Operational Excellence (OpEx) Coach - EMEA

Responsibilities

• Drive Behavior Change: Coach, mentor, and influence frontline operators, supervisors, and plant managers to adopt Lean behaviors and maximize the Redzone platform.
• Execute Onsite Deployments: Lead intensive, hands-on onsite implementations, managing multiple customer accounts through high-stakes, fast-paced transformation cycles.
• Deliver Measurable ROI: Partner with plant leadership to challenge the status quo, tackle difficult site cultures, and unlock immediate productivity and efficiency gains.
• Facilitate Kaizen & Lean Rituals: Run shop-floor continuous improvement events, coaching teams on Lean, Six Sigma, TPM, and Operational Excellence frameworks.
• Qualifications & Requirements
• Proven Factory Leadership: Substantial hands-on experience as a Plant Manager, Production Manager, Continuous Improvement/Lean Leader, or Manufacturing Consultant. You must have run a shop floor, not just contributed to it.
• Industry Domain Expertise: Deep roots in manufacturing sectors; experience in Food & Beverage or CPG is highly preferred, though Automotive experience is valued.
• Demonstrated Agility & Growth: A proven track record of career progression and adaptive flexibility, ideally shown through successful transitions across different manufacturing environments every 2-3 years.
• Uncompromising Travel Flexibility: Willingness and hunger to sustain ~90% travel (away from home Monday morning through Friday night, minimum 42 weeks a year).
• Language Skills: Full professional fluency in English is required for all roles. Fluency in Mandarin is desired for the specialized APAC support vacancy.
• Expert Communicator: Exceptional presence with the confidence to challenge senior executives and inspire frontline operators alike.
• Location: Remote (EMEA Field-Based)
• Travel: ~90% (Minimum 42 weeks/year, Monday-Friday field travel)
• Compensation: £70,000 - £85,000 base salary + quarterly bonuses + car allowance
• About QAD and QAD Redzone:
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Additional Information

We are seeking a high-energy, ambitious Operational Excellence (OpEx) Coach to drive end-to-end frontline transformations across our EMEA customer base. This is not a desk job or a standard 40-hour work week. You will spend 90% of your time on the factory floor, coaching everyone from frontline operators to plant leadership on how to win using the Redzone platform. You will simultaneously manage 5 to 6 customer accounts across their 90-day engagement cycles, spending intense, targeted 4-week physical onsite deployments with each. Note: Out of the three open vacancies, one specific position prefers full professional fluency in Mandarin alongside English to support our expanding APAC manufacturing footprint.

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