Director, Business Excellence
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Overview
Job Description
ABOUT UNITED ALLOY
United Alloy is a preferred designer, manufacturer and powder coater of certified metal tanks, skids, frames, trailers, chassis, and related products crafted to world-class quality standards in strategic partnership with Fortune 500 OEM customers. UA products are proudly "Made in the USA". In addition to being made in the USA, UA is also 9001 certified, and has been recognized as a WBENC woman/minority owned business.
CULTURE
United Alloy empowers and entrusts our employees to manage the responsibilities of both their work and home lives. We are an agile team that produces extraordinary results, setting the standard in safety, quality, productivity, and profitability. Employees act with a sense of ownership, take initiative to problem solve and is committed to the company's mission, their team and themselves.
United Alloy is supportive and encouraging of our employees, we are able to help make their dreams become a reality. At UA, every employee matters to us. We want everyone to have their own success story in their personal and professional lives. It's one way that makes us an actively engaged team, inspired to win together.
ABOUT THE ROLE
We are seeking a Director of Business Excellence to lead the transformation of our manufacturing operations. This role blends hands-on operational support with strategic system and process development to drive long-term organizational excellence. You will partner closely with our plants, acting as a servant leader who provides technical expertise, guides continuous improvement, and builds the operating systems that move us from reactive issue resolution to proactive, sustainable performance.
If you thrive in environments where you can both solve today's challenges and design tomorrow's standards, this is the role for you.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
- Lead Operations Support Teams across Welding, Robotics/Automation, Laser & Form, Paint/Finishing, and Continuous Improvement.
- Oversee rapid-response support for critical production disruptions, ensuring effective triage, root-cause analysis, and corrective actions.
- Develop and deploy enterprise-wide SOPs, Standard Work, Leader Standard Work, and competency-based training programs.
- Drive Lean initiatives and CI methodologies (including FMEA, DOE, SPC) to identify systemic issues and optimize performance.
- Build and advance the company's Manufacturing Operating System (MOS) and tiered daily management structure.
- Partner with plant teams to implement preventive systems that reduce unplanned downtime and improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost.
- Ensure standardization across all facilities while supporting local problem-solving and innovation.
- Report and manage KPIs-including response time/MTTR, OEE, first-pass yield, certification rates, and cost-related metrics.
- Recruit, coach, and develop engineering and CI talent; oversee budgets related to tooling, spares, and training.
WHAT YOU BRING
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations Management, or related field; Master's degree or Lean Six Sigma certification preferred.
- 10+ years of progressive manufacturing operations experience, including leadership of engineering, CI, or technical support functions.
- Demonstrated success leading both rapid-response/support teams and long-term strategic improvement efforts.
- Strong expertise in Lean, structured problem-solving, MOS/daily management systems, and SOP/Standard Work deployment.
- Servant leadership mindset with the ability to influence, coach, and collaborate across multiple locations and levels.
- Excellent communication and change leadership skills; proven ability to drive adoption and sustain improvements.
WHY JOIN US?
- Opportunity to shape and deploy enterprise-wide systems that fundamentally improve how we operate.
- High-visibility role with impact across all production facilities.
- Blend of strategic leadership and hands-on operational influence.
- Team-oriented culture that values continuous improvement and long-term thinking.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- This will be an onsite position in Janesville, WI.
- Travel will be required, approximately 25%.
- If selected for the role, a background check and DMVR will be conducted.
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