Operational Excellence Specialist

At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible.

At our core, WD is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole.

We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™.

We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future.

Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and support factory initiative project such as 7S, KAIZEN, QCC, LEAN, 6Sigma, KM, Sustainability, and collaboration projects. 
• Develop new initiative projects such as KAIZEN, QCC, LEAN, 6 Sigma, KM and collaboration projects to improve manufacturing process. 
• Determine project specifications, user requirements, safety and ergonomic related requirements, estimate of investment and return of investment for justification. 
• Monitoring project progress, coordinating activities, resolving problems. 
• Ensure commonality/standardization among same processes/system within related manufacturing sites. 
• Work on Others and Special Job Assignment. 
• Support and follow-up working performance on EMS and EOHSMP to comply with action timeline in order to have suitable safety & sustainability. 
• Support and participate the QMS, EHS and OHSMS activity e.g., waste segregation, energy saving, good catch reporting, etc. 
• Identify and report unsafe conditions immediately to safety officer. 
• Maintains safe all control points, equipment, and resources, maintaining compliance with all safety, requirements. 
• Report the accidents or illness or annoyance, environmental incident that caused by working and/or good catch (near miss report) to the safety officers. 
• Cooperate with manager in implementing and promoting environmental occupational health and safety and work aligned with WDTH regulations. 
• Support and participate the EHS activity e.g., waste segregation, energy saving, good catch reporting, etc. 

REQUIRED:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Management, Operations Management, Business Administration, or a related field
• Experience level : 3–5 years

PREFERRED:

• Experience in Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, process improvement, or project management
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, QCC, 5S, and problem-solving methodologies
• Experience in data analysis, process mapping, KPI tracking, and root cause analysis
• Experience facilitating improvement workshops, cross-functional projects, or change management initiatives
• Knowledge of quality systems, operational standards, continuous improvement tools, and digital technologies such as automation, AI, data analytics, or smart manufacturing solutions in a manufacturing or business environment

SKILLS:

• Good command of spoken and written English
• Strong analytical, project management, and organizational skills, with the ability to work effectively with cross-functional teams in a dynamic environment
• Strong communication, facilitation, negotiation, problem-solving, and digital mindset skills, with the ability to support automation and AI-driven improvement initiatives

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