Manufacturing Operational Excellence Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Rochester Electronics is immediately hiring for a Manufacturing Operational Excellence Manager!

At Rochester Electronics, we create an excellent employee experience focused on value, performance, motivation, recognition, and career growth. Many companies say their employees are their most important asset. At Rochester Electronics, we mean it!

• Outstanding low-cost medical, dental, vision, and prescription drug coverage, Rochester pays 92% of the premiums on behalf of its full-time employees
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick, and holiday
• Generous match 401K program
• Tuition reimbursement
• Flexible spending account

And so much more!

For the last 40 years, Rochester Electronics, in partnership with over 70 leading semiconductor manufacturers, has provided our valued customers with a continuous source of critical semiconductors. As an original manufacturer stocking distributor, Rochester has over 15 billion devices in stock encompassing more than 200,000-part numbers, providing the world’s most extensive range of end-of-life (EOL) and broadest range of active semiconductors. As a licensed semiconductor manufacturer, Rochester has manufactured over 20,000 device types. With over 12 billion die in stock, Rochester can manufacture over 70,000 device types.

General Summary

The Manufacturing Excellence Program Manager will create, implement, monitor, and maintain efficient and effective operational processes. This role ensures people, systems, and processes are aligned to meet and exceed revenue targets and achieve business objectives. Lead change management to design, revise, and/or deploy optimizations, including but not limited, to automation, process, pricing, quality, planning, and flows by working collaboratively with stakeholders throughout the company.

Responsibilities

• Lead initiatives to achieve best in class strategies, processes & systems related to manufacturing success including, but not limited to, quoting, pricing, order entry, order changes, ramp, supply chain, product defects, and quality programs.
• Design data-driven tools and systems to monitor operations, identify inefficiencies, and develop optimization strategies ensuring measurement metrics align with company objectives; monitor success and address areas of improvement.
• Develop goals to support broad functional objectives across processes to support functional infrastructure, with attention to cost effectiveness, economy of scale, and revenue maximization.
• Drive continuous improvement throughout the manufacturing and quality operation, including automated data transfer, through lean principles and waste reduction.
• Work with the business stakeholders to track overall performance and take systematic actions to consistently achieve goals and objectives.
• Apply experience program and resource management skills to innovate and communicate continuous improvement standards and processes.
• Responsible for career development/planning, performance of team members.
• Drive cross-functional engagement and translate business requirements for foundry operations into technical project deliverables
• Collaborate cross-functionally to drive initiatives that will enhance the REI brand and meet revenue targets.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or equivalent required
• A minimum 4 years’ experience in semiconductor manufacturing, change management, project management, and/or process improvement; or other equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Previous people-leadership experience helpful.
• Demonstrable ability to prioritize complex tasks, lead change, solve problems, and coordinate cross-functional teams.
• Excellent proficiency with oral and written communications to internal and external stakeholders
• Demonstrable ability to influence stakeholders to achieve best-in-class outcomes, including individuals across various languages, cultures, and backgrounds.
• Demonstrable skill with Microsoft Office suite, including Word, Excel, Powerpoint; essential ability to manipulate pivot tables and V-Lookup.
• Comfort in working independently with little to no direct oversight and proactively with high accuracy in demanding situations.
• Previous experience with ERP systems, SaaS solutions, and other enterprise software helpful.

Rochester Electronics is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability status, age, veteran status, or other characteristics protected by applicable law. Rochester Electronics is committed to a culturally diverse workforce.