Director - Operational Excellence - Hudson Technologies : Job Details

Is environmental sustainability a core value of yours? Do you want to contribute to keeping food fresh, homes and people cool, industrial processes operating all with maximum energy efficiency and environmental sustainability in mind? All of this in a critical infrastructure industry? Then Hudson Technologies is the place for you! Hudson Technologies is the largest independent distributor of refrigerants and the largest refrigerant reclaimer in North America. Combined with our industry leading, patented, and proprietary On-Site Chiller Services and Global Energy Services we lead the way in our commitment to the circular economy of the HVACR industry.

Position Overview

The Operational Excellence Director will develop and lead an enterprise-wide continuous improvement (CI) program. The successful candidate will implement, manage, and improve the quality control, continuous improvement, daily management and all KPI related activities within Hudson Technologies.

Full job description

The OpEx Director is responsible for developing the operational excellence system (OpEx) and coaching/leading continuous improvement activities across multiple sites. This is a functional role reporting to the VP of Operations and part of the Operations leadership team. The OpEx Director will have dotted line supervisory responsibility for the OpEx resources at the sites, maximizing the focus on in.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Drive efforts to achieve zero harm, improve quality, reduce waste, maximize process performance, and develop our employees through the execution of the HUDSON operational excellence system.

* Develop and implement a new HUDSON operational excellence system

* Lead Lean SQDC roll-out initiatives in assigned facilities

* Develop and implement a KPI monitoring process for Operations and eventually enterprise wide

* Improve and maintain the ISO 9001-15 certification

* Coach and challenge plants/functions in the development and execution of their OpEx strategy

* Conduct training, lead/support workshops and events

* Identify improvement areas and coordinate/lead specific projects

* Monitor progress and coach and challenge as needed

* Drive operational excellence principles such as constraint management, one-piece flow production, pull systems, workplace organization and setup reduction

* Facilitate networking and best practice sharing between sites

Preferred Qualifications

* A minimum of a bachelor's degree and five years of in-depth operational excellence or Lean experience preferred.

* Extensive training in operational excellence/Lean and quality systems

* Experience working in a TPS or Lean Transformation / Implementation environment

* Experience working in a mature lean environment

* Previous experience leading a Lean transformation for factories and their supply chain flows

Skills and Capabilities

* High degree of technical aptitude with a demonstrated knowledge of manufacturing processes, logistics flows, quality processes and shop floor management

* Practical experience leading continuous improvement events and teaching and coaching Lean tools

* Previous experience developing and implementing quality systems

* Experience with process automation is preferred

* Strong leadership skills and demonstrated ability to teach, coach and persuade

* Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as strong planning and organization skills with a high attention to detail

* Good interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills

* Results oriented and able to effectively manage multiple priorities

* Self-reliant and motivated to lead change