19 Operational Excellence jobs in Ireland
Operational Excellence Lead

Posted 27 days ago
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**Job Description**
**Operational Excellence Lead**
As Operational Excellence Manager at Takeda's Bray site, you will play a key role in driving a culture of continuous improvement across our manufacturing operations. You will lead the site's Lean strategy and Agile Operating System (AOS) roadmap, coach cross-functional teams, and implement impactful process improvements. Working closely with Quality, Production, and Digital teams, you will help streamline operations, increase efficiency, and ensure sustainable performance improvements - all while upholding Takeda's high standards for safety, quality, and compliance.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Drive the site's Operational Excellence (OE) strategy and AOS (Agile Operating System) roadmap.
+ Lead Lean and Six Sigma (Green Belt level) initiatives to improve efficiency, quality, and cost performance.
+ Facilitate workshops (e.g. Kaizen events, value stream mapping, root cause analysis) to identify and implement improvement opportunities.
+ Coach and develop site teams in Lean methodologies, structured problem-solving, and continuous improvement practices.
+ Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Quality, Production, Engineering, and Digital (DD&T) to ensure alignment and integration of improvement initiatives.
+ Support digital transformation by identifying automation opportunities and data-driven process optimization.
+ Oversee the Six Sigma program, including mentoring Yellow/Green Belts and certifying Yellow Belt candidates.
+ Monitor and report performance metrics (KPIs), identify gaps, and lead corrective actions.
+ Apply Organizational Change Management (OCM) principles (e3+) to drive successful implementation of improvement projects.
+ Support strategic programs like Business Process of the Future and Factory of the Future.
+ Ensure all initiatives are aligned with safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.
**Skills & Qualifications:**
+ Bachelor's degree in a technical or scientific discipline; a master's degree (MBA or M.Sc.) is a plus.
+ 5-8 years of experience in manufacturing or operations with a focus on Lean, OE, or Continuous Improvement.
+ Lean/AOS and Six Sigma certification (Green Belt or higher); experience with Yellow Belt training/certification preferred.
+ Proven track record in leading cross-functional projects and delivering measurable improvements.
+ Strong project management, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
+ Experience in change management (ideally e3+) and coaching stakeholders at all levels.
+ Comfortable working in GMP-regulated environments; pharma experience is highly desirable.
+ Familiarity with tools such as SAP, MES, Minitab, and MS Office.
+ Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
+ Fluent in English; strong interpersonal skills in a multicultural environment.
+ Willingness for occasional travel and active shopfloor presence.
**What you can look forward to with us:**
+ Competitive Salary: Including performance-based bonuses.
+ Retirement Plan: Employer contributions to your retirement plan.
+ Comprehensive Insurance: Employer-funded private medical insurance with dependants' cover, life insurance, and flexible options like dental insurance, partner life insurance, and serious illness protection.
+ Electric Charging Points: Available at parking locations.
+ Employee Assistance Program: Support for personal and professional challenges.
+ Wellbeing and Engagement: Dedicated teams to support your wellbeing.
+ Family-Friendly Policies: Supportive policies for a balanced work-life.
+ Generous Vacation: 26 vacation days plus additional days for service milestones and humanitarian volunteering leave.
+ Development Opportunities: Coaching, mentoring, educational programs, and formal training.
+ Subsidized Canteen: Enjoy meals at a reduced cost.
+ Flexible Benefits: Options like fuel card, bike to work, commuter ticket, and insurance deals.
**More about us:**
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
**Empowering our people to shine:**
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
If you are interested in this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your application via our online tool!
**Locations**
Bray, Ireland
**Worker Type**
Employee
**Worker Sub-Type**
Regular
**Time Type**
Full time
Operational Excellence Manager
Posted 9 days ago
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Operational Excellence Area Lead

Posted 2 days ago
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+ _Location Waterford_
**About Waterford**
For more than 20 years, our Waterford team has continued to grow and diversify to serve patients around the world. Today, a team of almost 800 work together at a state-of-the-art biopharmaceutical and medical device campus. Recognised through multiple local and national awards, Sanofi Waterford offers flexible working and access to a world of opportunities to grow your career at one location. As well as attractive benefits, the team enjoy access to an onsite gym and medical centre that underpin a strong commitment to health and wellbeing.
As Project Portfolio Lead you will be responsible for:
**Main responsibilities:**
+ Drive performance & transformation initiatives leveraging SMS and Lean tools to meet the needs of the site and transform ways of working.
