Senior Specialist Operational Excellence - Casa Grande AZ Plant

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
The Operational Excellence Senior Specialist has responsibility for the development and sustainability of workstreams within the site. They are responsible for focusing on the process, embracing facts & data, a right first time culture and leading by example. This position will help lead the organization on a continuous journey of sustained improvement and support the culture of continuous improvement efforts that meet and exceed customer requirements. The Operational Excellence Senior Specialist will be responsible for the identification, management, and execution of initiatives within the plant (and a specific production line) that will deliver year-over-year improvement and sustainability. 
MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES
The OpEx Lead of a production line reliability team.
Create visual management and data understanding throughout the plant.
Execute continuous improvement initiatives/projects in support of site objectives.
Mentor/train key stakeholders in the use and practice of continuous improvement methodologies and tools. (Lean, value stream mapping, six-sigma, Kaizen). Assesses current processes and standard workflow and identifies process improvement opportunities utilizing organizational, analytical, Lean, and six sigma problem-solving methodologies.
Facilitates the execution of various value stream mapping, Focus Problem Solving, and Kaizen events.
Acts as a change agent by communicating changes to the employees and helping them to learn, understand, adjust and grow within the continuous improvement culture.
Develop and implement data analyses, data collection systems, and other strategies that optimize safety, quality, efficiency, and overall site continuous improvement.
Solving manufacturing problems that have a variety of complex features and mitigating repeat events
Facilitate an Operational Excellence Site Maturity Assessment to gauge sustained improvements 
Support the organization’s capability in knowledge and understanding of metrics and measurements which impact the total performance of the plant.