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.
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