Operational Excellence Manager

A large, leading, and well‑established food manufacturing site in the Southern region is seeking an Operational Excellence Manager to join the site’s leadership team and drive impactful, organization‑wide improvement.

This is a unique opportunity to lead operational excellence in a major process‑based manufacturing environment and influence the production of beloved food products found in households across Israel.

What will you be doing?

• Leading the Operational Excellence unit and driving performance improvement across the site.
• Serving as the professional authority for OE leadership, implementation, and knowledge management.
• Coaching, mentoring, and developing managers and employees to improve efficiency, production, service, safety, and quality.
• Managing a team of OE leaders, including training, guidance, and people development.
• Driving cross‑functional collaboration, overcoming resistance, and strengthening engagement and ownership of OE processes.
• Leading OE methodologies: mapping, analyzing, and improving work processes; developing and implementing work standards.
• Leading and implementing operational projects, including timeline, budget, and KPI management.
• Embedding the OE culture and communicating achievements and success stories.

What do you need to bring?

• Bachelor’s degree – required (Industrial Engineering or a Master’s degree – an advantage).
• At least 3 years of experience as an Operational Excellence Lead or Production Manager in a process‑based manufacturing environment – required.
• Significant experience in operations within a manufacturing plant – a strong advantage.
• Deep familiarity with production processes, shop‑floor operations, and performance improvement in an industrial environment – a major advantage.
• Experience in matrix management and leading cross‑site projects – required.
• Experience in change management and implementing LEAN methodologies – an advantage.
• Experience in the food industry – an advantage.
• High proficiency in Office tools, especially Excel and PowerPoint – required.