Sr. Operational Excellence Engineer

Position Summary

The Operational Excellence Engineer III serves as a strategic leader, responsible for driving transformational change and fostering a culture of continuous improvement across the organization. This role involves the development and execution of high-impact initiatives aimed at enhancing efficiency, reducing costs, and improving overall operational performance. Drawing on extensive experience in AMS methodologies, the Senior OE Engineer provides mentorship to cross-functional teams, manages interns, ensures alignment of improvement efforts with organizational goals, and delivers strategic insights to leadership. The role emphasizes a proactive approach to identifying opportunities, implementing solutions, sustaining improvements to SQDCP, and champions the AMS culture.

Key Responsibilities

Process Development:

• Lead the cross-functional development, standardization, and optimization of manufacturing and business processes, including leading capital projects from concept through implementation to improve capacity, flow, and operational effectiveness.

Data Analysis:

• Lead collecting and analyzing operational and process data to identify inefficiencies, constraints, and performance gaps; conduct research on best practices, technologies, and methods to inform solution development and investment decisions.

Problem Solving:

• Lead large-scope, complex improvement initiatives across manufacturing and non-manufacturing functions by applying advanced problem-solving methodologies.
• Serve as a subject matter expert and coach in structured problem-solving, training and mentoring teams in a variety of tools while ensuring rigor, consistency, and sustainable results.

Operations/AMS:

• Lead the planning and execution of Ops initiatives, driving significant impact on operational performance.
• Create new AMS standards and drive culture change across the organization.

Team Collaboration/Mentorship:

• Facilitate collaboration across departments to align on process improvement goals, provide guidance, and resolve roadblocks.
• Guide and mentor junior OE professionals and cross-functional teams, building internal capabilities and fostering a continuous improvement mindset.
• Train on AMS and other lean tools and methodologies. Provide feedback to leadership on opportunities for manufacturability improvements.
• Support leaders and frontline teams in developing foundational capability in AMS/Lean tools by providing basic training, technical guidance, and assistance with certification requirements.

Preferred Certifications

CMfgE: Certified Manufacturing Engineer
Green/Black Belt in Lean or Six Sigma

MEC: Manufacturing Excellence Certification

CAIS-MAN: Certified A.I. Scientist

CAITL-MAN: Certified A.I. Transformation Leader

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Advanced CI and Lean expertise
• Strong leadership presence and facilitation capability
• Business acumen and systems thinking
• Ability to drive change in complex environments

Education and Experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Experience

• 5-8 years of manufacturing or CI experience

Work Environment/Travel Requirements

• Frequent exposure to manufacturing environment.
• Extended periods of office work on a computer and in team meetings.
• Regional day travel is expected with this role.
• Overnight travel requirements will be variable based on projects and business activities, expected up to 10%
• Physical Requirements
  • Ability to work in both office and manufacturing environments.

Our Benefits

Apogee and our brands are an Equal Opportunity Employer.