AddressRWE Clean Energy, LLC
Functional area: Consulting; Process Management
Remuneration: Exempt
The Operational Excellence Manager will implement Operational Excellence (OE) across RWE Clean Energy and drive performance improvement “on the ground”, guaranteeing sustainability and creating a strong continuous improvement (CI) culture. This role reports to the Director of Operational Excellence and will cover the Operations, Asset Management, and Engineering groups.
Responsibilities:
- Lead CI initiatives aimed at developing and delivering the current and future state vision and transformational performance improvement
- Lead operations teams to identify problems and actively work on identifying root causes and solutions
- Identify and actively work to remove barriers to transformational change
- Develop high-quality training materials, codify best practices, and contribute to building the RWE Clean Energy OE Approach Playbook
- Diagnose the current state of the sites' problems and build a robust fact base to explain improvement opportunities and quantify their potential
- Develop a robust future state vision/roadmap, that will deliver breakthrough performance improvement
- Select appropriate tools to address the opportunities identified and put together a realistic implementation plan that delivers high impact in a short time frame
- Implement the future state transformation and ensure maximum value is captured, in the dimension of Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost (SQDC)
- Ensure implementation plans are managed against progress and that delays and blockages are actively flagged, to deliver on time and with quality
- Ensure SQDC impact generated is approved and accurately tracked in the relevant database
- Support the translation of strategic group objectives into concrete objectives per site, region, or department (i.e.: build a connected performance management system from Board level to frontline)
- Train, coach, challenge, and support business stakeholders at all levels of the organization to develop competence in Continuous improvement (CI)/ Operational Excellence (OE) / Lean practices
- Develop full buy-in of the local leadership team at every step of the process
- Implement CI best practice sharing across allocated clients, within the region, and in North America
- Organise GEMBA walks/Go See Engage for senior Leaders
- Identify and support the nomination of local CI Champions, and help develop them into the future local CI leaders of the sites/teams
Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in implementing and promoting Continuous improvement / Operational Excellence (OE) / Lean practices / Lean Management within large-size corporations
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering or Business Administration or equivalent, Masters Degree is a plus
- Previous expertise in the implementation of the typical OE tools: SMED, Kaizen, 5S, Problem Solving, Gemba walk, A3, Agile, Push, Pull, Takt (and cycle) time, Visual Management, waste, variability, VSM, MIFA, etc.
- Green / Black belt / Lean certifications preferred
- Ability to develop themselves and support others in their development to their full potential
- Proactive self-starter requiring minimal guidance and ability to meet deadlines, drive the projects and stakeholders, increase performance, and deliver results
- A “will do / can do” perseverant approach and a “hands-on” mentality
- People-oriented, and continuously take a high-energy, data-driven approach to solving complex problems
- Capable of communicating effectively verbally, visually, and quantitatively, plus analytical and consultive skills
- Experience in the Renewables industry is a plus
- The role involves a minimum of 60% travel to the Wind and Solar parks, so flexibility and a willingness to travel is a must
Benefits offered: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, 401(k) match, Flexible Spending Accounts, EAP, Education Assistance, Parental Leave, Paid time off, and Holidays. Eligible employees also participate in short-term incentives, in addition to salary.
RWE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
For 125 years RWE has been the source of energy for millions of people across the globe. Now we’re making all that energy green. This decade alone we’re investing €50bn into renewables and will be carbon neutral by 2040 – ten years earlier than most other global targets. This is a chance to play a key role on our journey.
Join our renewables specialists, working across the clean energy spectrum to grow our operations to 50 GW by 2030 – with some of the world’s largest on and offshore wind farms and industry-leading hydrogen initiatives. We’re also considered innovators in solar development including floating photovoltaics and agri-photovoltaics. Or add your expertise to our supply and trading operations, brokering renewable electricity, green gas, commodities, and CO2 emission allowances from one of our advanced energy trading floors.
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