing environments
- Experience supporting M&A operational diligence and integration strongly preferred
- Lean / Six Sigma certification (Black Belt or equivalent) preferred
- Continuous Improvement or Operational Excellence certifications preferred
Benefits
- We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage
- Employee 401(k)
- tuition reimbursement
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
LeanContinuous ImprovementKPI architectureERP implementationMESautomationanalyticsmanufacturing processesperformance expectationsfinancial acumen
Soft Skills
leadershipcoachingproblem-solvingaccountabilitychange managementcross-functional collaborationdecision-makingtalent developmentcommunicationstrategic thinking
Certifications
Lean / Six Sigma certificationContinuous Improvement certificationOperational Excellence certification