
Operational Excellence Manager
Hopkins, SCJob$101–126K/yrPosted 1w agoStill listed today
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Job overview
The Operational Excellence Leader identifies strategic process-improvement opportunities, applies lean tools and methodologies to complex business processes, and implements solutions intended to improve performance and financial results. The role analyzes and presents opportunities and outcomes to process owners and partners, leads complex improvement projects, and works across the organization to support project completion. It reports to the Manager of Operational Excellence and is based in Columbia, South Carolina, with 100% onsite work.
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Full job description
Are you interested in being part of an innovative team that supports Westinghouse's mission to provide clean energy solutions? At Westinghouse, we recognize that our employees are our most valuable asset and we seek to identify, attract and recruit the most qualified talent while recognizing and encouraging the value of diversity in the global workplace. About the role:
As an Operational Excellence Leader you will identify strategic process improvement opportunities within designated areas, apply lean tools and methodologies to complex business processes, and implement solutions which provide positive performance and financial impacts. Prepare analyses and present information on improvement opportunities and results to process owners and important partners. Work across organization to facilitate project completion.
You will report to the the Manager of Operational Excellence and be located at Columbia, SC. You will support this position 100% onsite.
Key Responsibilities:
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A specialist level professional is a recognized subject matter expert in their job area. Candidates typically obtain this level through advanced education and work experience. Such professionals lead difficult and complex projects, focusing on improving safety, quality, delivery, and cost. The ultimate goal is to deliver a desired result to the business.
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Manage large projects or processes from manager
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Coach, reviews, delegates work and develops other professionals or teams
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Collaborate and partners with Global Manufacturing OpEx teams to deploy lean and other continuous improvement methodologies across the organization
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Identify, scope, and prioritize improvement opportunities within assigned responsibilities
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Provide full project, and Lean consulting capabilities
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Lead complex continuous improvement projects that are critical to short and long-term strategic goals
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Responsible for portfolio management and execution of assigned projects, including assigned projects, and any Global Manufacturing projects
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Ensure important partner understanding and visibility of project expectations and results
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Identify barriers to project success and solicit help from program champions
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Provide lean and project (coaching) to project team members, Green Belts and Champions
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Must provide field presence and support to establish relationships and to help create employee engagement
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Participate in annual planning cycle to develop strategies and financial goals related to our strategy
Qualifications:
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Bachelor's degree desired – STEM
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Minimum four (4) years' experience manufacturing
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LEAN or Six Sigma certification; else 2+ years experience
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PowerBi input experience
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Compliance – Has experience and compliance goals, through a risk-based approach; Understand modern manufacturing/lean techniques
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Can identify opportunities that contribute to the work and mitigate risk across the value chain working across boundaries
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Collaboration with the ability to collaborate across diverse groups.
We are committed to transparency and equity in all of our people practices. The base salary range for this position, which is dependent upon experience, qualifications and skills, is estimated to be $100,800 to $126,000 per year.
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Why Westinghouse?
Our benefits package is tailored to meet the diverse needs of our employees, while also promoting wellness and career growth. The following are representative of what we offer:
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Comprehensive Medical benefits which could include medical, dental, vision, prescription coverage and Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contributions options
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Wellness Programs designed to support employees in maintaining their health and well-being including Employee Assistance Program providing support for our employees and their household members
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401(k) with Company Match Contributions to support employees' retirement
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Paid Vacations and Company Holidays
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Opportunities for Flexible Work Arrangements to promote work-life balance
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Educational Reimbursement and Comprehensive Career Programs to help employees grow in their careers
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Global Recognition and Service Programs to celebrate employee accomplishments and service
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Employee Referral Program
Westinghouse Electric Company is the global nuclear energy industry's first choice for safe, clean, and efficient energy solutions. We enable our delivery of this vision by living our value system:
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Safety and Quality
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Integrity and Trust
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Customer Focus and Innovation
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Speed and Passion to Win
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Teamwork and Accountability
While our Global Headquarters are located in Cranberry Township, PA, we have over 11,000 employees working at locations in 19 different countries. You can learn more by visiting http://www.westinghousenuclear.com.
Westinghouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities
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How this job compares
Set against the 772 open Process Improvement jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$101–126K/yr
- US median$96–147K/yr416 salary ranges
This range's midpoint, $113K, is 8% below the US median midpoint ($124K) — in the middle half of Process Improvement salary ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 13 open Process Improvement jobs in South Carolina and 772 across the US. 5% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most across the US
- Amazon28 open
- JPMorgan Chase24 open
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- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 4 years of experience; Process Improvement postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (562 postings).
- Education
- 317 of the 772 open Process Improvement jobs (41%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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