Operation Excellence Specialist

PE Global is currently recruiting for an Operation Excellence Specialist for a leading multi-national Pharma client based in South Dublin.
This is a contract position.
Role:
This role is a key member of the Site Operational Excellence Group, reporting to the Senior Manager of Operational Excellence. The mandate of this group is to enable teams and business functions to improve operations and reduce waste by enhancing reliability and efficiency through the application of Continuous Improvement tools, techniques, and methodologies. The Operations Excellence Specialist will measure performance and identify opportunities to optimize and improve productivity. This role requires in-depth knowledge of continuous improvement tools, techniques, and methodologies, along with practical experience in applying them to improve the performance of processes, equipment, people, and systems. The Operations Excellence Specialist will engage with internal customers to support their efforts in solving complex problems and improving performance
Responsibilities:
• Perform analysis and diagnostics to identify opportunities for improvement and make recommendations to leadership.
• Coordinate idea generation, project identification, prioritization, and overall selection, ensuring that projects are integrated with business strategies.
• Support the design and delivery of Lean/Six Sigma projects as part of a cross-functional team.
• Identify and justify project financial savings.
• Support teams assigned to implementing the recommendations.
• Design and facilitate workshops and Kaizen events.
• Drive achievement for own projects and projects they are supporting.
• Develop standards (labor/machine) and resource modelling.
• Train all levels of the organization on OE principles and methodologies through our OE Training Program.
• Coach and mentor Project Sponsors, Black Belts/Green Belts candidates on the proper use of tools, improvement processes, and deployment issues.
• Encourage an OE culture by influencing and empowering employees to identify opportunities to apply techniques and tools in everyday work activities.
• Facilitate the sharing of best practices and project successes across the organization.
• Facilitate communications and change management for key programs and projects.
• Act as the process owner for a lean practice, responsible for the deployment approach.
• Perform any other tasks/projects assigned by the manager.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in Science or Engineering plus a minimum of 3-5 years of relevant experience.
• In-depth knowledge of at least one structured problem-solving approach (e.g., A3, DMAIC, 8D, etc.).
• Exceptional data analysis skills, including acquisition and presentation of data. Proficiency in at least one of the following: Microsoft PowerQuery, Spotfire.
• Experience with regulated environments (i.e., cGMP, OSHA, EPA).

Interested candidates should submit an updated CV.

Please click the link below to apply, or alternatively send an up to date CV to niamh.mcdonald@peglobal.net

***Please note our client cannot assist with any visa sponsorship and candidates must have the correct visa to live and work in Ireland***