Chromalloy has expanded from a gas turbine parts repair business into an OEM supplier of production parts and advanced repairs and services for gas turbines used in aviation and power applications. Chromalloy serves the airline, military, marine and energy segments with a broad range of services at locations around the globe.

Chromalloy is a subsidiary of Sequa Corporation. Sequa Corporation is a diversified industrial company with operations in the aerospace, metal coatings and automotive industries. Sequa is a Carlyle Group company. For additional information, visit www.sequa.com.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Site Operation Excellence (OPEX) Leader is primarily responsible for leading the Operation Excellence Deployment at their site to develop an OPEX culture and to provide technical support and coaching in OPEX processes to grow the process improvement capabilities of the business.

This role requires significant leadership skills, as well as, technical OPEX skills such as Value Stream Mapping, 5S Deployment, 6-Sigma Certification, etc. The individual will need to drive change management, effectively communicate throughout the organization and collaborate to achieve target performance and share best practices.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: to perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty and responsibility satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. The duties and responsibilities regularly performed for this position are:

Identify and align OPEX Priorities, Goals and Objectives. ·

• Work in collaboration with site leadership to identify and improve those areas most important to the site and Chromalloy.
• Establish OPEX strategies, KPIs, priorities, project goals and assess results.·
• Provide regular and ongoing feedback regarding improvement opportunities to Site Leadership and to OPEX Leadership.
• Coordinate, lead and execute improvement projects and initiatives in order to achieve business needs and objectives.
• Drive OPEX culture throughout the organization by organizing & facilitating OPEX events as necessary and ensuring that accountability for OPEX held at all levels in the organization and ensuring standards are followed correctly.
• Conduct site evaluations (audits) of OPEX Standards’ proficiency as directed by Site and OPEX leadership.

Deliver business results:

• Identify and eliminate process waste by continually driving a cultural shift in the organization with sustainable results.
• Monitor progress of improvement projects by establishing reporting process metrics, and creating business performance scorecards, providing regular business management metrics including cost/performance improvement and ROI.

Develop OPEX Capability:·

• Development of OPEX capability within the site through training of all site personnel on Chromalloy OPEX Standards.
• Leverage OPEX skills and talents to assist the organization with capital requests, footprint transformations, capacity planning, and product transitions between facilities.
• Continuous assessment and recommendation to site leadership of people to receive further OPEX training and opportunities.
• Participation and periodic leadership of OPEX Teams as directed by the OPEX Director

Critical Success Factors For This Role:

• Analytical/critical thinking, information analysis, problem resolution skills
• Ability to engage others - fostering teamwork and building strong relationships, ability to understand others, lead teams and develop people.
• Ability to influence and build relationships, motivating and inspiring others through highly effective communication and exemplary presentation skills
• Ability to achieve business results through direct and indirect interaction, delivering business results under pressure, a champion of performance improvement with a strong customer focus

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:* Dependent upon site organizational structure and size*

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics can be obtained from the Human Resources Department. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary responsibilities or essential functions of the job.

We offer challenging assignments, great teams, development and training, and exciting opportunities to enhance your skills, abilities and knowledge.

We maintain a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. Please note that depending on the specific position, you may be required to pass additional medical tests, background checks, and/or other requirements.

We are proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Sexual harassment, or any other kind of harassment, will not be tolerated. The foundation of these policies is our commitment to treat everyone fairly and equally and to have a bias-free work environment.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability, or a disabled veteran and need a reasonable accommodation to use or access our online system, or need to apply in an alternate way, please contact the Human Resources department at the individual business unit or annex.

EDUCATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE:

• Undergraduate degree in OPEX Related discipline (e.g. engineering, operations management, business, etc.)
• Operational Excellence training and/or certification (e.g. 6-Sigma, Lean, Continuous Improvement, etc.)
• 2+ years of experience leading manufacturing or business organizations in the deployment of Operational Excellence
• Experience in successful deployment of Lean and Six Sigma, including: Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen Facilitation, Cellular Flow, Single-Minute Exchange of Dies, Process Flow Mapping, Kanban, Hoshin, Visual Controls, 6S, etc.
• Ability to engage others in, facilitate consensus, obtain buy-in of senior leadership and drive for successful adoption of change initiatives.
• A track record of continuous improvement efforts with proven successful sustained outcomes.
• Significant computer related skills (e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, etc.) a plus
• Successful completion of Leadership development program is desirable

Limitless Opportunities

Chromalloy offers challenging assignments, great teams, development and training, and exciting opportunities to enhance your skills, abilities and knowledge.

Chromalloy maintains a drug-free workplace and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks. Please note that depending on the specific position, you may be required to pass additional medical tests, background checks, and/or other requirements.

Chromalloy is proud to be an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and participates in E-Verify. It is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all employees and applicants and to prohibit any discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. Sexual harassment, or any other kind of harassment, will not be tolerated. The foundation of these policies is our commitment to treat everyone fairly and equally and to have a bias-free work environment.