Operational Excellence Manager

vor 2 Wochen


Visp, Schweiz Lonza Vollzeit

About Lonza

Lonza is a global leader in life sciences, operating across three continents. Their success is built on the talent and dedication of their people, who work together to devise innovative solutions that improve lives around the world.

Job Summary

The Associate Director - Operational Excellence Manager will play a key role in defining and implementing the Operational Excellence strategy at BioAtrium. This includes the deployment of continued improvement, lean, and six sigma tools. The successful candidate will drive the creation of a continued improvement culture in BioAtrium, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and facilitating the implementation of sustainable solutions.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement Value Stream Maps of business processes, applying lean and six sigma tools to identify improvement opportunities and deliver effective solutions.
  • Mentor, coach, or train team members in Lean / Lean Six Sigma methodologies, including white, yellow, and green belts.
  • Lead and facilitate improvement/problem-solving workshops, driving collaboration and innovation across the organization.
  • Work with the team to uncover and assess lean opportunities, prioritizing projects with the greatest benefit and supporting delivery with well-executed sustainable steps.
  • Lead specific projects, applying lean six sigma tools to improve processes and drive business results.
  • Collaborate with all departments in BioAtrium to identify and implement key metrics at appropriate levels of the business.
  • Contribute to the development of strategy, aligning and prioritizing lean/CI initiatives and project objectives for BioAtrium.
  • Work with functional leaders to establish continuous improvement goals and act as a liaison with finance to build improvement budgets and validate actual improvement ROI results.
  • Effect change by influencing operational teams to adopt lean concepts, such as 5s, A3, PDCA, standard work, DMAIC, problem-solving, visual management, and the creation of lean flow in their daily work.
  • Deliver or support improvement projects as required.

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree required, Master's preferred.
  • Preferred area of study: Industrial Engineering, Science, Engineering, or related disciplines.
  • Advanced number of years of experience in the area of Lean Six Sigma, with experience in pharma industrial a plus.
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt required.
  • Strong leadership skills, very good communication skills, and interaction with all kinds of interfaces within customers and the project organization.
  • Structured, focused, and well-organized working attitude.
  • Fluent in English, with German or Chinese a plus.


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