Operational Excellence Unit Manager

OpEx Manager (On-Site) - BWX Technologies, Inc. – Lynchburg, VA

BWX Technologies, Inc. is currently seeking an Operational Excellence Manager for its Lynchburg, VA location!

Join Us as a Lean Six Sigma Leader and Drive Transformation at BWXT!

Are you ready to become a key player in a dynamic environment, leading transformative process improvement initiatives that make a real impact? BWXT is on the lookout for an extraordinary Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Leader to join our team! In this pivotal role, you will drive excellence, foster collaboration, and champion a culture of continuous improvement. Your exciting responsibilities will allow you to be at the forefront of change!

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Strategic Collaboration: Partners with site leadership to uncover and prioritize significant opportunities for eliminating waste and reducing variation across processes. Collaborates with the broader Government Operations OpEx leadership team to set and execute strategic initiatives for building OpEx team capabilities and establishing a culture of operational excellence across NOG.
• Impactful Sessions: Leads strategic planning and project selection sessions with site management, ensuring alignment and focus on goals that matter.
• Project Leadership: Takes charge of highly visible strategic and complex process improvement projects, guiding them to successful outcomes.
• Motivate for Success: Inspires and directs the NOG-L OpEx team to achieve spectacular results through the masterful application of LSS principles, methodologies, and tools.
• Provide Technical and Leadership Expertise: Offers insightful technical and managerial guidance and support, providing mentoring and oversight throughout the year for your team of approximately ten OpEx employees.
• Cultivate Future Leaders: Mentors Master Black Belts, Black Belts, Green Belts, and Yellow Belts through their certification journeys, fostering the next generation of leaders for OpEx and for BWXT.
• Certification Reviews: Conducts independent reviews for Black Belt certifications, ensuring high standards of excellence.
• Enhance Learning: Provides constructive feedback during dry runs and participates in project report-outs, promoting a culture of growth and improvement.
• Training Design & Delivery: Designs, develops, and delivers engaging training programs that support LSS deployment and elevate capabilities across the organization.
• Measure Success: Estimates both soft and hard benefits (Cost of Poor Quality - COPQ) for a variety of process improvement projects, showcasing the team's impact on the bottom line. Manages a cost center within annual expense and load board (direct hour) budgets.

Required Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree.
• 5 years' of related LSS or Continuous Improvement experience is essential.
• Proven experience as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt with a track record of driving change and delivering results.
• Demonstrable change management expertise, with the ability to influence and secure commitment at all organizational levels.
• Skilled facilitator with a knack for leading diverse teams and forging positive working relationships.
• Successful leadership experience in coaching, teaching, and mentoring others to elevate their skills.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills that enable you to connect effectively with others.
• Experience driving change; results-oriented with strong business acumen, technical aptitude, and a team-oriented mindset.
• Must be a U.S. citizen with no dual citizenship.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) clearance.
• Ability to report to work at our NOG-L location.

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Technical undergraduate degree in engineering, science, or math.
• MBA.
• Master Black Belt certification.
• Functional experience across multiple disciplines such as engineering, manufacturing, quality, and project management.
• Experience managing employees.

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As a federal government contractor, BWX Technologies, Inc. and any subsidiaries, affiliates and related entities (“BWXT” or the “Company”) complies with all federal, state, and local laws and customer requirements regarding COVID-19 and other health and safety protocols.  As such, all BWXT new hires will be required to adhere to applicable Company COVID-19 requirements within the workplace as a condition of employment. 

Applicants selected will be subject to a Federal background investigation and must meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information or matter. Position requires U.S. Citizenship (with no dual citizenship) and ability to obtain and maintain a Department of Energy (DOE) security clearance which involves an extensive criminal and financial background investigation and previous employment reference verifications. 

BWXT supports diversity and is committed to the concept of Equal Employment Opportunity. We have established procedures to ensure that all personnel actions such as recruitment, compensation, career development, benefits, company-sponsored training and social recreational programs are administered without regard to race, color religion, gender, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or veteran status. 

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At BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), we are People Strong, Innovation Driven. Headquartered in Lynchburg, Virginia, BWXT is a Fortune 1000 and Defense News Top 100 manufacturing and engineering innovator that provides safe and effective nuclear solutions for global security, clean energy, environmental restoration, nuclear medicine and space exploration. With approximately 6,700 employees, BWXT has 14 major operating sites in the U.S., Canada and the U.K. We are the sole manufacturer of naval nuclear reactors for U.S. submarines and aircraft carriers. Our company supplies precision manufactured components, services and fuel for the commercial nuclear power industry across four continents. Our joint ventures provide environmental restoration and nuclear operations management at more than a dozen U.S. Department of Energy and NASA facilities. BWXT’s technology is driving advances in medical radioisotope production in North America and microreactors for various defense and space applications. Follow us on Twitter at @BWXT and learn more at www.bwxt.com.