Head of Manufacturing Excellence - Homeland, CA, United States - Apex Ventures

Apex Ventures

Verified Company

Homeland, CA, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

James Miller

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Freelance

Description

Snapshot of Your Day

As an expert in Operational Excellence, you will lead a team of 20 FTE in the areas of digitalization, automation, and lean management with the goal of establishing a Smart Factory.

Your focus will be on increasing productivity in manufacturing.

Additionally, you will serve as the point of contact for all end-to-end optimization topics and promote innovation and innovation speed in the largest Grid Technology plant.

How You Can Make a Difference

Implementation of a lean strategy for the entire plant, particularly in the manufacturing area, to increase OTD, output, and lead time
Responsibility for timely implementation of digitalization projects for data processing, taking into account technical and economic conditions
Responsibility for data visualization (Tableau) including smart data provision and preparation (e.g. via Alterix), as well as data collection (e.g. via custom programmed apps using Mendix)
Implementation of automations (robotics, AGV) in the manufacturing environment
Establishment and implementation of an IoT strategy
Introduction of a new SAP system, including corresponding endtoend process design

What You Bring

Completed degree in industrial engineering or a comparable education, plus additional experience and qualifications
Strategic thinking is an important aspect for this position
Implementation experience in the area of RDA/RPA (e.g. Ui-Path)
Several years of leadership experience
Fluent in German and English, both written and spoken
Independent, structured,