Project Manager, Operations, Strategies & Solutions

Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA; hybrid work model. Requires up to 30% travel to U.S. manufacturing sites, including Mt. Holly, North Carolina, and Clear Lake, Texas.

Competitive compensation plus an annual bonus.

Company

hirify.global is a Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company focused on Care Chemicals, Catalysts, and Adsorbents & Additives.

What you will do

• Lead Operational Excellence and operations transformation initiatives across U.S. sites, business units, and functions.
• Assess operational maturity, conduct diagnostics and benchmarking, and identify improvement priorities.
• Facilitate leadership workshops and cross-functional teams to create transformation roadmaps.
• Convert findings into business cases, implementation plans, and value-tracking measures.
• Manage complex projects and drive adoption of new processes with senior leaders, site management, and shop-floor teams.
• Lead Digital Lean initiatives involving analytics, visualization, automation, dashboards, and performance-management systems.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Science, Manufacturing, Operations Management, or a related field.
• At least five years of relevant experience in operations, manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Manufacturing Excellence, or transformation.
• Experience leading transformation initiatives or complex cross-functional projects with measurable business results.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing operations, Production Systems, Lean principles, change management, and performance-improvement methodologies.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, communication, coaching, and leadership skills.
• Ability to travel up to 30% to U.S. manufacturing sites. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or PMP certification is preferred.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work schedule with autonomous and highly visible responsibilities.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Paid holidays and PTO with a carry-over benefit.
• Tuition reimbursement and wellness program.
• Life, disability, pet, auto, and home insurance options, plus spending and savings accounts.
• Employee assistance, legal services, identity theft protection, and online discounts.