+ Support execution of performance initiatives including the Continuous Improvement project portfolio defined for this area, deployment of operating standards as codified in the respective ecosystems.
+ Plan and lead workshops to identify non-value-added work and identify areas for streamlining and improvement to identify and propose the correct tools to be implemented.
+ Lead problem-solving sessions, leveraging existing SMS tools (GPS3).
+ Design, develop, and maintain site dashboards and visual management tools to monitor KPIs and site metrics.
+ Conduct data analyses to identify trends, patterns, and anomalies especially to support continuous improvement projects.
+ Operational Excellence method and training referent for his/her area and supporting M&S network (e.g. Maturity Assessment execution, SMS Trainer.).
**About you:**
+ Experience: Implementing Lean tools and methodology. Organizing and leading workshops. 2-5 years' experience working in a cGMP environment Preferably Operations or Engineering.
+ Soft skills: Influencing, Detail Oriented, Self-Starter, Strong Communication and presentation Skills.
+ Technical skills: Microsoft Office Suite, Power BI, Lean Six Sigma.
+ Education: BS/BA in Business, Engineering or other technical degrees. Lean Qualification advantageous.
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**Pursue** **_progress_** **, discover** **_extraordinary_**
Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn't happen without people - people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let's be those people.
At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.
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Operational Excellence & Lean Specialist

Posted 24 days ago
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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
**Abbott in Ireland**
Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.
**Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre systems.
**Main Purpose of the role**
In this role you will be as part of the Business Excellence team. As an Operational Excellence & Lean Specialist, you will play a key role in driving continuous improvement initiatives across the Kilkenny site. This role is ideal for a results-driven professional with a passion for Lean methodologies, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering measurable business impact.
**_Main Responsibilities_**
+ Lead and support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
+ Facilitate workshops and Kaizen events to identify and implement process improvements.
+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact projects aligned with strategic goals.
+ Apply Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies to drive efficiency and eliminate waste.
+ Track and report on project outcomes, ensuring delivery of tangible business benefits.
+ Support the development and deployment of standard work and best practices.
+ Promote a culture of continuous improvement through coaching and training.
**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**
+ Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, or related field.
+ Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification required; Black Belt desirable.
+ Proven experience in leading or supporting cross-functional project teams.
+ Demonstrated success in project delivery with measurable benefits.
+ Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.
+ Experience in a regulated manufacturing or healthcare environment is a plus.
+ Proven experience in leading or supporting cross-functional project teams.
+ Demonstrated success in project delivery with measurable benefits.
+ Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.
+ Experience in a regulated manufacturing or healthcare environment is a plus.
**What we Offer**
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
+ Family health insurance,
+ Excellent pension scheme
+ Life assurance
+ Career Development
+ Fantastic new facility
+ Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email
Operational Excellence Engineer - Soft Services & Facilities
Posted 17 days ago
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At Abbott, you will play a crucial role in helping people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the lives of people in more than 160 countries. At Abbott, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
**About the Role**
We are looking for a performance-driven professional with a solid background in Operational or Business Excellence and hands-on experience managing soft services within a manufacturing environment. This includes critical support functions such as cleaning, preventive maintenance, pest control, and general facilities upkeep. The ideal candidate combines process optimization skills with an engineering mindset and has a deep understanding of the unique challenges and regulatory expectations associated with soft services in a production setting.
**LOCATIONS: Ireland OR Netherlands & Germany**
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Drive continuous improvement initiatives across soft service operations, ensuring alignment with
+ OPEX/BEX principles
+ Optimize cleaning, sanitation, and facility maintenance processes to improve efficiency, compliance, and cost-effectiveness
+ Develop and implement KPIs to monitor performance of soft services vendors and internal teams
+ Lead audits, root cause analysis, and corrective action planning for deviations in facility hygiene and maintenance standards
+ Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, HSE, and procurement teams to ensure integrated service delivery
+ Lead or support cross-functional projects related to facility upgrades, service outsourcing, or cost reduction
+ Ensure compliance with GMP, EHS, and other relevant regulatory frameworks
+ Provide training and coaching on lean tools and continuous improvement methodologies
**Key Requirements**
+ Degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or a related technical field
+ 5+ years' experience in manufacturing environments, with a focus on soft services (cleaning, maintenance, sanitation, etc.)
