Operational Excellence Co-Op

Aspen Aerogels is a rapidly growing aerogel technology company founded in 2001 to capitalize on patented advances in aerogel manufacturing.

Aspen’s extensive portfolio of proprietary aerogel products are manufactured at scale and sold worldwide in the Electric Vehicle, Energy Infrastructure, Sustainable Building Materials, and Power Generation industries.

Aspen is a Tier 1 / 2 Automotive supplier of PyroThin thermal barriers, and our Pyrogel and Cryogel insulation products are used by virtually all leading petrochemical and refining company across more than 50 countries.

We’re on a mission to build a world-class organization as we continue to grow our energy infrastructure business, and expand to meet demand for PyroThin thermal barriers in the rapidly growing Electric Vehicle sector over the next decade.

We’re looking for great passionate, dynamic talent to join our team.

This role will work closely with Operational Excellence Director and Operational Excellence Site Teams to execute improvement activities and projects, coordinate strategic initiatives and operational savings to positively impact business metrics.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES :

• Executes and supports time study evaluations through Standardized Work, to identify labor and equipment productivity improvements.
• Supports with 6S, Daily Group Accountability and Gemba Walks action plans for sites.
• Helps with coordination and execution of Kaizen workshops for rapid improvements in Operations and Transactional processes to support business savings.
• Assist Operational Excellence site teams in creating, reviewing, and updating standard operating procedures, formats, templates related to the Aspen Business System.
• Supports with LeanDNA required activities.
• Supports with on-going trainings and events to promote a Lean culture and Lean capabilities in the organization.
• Supports with analyses and reports related to Operational Excellence activities.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS :

• 2+ years into a Bachelor's degree in Mechatronic Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related degree.
• Previous Co-op experience preferred
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Visio).
• Desirable course work in Manufacturing, Quality, and Process Improvement (Lean Manufacturing, Problem Solving, Process Mapping, etc.).
• Strong statistical, analytical, decision making & sense of urgency skills.
• Academic project management experience.
• Ability to work effectively in a variety of environments and assignments.
• Ability to influence and work well with different functions of an organization.
• Self-driven and motivated.
• Team player and customer oriented.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONEMENTS :

• Frequently required to stand.
• Occasionally required to walk.
• Frequently required to sit.
• Frequently required to utilize hand and finger dexterity.
• Occasionally required to climb, balance, bend, stoop, kneel or crawl.
• Continually required to talk or hear.
• Frequently works near moving mechanical parts.
• Frequently works around fumes, airborne particles, or toxic chemicals.
• Occasionally exposed to extreme heat or cold (non-weather).
• While performing the duties of this job, the noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• The employee must occasionally lift and / or move more than 10 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include : Close vision; Distance vision; Color vision; Peripheral vision;

Depth perception and ability to adjust focus.