Job Title

Operational Excellence Specialist - Reedsville, PA

Job Description

575797 Operational Excellence Specialist – Reedsville, PA

Drive measurable performance improvement across manufacturing operations by leading productivity initiatives, deploying standardized methods, and strengthening Operational Excellence capabilities.

Your role:

• You will plan and execute productivity improvements with an end-to-end value chain mindset, ensuring efficiency, effectiveness, and measurable business impact. Your work will directly influence cost savings, quality performance, and delivery reliability.
• You will collaborate with site leadership to implement structured improvement plans, identify cost-reduction opportunities, and streamline operational processes across manufacturing and supply chain functions.
• You will support the deployment of new critical capabilities and standardized operational methods introduced through the Intraoperative Surgical Checklist (ISC) transformation, ensuring sustainable integration within site operations.
• You will lead and sustain Kaizen events, Six Sigma initiatives, and 6S activities, maintaining the integrity of Operational Excellence methodologies and tools while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.
• You will assess Operational Excellence maturity using structured frameworks, facilitate problem-solving workshops, and support training initiatives that enhance organizational capability and long-term performance sustainability.

You're the right fit if:

• You’ve acquired 2+ years of experience (with a Bachelor’s degree) in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, or related operational roles as an individual contributor driving process improvements; or you hold a Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or equivalent with relevant project or internship experience.
• Your skills include Lean manufacturing principles, Six Sigma methodologies, Kaizen facilitation, 6S implementation, value stream mapping, root cause analysis (RCA), change management, and data-driven problem solving. Experience with productivity improvement, cost optimization, and cross-functional stakeholder engagement is required. Certification in Lean or Six Sigma (Green Belt or higher) is preferred.
• You have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field.
• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.  
• You’re an analytical and structured problem solver with strong facilitation and communication skills, capable of influencing site leadership and frontline teams. You thrive in a transformation environment and can manage multiple initiatives while driving sustainable operational impact.

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week. Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities. Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

This is an onsite role.

About Philips:

We are a health technology company. We built our entire company around the belief that every human matters, and we won't stop until everybody, everywhere, has access to the quality of healthcare that we all deserve. Do the work of your life to help improve the lives of others.

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Philips Transparency Details

The pay range for this position in PA is $96,000 to $152,400 per year.

The actual base pay offered may vary within the posted ranges depending on multiple factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, geographical location, and internal equity.   

In addition, other compensation, such as an annual incentive bonus, sales commission or long-term incentives may be offered.  Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive Philips Total Rewards benefits program, which includes a generous PTO, 401k (up to 7% match), HSA (with company contribution), stock purchase plan, education reimbursement and much more.  Details about our benefits can be found here. 

At Philips, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top end of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each case. 

Additional Information

US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Reedsville, PA.

#EOS

This requisition is expected to stay active for 45 days but may close earlier if a successful candidate is selected or business necessity dictates.  Interested candidates are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to ensure consideration.

Philips is an Equal Employment and Opportunity Employer including Disability/Vets and maintains a drug-free workplace.