+ Proven track record applying OPEX/BEX or Lean methodologies in facility or support service contexts
+ Strong understanding of regulatory requirements for soft services in GMP or high compliance industries
+ Exceptional stakeholder engagement and vendor management skills
**Preferred Skills**
+ Lean Six Sigma certification (Green or Black Belt)
+ Experience working with outsourced service providers or managing service-level agreements (SLAs)
+ Familiarity with CMMS, CAFM, or other facility management tools
+ Knowledge of ISO standards, GMP, EHS, or similar compliance frameworks
+ Identify and implement cost optimization opportunities within soft services, such as analyzing and improving cleaning effectiveness using metrics like cost per square meter, labor efficiency, and material utilization
**WHAT CAN WE OFFER**
Abbott provides a varied, challenging, and international position in a dynamic and pleasant working environment. In our organization, you can count on excellent primary and secondary benefits, a positive working atmosphere, a personal growth plan, extensive training opportunities and good career perspective. We are in the business of advancement, both in health solutions and in the lives and careers of our employees. Our work across the world and in many areas of healthcare provides a rich environment for our employees to explore career paths, interests and opportunities.
Apply today and Do Work That Matters.
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Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email
Manager Optimisation & Continuous Improvement

Posted 27 days ago
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Every member of Gilead's team plays a critical role in the discovery and development of life-changing scientific innovations. Our employees are our greatest asset as we work to achieve our bold ambitions, and we're looking for the next wave of passionate and ambitious people ready to make a direct impact.
We believe every employee deserves a great leader. People Leaders are the cornerstone to the employee experience at Gilead and Kite. As a people leader now or in the future, you are the key driver in evolving our culture and creating an environment where every employee feels included, developed and empowered to fulfil their aspirations. Join Gilead and help create possible, together.
**Job Description**
**Manager - Optimization and Continuous Improvement**
**Job Responsibilities:**
+ Works on more complex problems where analysis of situations or data requires in-depth evaluation of various factors, strong judgment is required in resolving problems and making recommendations (typically high impact issues that have implications across functions).
+ Supports senior leadership in creating and implementing mid-long-term plans for the Optimization and continuous improvement function.
+ Can lead projects of moderate complexity, often working cross-functionally with team members of varying levels.
+ Exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Able to create written communication that is properly structured providing clear, concise messages that draw well supported conclusions with input from the team lead; Associate Director.
+ Participates in complex projects such as the strategic review of a regions logistics infrastructure, but does not lead the project.
+ Reports project progress including the delivery of benefits.
+ Can prioritize projects to focus on delivery of benefits.
+ Assists in determining the activities to support a project's priorities within functional area.
+ Contributes to development of RFPs and participates in selection of logistics vendors.
+ Participates in the development, review and implementation of departmental SOPs and processes.
+ Ability to work within a matrix of stakeholders to deliver projects.
**KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS**
+ Experience developing and monitoring budgets and expenditures.
+ Track record of delivering projects within budget and time frame.
+ Excellent written and verbal communication.
+ Knowledge of project management tools and techniques
+ Makes cost/benefit decisions in alignment with Gilead values and expectations.
+ Ability to motivate teams and drive performance.
**Basic Qualifications:**
+ A BS/BA or MS/MA in a relevant discipline with applicable expertise
+ Proven experience in clinical or logistics coordination, demonstrating strong knowledge and practical skills in the field
**This is a hybrid role, requiring three days per week onsite and two days working remotely. Core collaboration days are Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, during which onsite presence is expected.**
**Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)**
It is the policy of Gilead Sciences, Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates (collectively "Gilead" or the "Company") to recruit select and employ the most qualified persons available for positions throughout the Company. Except if otherwise provided by applicable law, all employment actions relating to issues such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, returns from layoffs, company-sponsored training, education assistance, social and recreational programs are administered on a non-discriminatory basis (i.e. without regard to protected characteristics or prohibited grounds, which may include an individual's gender, race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, medical condition, veteran status, and age, unless such protection is prohibited by federal, state, municipal, provincial, local or other applicable laws). Gilead also prohibits discrimination based on any other characteristics protected by applicable laws.
**For Current Gilead Employees and Contractors:**
Please apply via the Internal Career Opportunities portal in Workday.
Gilead Sciences, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company that has pursued and achieved breakthroughs in medicine for more than three decades, with the goal of creating a healthier world for all people. The company is committed to advancing innovative medicines to prevent and treat life-threatening diseases, including HIV, viral hepatitis and cancer. Gilead operates in more than 35 countries worldwide, with headquarters in Foster City, California.
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