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Regional Director Operational Excellence & Continuous Impr
@ Robert Half
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Robert Half is hiring a Regional Director of Operational Excellence for a well-established manufacturer undergoing operational transformation. The role leads continuous improvement across multiple manufacturing facilities, working with senior executives and plant leadership. The posting asks for a Lean leader with 10+ years of experience and regular travel between sites.
Pay:
$120,000–$140,000 a year
Responsibilities:
- Lead operational excellence deployment across multiple manufacturing sites
- Translate strategic objectives into operational improvement plans
- Coach Plant Managers and continuous improvement teams
- Facilitate Kaizen events, workshops and site assessments
- Build internal Lean capability across the organization
Requirements summary:
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business or Manufacturing
- 10+ years in Operational Excellence, Lean or Continuous Improvement
- Proven multi-site transformation experience in manufacturing
- Strong practical knowledge of Lean tools and problem solving
- Experience with KPI dashboards and executive reporting
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-05
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-11
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-06
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Job details
| Seniority | Senior |
| Department | Business operations |
| Experience | 10+ years |
| Manages people | Yes |
| Travel | ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Engineering, Operations, Business, Manufacturing |
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- 2884 Sand Hill Road Suite 200, Menlo Park, CA 94025, US
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- Robert Half
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- consulting services
- accounting jobs
- finance jobs
- administrative jobs
- legal jobs
- IT jobs
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Staffing and Recruiting |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Menlo Park, CA |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1948 |
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Our client is a well-established manufacturing organization undergoing a significant transformation focused on operational performance, leadership capability, and continuous improvement. They are looking for a Regional Director of Operational Excellence to lead transformation initiatives across multiple manufacturing facilities. This is a highly visible leadership role working closely with senior executives, plant leadership, and operational teams to improve performance, establish consistent operating practices, and build a sustainable culture of continuous improvement. This is an opportunity for an experienced Operational Excellence or Lean leader to have a meaningful impact across a multi-site manufacturing environment.
Responsibilities:
- Lead the deployment of operational excellence and continuous improvement initiatives across multiple manufacturing sites.
- Translate strategic business objectives into practical operational improvement plans.
- Partner with senior and site leadership to identify priorities, remove barriers, and accelerate results.
- Identify opportunities to standardize and improve processes across facilities.
- Lead initiatives focused on improving safety, quality, delivery, cost, inventory, productivity, and employee engagement.
- Establish and strengthen Lean and continuous improvement methodologies across the organization.
- Drive the use of Lean tools including Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Daily Management, structured problem solving, and Root Cause Analysis.
- Ensure improvement initiatives are implemented effectively and sustained over time.
- Coach and advise Plant Managers, operational leaders, and continuous improvement teams.
- Develop leadership capability in Lean principles, problem solving, performance management, and accountability.
- Facilitate workshops, Kaizen events, site assessments, and improvement sessions.
- Build internal capability so that continuous improvement becomes embedded within day-to-day operations.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Business, Manufacturing, or a related discipline.
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Operational Excellence, Lean, Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing Excellence, or a related discipline.
- Proven experience leading multi-site or enterprise-wide transformation initiatives within a manufacturing environment.
- Strong practical knowledge of Lean methodologies, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Daily Management, Root Cause Analysis, and structured problem solving.
- Demonstrated success improving operational performance and delivering measurable business results.
- Experience developing KPI dashboards, scorecards, governance structures, and executive-level reporting.
- Strong ability to influence and collaborate with senior leaders, Plant Managers, and cross-functional teams.
- Demonstrated experience coaching leaders and building organizational capability.
- Strong change management and communication skills.
- Ability to operate strategically while remaining comfortable working directly with operational teams.
- Willingness to travel regularly between manufacturing facilities.
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