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Director of Business Excellence, Advanced Separation – Water
CECO Environmental Corporation
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Director of Business Excellence, Advanced Separation – Water
United States
Full Time
2 hours ago
No H1B
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Key skills
ERP
Analytics
Leadership
About this role
Role Overview
Own and lead the ASW Business Excellence function, setting vision, priorities, standards, and governance.
Define and deploy the enterprise operating system, including KPI architecture, review cadence, and escalation mechanisms.
Hold leaders accountable for performance outcomes through disciplined operating reviews and corrective action governance.
Translate enterprise strategy into operational priorities, initiatives, and measurable targets.
Own the operational components of the Annual Operating Plan (AOP), ensuring alignment between strategy, capacity, capital, and execution.
Drive margin expansion initiatives, including productivity, labor optimization, footprint efficiency, and working capital improvement.
Identify and prioritize enterprise improvement initiatives that unlock growth, scalability, and profitability.
Establish and enforce standardized manufacturing processes, workflows, and performance expectations across all sites.
Lead capacity, footprint, and throughput strategies to support growth while controlling cost.
Oversee enterprise KPI performance across Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Cash, ensuring transparency and accountability.
Own the Lean and Continuous Improvement strategy, ensuring consistent deployment across all facilities.
Build CI capability within operations leadership through coaching, training, and structured problem-solving.
Drive waste elimination, variation reduction, and quality improvement using Lean/Six Sigma methodologies.
Serve as the executive operational owner of ERP and manufacturing systems in partnership with IT.
Define operational requirements for ERP, MES, automation, and analytics to enable visibility, scheduling accuracy, and execution discipline.
Lead ERP optimization and adoption, ensuring systems drive behavior, accountability, and performance.
Lead operational due diligence for acquisitions, assessing manufacturing capability, scalability, and integration risk.
Own post-close operational integration, including process harmonization, KPI alignment, and ERP migration readiness.
Ensure rapid performance stabilization and value capture post-acquisition.
Champion a strong safety and quality culture, partnering with EHS and Quality leaders to embed standards and accountability.
Ensure operational excellence is embedded in leadership behaviors, decision-making, and talent development.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field (Master’s preferred).
10–15+ years of progressive leadership experience in manufacturing or industrial operations.
Demonstrated success leading enterprise-level operational excellence and transformation.
Strong financial acumen with experience driving margin, productivity, and working capital results.
Proven ability to lead cross-functional, multi-site organizations through change.
Deep experience with Lean, Continuous Improvement, and KPI-driven operating systems.
ERP implementation and optimization experience in manufacturing environments.
Experience supporting M&A operational diligence and integration strongly preferred.
Certifications (Preferred): Lean / Six Sigma certification (Black Belt or equivalent).
Continuous Improvement or Operational Excellence certifications.
Regular domestic travel to manufacturing sites
Periodic international travel
Valid driver’s license and passport required
Tech Stack
ERP
Benefits
We provide a variety of medical insurance plans, with dental and vision coverage
Employee 401(k)
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible work arrangements
Professional development opportunities
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