Operational Excellence Manager

Responsible to drive and implement operational excellence program to meet Organization’s goals & KPIs. Focus will be to decrease operational cost, streamline processes, improve responsiveness and align continuous improvement activities within the site. Responsible for building Lean Culture and provide Leadership in the area of CI for plant to achieve and sustain high level of effectiveness and efficiency. Provide coaching & training on Lean / Six Sigma tools and methodologies. Plan and coordinate trainings for belt certifications. Organize and facilitate kaizen / Rapid Improvement Events. Conduct maturity assessment and develop action plans and work through implementations across the organization. Hands-on experience with driving Operational excellence initiatives Minimum green belt certified from premier institute like ASQ, ISI, BMGI etc. Experience of working in Pharma/Biotech company is an added advantage. Track and report the site operational excellence programs. Ensure the high compliance of discipline, cGMP and 5S in the work areas. Should have command on statistical analysis and visualization software like MINITAB, JMP, Power BI etc. Should have knowledge on pharmaceutical quality guidelines ICH, EU and US-FDA, pharmaceutical quality management system, upstream and downstream processing etc.