Manager, Operational Excellence

Voyant Beauty believes our people are more than just employees; they’re the driving force behind everything we achieve.

Our culture fosters teamwork, respect, and camaraderie, ensuring that every individual’s contribution is valued and celebrated.

We invest in their growth, providing opportunities for development and advancement within our dynamic team.

Voyant Beauty is a company that specializes in the development and manufacturing, of beauty, personal and home care products.

We work with various brands, retailers, and businesses to create customer formulations and products tailored to their needs.

This can include skincare, haircare, bath and body products, fragrances, and more.

Essentially, Voyant Beauty serves as a one-stop-shop for companies looking to bring their beauty and personal care product ideas to life.

Safety is a core value at Voyant Beauty.

We prioritize the well-being of our team members, ensuring a safe and secure environment where everyone can thrive and excel.

If you’re seeking to be part of a team where your talents are valued, your safety is paramount, and your efforts contribute to meaningful change, then Voyant Beauty is the place for you.

Come join us and be a part of our journey.

A Brief Overview

The Operational Excellence Manager leads and supports the plant team in driving operational excellence through Lean Manufacturing.

This role is responsible for identifying and eliminating barriers to process efficiency, implementing cost reduction improvement projects, and developing a culture of continuous improvement across the organization.

With a focus on data-driven decision-making and employee engagement, the CI Manager ensures alignment with organizational goals to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost effectiveness.

An ideal candidate for this role will have experience developing and implementing lean systems, including; Hoshin Kanri, Kaizen facilitation, tiered meeting structure (MDI), root cause analysis and problem solving, as well as experience training and coaching site leaders on lean tools.

This role works directly with the site management team as well as with the corporate Operational Excellence team.

What you will do


* Lead and facilitate improvement teams across the plant, utilizing processes such as MDI, Value Stream Mapping, Process Flow Mapping, PFMEA, and Kaizen.

Develop and maintain scorecards (Hoshin) to track project activities, progress, and cost reductions.

Train team on Lean tools such as 5S, SMED, TPM, Visual Boards, SQDC, Tier meetings.


* Own and drive the successful development and execution of Lean Manufacturing projects from the annual VSM cycle that is aligned with site goals and priorities (Hoshin).


* Train, implement and facilitate Managing for Daily Improvement (MDI) process.

Educate team members on Lean tools and processes, ensuring engagement and alignment across all levels of the organization.

Validate via participation and auditing of site Tier 1-4 meet...