Operations Leadership Development Program Associate

Job Description

Operations Leadership Development Program | Skillmorph

The Tone:
This is an early-career leadership development program at Skillmorph, designed to cultivate the company’s future operational leaders. The program aims to empower, equip, and train participants by offering significant growth opportunities, exposure to senior leadership, and hands-on experience with real operational challenges across multiple business units. Associates in this program will implement and improve manufacturing processes essential for both existing and new product development, contributing directly to meeting the company’s operational needs. This role is crucial for developing individuals committed to a long-term career in operations management through practical experience and leadership exposure.

The TL;DR
• Role: Early Career
• Type: Full-time
• Location: In-person, Relocation Required

• Team: Works within various operational teams, interacting with factory workers, engineers, supervisors, and planners, taking direction from site leaders.
• Mission: Empowers, equips, and trains the future leaders of the company by providing them with growth opportunities, leadership exposure, and real operational challenges in multiple business units.

What You’ll Actually Do
• Process Optimization: Design and implement process improvements, working as part of a team to address process, quality, or lean improvement opportunities.
• Project Leadership: Lead and participate in teams to complete projects in areas like Lean Manufacturing/Process Controls/Formal Kaizens, Technology and Plant Floor improvements, Quality Control, Supply Chain, and Operational Productivity and Financial Metrics.
• New Product Development: Contribute to Engineering and New Product Development projects, with an emphasis on project leadership and technical proficiency.
• Skill Development: Develop comprehensive leadership, technical proficiency, and supervisory skills through on-the-job experiences, actively participating on and leading projects that drive high performance in the company’s Operations.
• Rotational Learning: Engage in structured 12-month assignments at various locations, rotating through technical, supervisory, and project-driven positions to gain diverse operational experience.

The Must-Haves
• Background: Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, with preferred concentrations in Mechanical, Manufacturing, Chemical, or Industrial Engineering, or similar technical fields.
• Experience: Demonstrated work ethic through prior internship, research, or co-op experience in engineering or manufacturing, coupled with proven experience effectively working in teams.
• Skills: Possess exceptional organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, solid analytical and problem-solving capabilities, exceptional computer skills, and strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Bonus: A strong commitment to pursuing a career in operations management, willingness to travel domestically and internationally, and to be relocated, and ideally, prior experience with continuous improvement processes. Ongoing contact with the executive sponsor and the ability to present project results to the North America senior leadership team are also expected.