The Operational Excellence (OpEx) Leader will be focused on leading continuous improvement projects that support the business goals of Collins Bus Corporation through the Goal Deployment Process (GDP). Improvement projects will involve departments such as Sales, Engineering, Purchasing, and Operations. The OpEx Leader will facilitate improved outcomes of processes to drive efficiencies, reduce cost, and increase customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities:

• The OpEx Leader will work with their BU’s OpEx Manager to execute/facilitate improvement projects.
• Lead continuous improvement projects through focused Kaizens to achieve measured results and targeted hard savings.
• Conduct root cause analysis to eliminate waste, troubleshoot manufacturing and assembly issues, material flow, and informational inputs that may lead to inefficiencies.
• Coach and train both hourly and salary employees on any specific related OpEx improvements.
• Help support and develop a culture that promotes operational excellence and continuous improvements.
• Must be able to effectively communicate the scope of projects and report to upper management with weekly status reports.
• Coordinate, monitor, and drive project activities, manage project risks, issues, changes, and resources, and take corrective actions when necessary. Determines and initiates action.
• Provides the project team with a clear sense of direction, motivating and empowering them to initiate sustainable improvements to their current processes and work environments.
• Build teamwork through engagement and align team members by tying to individual and collective goals.
• Evaluate and close the project, identify and analyze lessons learned, archive project documents, and hand over the project to customer and/or process owner.
• Provide insights regarding quantitative and qualitative developments using periodical reports and/or analyses.

Requirements (education, experience, travel, physical, work environment):

• Bachelor’s degree, preference for Engineering, technical or finance-related degrees or 5-10 years experience in Operations.
• Solid awareness of operations and business processes.
• Passion for change and continuous improvement, must be self-motivated, have initiative, and have a positive attitude.
• Able to train and impart knowledge to others and to learn quickly.
• Proven ability to plan and prioritize work through basic project management skills.
• Demonstrated high-performance and ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment.
• Team management skills and the capability to lead change.
• Able to work effectively across different organizational levels, from shop floor to BU management.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job:

• The employee is regularly required to stand or walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee frequently is required to walk.
• The employee is frequently required to stoop, kneel, or crouch.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit for extended periods.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.
• Ability to bend, stoop, and squat.
• Ability to work with arms above head.
• Able to read and follow written and verbal instructions.

REV Group is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity. The Company conducts all employment practices without regard to race, sex, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran's status, pregnancy, genetic information, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by law. REV Group also undertakes affirmative action to assure equal employment opportunities for minorities and women, for persons with disabilities, and for protected veterans.

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