Operational Excellence Engineer

Marmon Holdings, Inc. • Hillsboro, OR

1d

About The Position

As a part of the global industrial organization Marmon Holdings—which is backed by Berkshire Hathaway—you’ll be doing things that matter, leading at every level, and winning a better way. We’re committed to making a positive impact on the world, providing you with diverse learning and working opportunities, and fostering a culture where everyone’s empowered to be their best. Job Scope The Operational Excellence Engineer is part of the Business Transformation Office and drives process improvements across non-manufacturing functions (e.g., supply chain, R&D, logistics, IT). The role optimizes data and information flow, embeds standard work, and deploys automation to increase throughput, reduce cost, and improve customer experience. Partnering with Transformation leadership and cross-functional stakeholders, this role converts insights into defined initiatives with timelines, resources, and metrics, leading implementation through go-live to ensure value realization. The role manages 3–5 concurrent initiatives supported by matrixed subject matter experts and leads cross-functional transformation but does not manage day-to-day operations.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; technical field preferred.
• 5–8+ years experience in operational excellence, transformation, process improvement, or similar roles.
• Experience applying Lean/CI tools to solve real business problems with measurable results.
• Strong analytical skills with experience managing large datasets and mapping complex processes.
• Familiarity with enterprise systems (ERP, BI, PPM); experience with SAP S/4HANA, Microsoft Project, or Power BI preferred.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.
• Ability to balance strategic goals with tactical execution.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Visio).

Responsibilities

• Analyze business processes to identify inefficiencies and improvement opportunities using Lean and CI tools.
• Focus on non-manufacturing processes (e.g., inventory, RA/QA workflows, product development, data management) emphasizing data flow, systems utilization, and process automation.
• Gather and analyze data from ERP, BI, and PPM systems and translate insights into recommendations.
• Lead workshops, conduct root cause analysis and evaluate cost-benefit of proposed solutions.
• Develop project plans including scope, timeline, resources, and success metrics.
• Lead/support initiatives through hand-off to process owners.
• Partner with leadership to establish governance, KPI frameworks, dashboards, and reporting to drive accountability, track results, and evaluate effectiveness.
• Present project updates, risks, and performance metrics to leadership.
• Embed change management practices to support adoption and sustainability.
• Collaborate with departments where processes intersect with enterprise systems to enable business process automation, system enhancements or new technologies.
• Support capability development through training, problem-solving tools, and standard procedures.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level