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[Remote] Operational Excellence Manager

🌍 Remote · United States 💼 Full-time

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The Campbell’s Company is hiring an Operational Excellence Manager – Surge Team to support the deployment and sustainment of its Operational Excellence strategy. The role works with site and cross-functional teams to improve operational performance, facilitate problem solving, build capabilities, and sustain measurable results.

Responsibilities

  • Support deployment of Campbell Way of Working - Operational Excellence standards, tools, and routines within assigned sites or workstreams
  • Facilitate site-level action plans and improvement roadmaps that strengthen operational performance and organizational capability
  • Translate Operational Excellence standards into practical routines, tools, templates, and best practices that improve consistency and execution
  • Partner with site teams to sustain gains through visible follow-up, governance, standard work, and performance tracking
  • Apply lean manufacturing, TPM, focused improvement, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, and loss elimination methods to support problem solving and improvement work
  • Use data analysis, shop-floor observations, and operational diagnostics to identify opportunities, prioritize actions, and support decision-making
  • Facilitate kaizen events, rapid improvement activities, and structured problem-solving sessions with site and functional teams
  • Track benefits, monitor performance indicators, escalate risks, and support countermeasures to sustain improvement results
  • Deliver training, coaching, and on-the-floor support that builds Operational Excellence capability across frontline, functional, and leadership teams
  • Reinforce standard work, daily management routines, problem-solving behaviors, and continuous improvement practices through practical application
  • Prepare and adapt materials, tools, communications, and job aids that enable consistent adoption of Operational Excellence practices
  • Promote a culture of accountability, collaboration, learning, and continuous improvement by modeling expected behaviors and supporting team adoption
  • Build effective relationships with site leaders, frontline teams, functional partners, and Operational Excellence stakeholders
  • Support cross-functional alignment by translating data, observations, and team feedback into clear recommendations and action plans
  • Communicate progress, risks, issues, and results in a clear, concise, and business-focused manner
  • Influence adoption of improvement practices through credibility, collaboration, coaching, and demonstrated follow-through

Skills

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • 7+ years of manufacturing, supply chain, warehousing, distribution, operational excellence, continuous improvement, or related experience
  • Experience applying continuous improvement methodologies, structured problem solving, and data analysis to improve operational performance
  • Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills
  • Ability to work independently, manage multiple priorities, and influence teams without direct authority
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, operations, supply chain, business, or a related field
  • Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) or food manufacturing experience
  • Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, ASQ, or related continuous improvement certification
  • Experience supporting Operational Excellence deployment, kaizen events, daily management systems, or capability-building initiatives

Benefits

  • Benefits begin on day one and include medical, dental, short and long-term disability, AD&D, and life insurance (for individual, families, and domestic partners).
  • Employees are eligible for our matching 401(k) plan and can enroll on the first day of employment with immediate vesting.
  • Campbell’s offers unlimited sick time along with paid time off and holiday pay.
  • If in WHQ – free access to the fitness center.
  • Access to on-site day care (operated by Bright Horizons) and company store.
  • Our “Campbell’s Cares” program matches employee donations and/or volunteer activity up to $1,500 annually.
  • Campbell’s has a variety of Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) to support employees.
  • Wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment.

Company Overview

  • Since 1869, we’ve been connecting people through food they love. Our history was created by remarkable people, ideas and innovations. It was founded in 1869, and is headquartered in Camden, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.thecampbellscompany.com/.
  • Company H1B Sponsorship

  • The Campbell's Company has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 3 in 2025, 11 in 2024, 4 in 2023, 14 in 2022, 2 in 2021, 17 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.
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