Operations Team Leader jobs in Salt Lake City, UT

Operations Excellence Segment Team Leader- Constructional Materials West

Location Address: Salt Lake City, UT

Compensation: Market Pay Value Dependent on Experience

Ready for a fast-paced job where you can provide the literal groundwork that connects communities together? Join Summit Materials – a construction materials company leading the industry – where we build the foundation for a better tomorrow.

Summit Materials consists of more than a dozen local companies that supply aggregates, cement, ready-mix concrete, asphalt paving, and construction services in the United States and western Canada. At Summit Materials, we support our teammates who lay the groundwork for our communities and live by our core values: Safety, Integrity, Sustainability, and Inclusivity. We’re passionate about our teammates, our work, and our communities. Each of Summit’s companies celebrates their individual legacies, but together - we are Summit Materials.

Benefits

We care for you and your family: We offer comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans to support the health of you and your family.

We prepare for the unexpected: We offer life insurance, long-term disability, and short-term disability coverage at no cost to you.

We invest in your career growth with Summit Materials and beyond: Get access to our Discover Learning catalog with thousands of available courses to support your professional and personal development. You can learn on-demand, at your own pace, and from any device.

We embrace your well-being: We know that your well-being is more than just physical. We’re here to provide teammates with the resources and tools they need to stay healthy and feel supported, including an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with free counseling, financial resources, and more.

We support your personal goals: We provide a financial foundation as you plan for the future. Our programs, like our 401(k) plan where we match up to 4% of your annual income, are designed to help you prepare and reach your goals for you and your family.

We give you time to recharge: We offer our teammates Paid Time Off (PTO) so they can recharge and relax with family and friends.

Position Overview

The Operations Excellence Segment Team Leader is responsible for the development and execution of programs within their segment to drive Operations performance and profitability improvement through continuous improvement methods.

The OpEx STL will partner with the Segment and Regional Presidents and VP of Operations to identify and prioritize strategic improvement opportunities and will implement the Summit Materials Operational Excellence Framework across production operations.

Performance KPIs will include safety performance, cost, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), and customer service metrics.

The OpEx STL will lead, develop, and coach a team of Operations Excellence Leaders who will be assigned to facilities to lead high impact projects, coach employees, Green Belts, in operational improvement methods such as Lean, Six Sigma, Root Cause Analysis.

The OpEx STL will also be responsible for leading one to two major programs and will contribute to training programs. The OpEx STL will be accountable for achieving overall financial benefits from operational improvement initiatives.

The OpEx STL reports segment progress on initiatives and financial benefits to the segment leadership team, and to the SVP Operations Excellence on a monthly basis.

This is a full-time position requiring approximately 60% to 70% travel. The position will be co-located with Segment leadership in Salt Lake City, UT. The position reports to the Senior Vice President of Operations Excellence

Responsibilities

• Partner with the CM West Segment President, Regional Presidents, and VP of Operations to identify and prioritize strategic improvement priorities and translate into site level improvement strategies within the segment.
• Guide Operations leadership, Operations Excellence Leaders, Black Belts, and plant/functional area leadership in the development of a continuous improvement (lean and six sigma) site-strategy for their facility/operation.
• Implement the Summit Materials Operational Excellence Framework across production operations within the segment.
• Mentor direct and downline reports in Operations Excellence methods, change management and matrix leadership.
• Contribute to skill training program development and delivery following Summit Materials standards.
• Ensure facilities within the segment define roles & responsibilities and establish project plans to achieve increasing “Excellence” levels (i.e. base, bronze, silver, gold.) following Summit Materials Operations Excellence Framework.
• Assist in the development of ongoing Lean/Six Sigma strategies and project charters.
• Assist the plants/functional areas in the development of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and targets.
• Facilitate group sessions, kaizen events, six sigma improvement activities with a variety of hourly/management levels.
• Cross-business communication of projects, events, and best practices.
• Coordinate closely with leadership and human resources partners to incorporate Safety, Sustainability and Organizational Development goal and initiatives with Operational Excellence.

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or 10 years’ relevant experience (materials manufacturing, cement, aggregates, ready mix and/or asphalt experience strongly preferred) Willingness to travel from 50%, up to 90% for periods of time.
• 10 years of experience in manufacturing operations improvement methods such as Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, and TQM. Credible certification or equivalent credentials in one or more methods required. Operations leadership experience highly preferred.
• Detail-orientated with excellent organizational and communications skills.
• Strong manufacturing process and technical understanding.
• Excellent leadership skills and organizational abilities. Ability to lead in a matrixed organization.
• Strong meeting facilitation skills.
• Proficiency to teach, coach and mentor direct reports, indirect reports, and peers.
• Excellent problem-solving abilities.
• High level of integrity and commitment to overall team results.
• Strong math skills including a strong working knowledge of statistical analysis tools.