Are you ready to build something that leaves a lasting mark on an entire organization that creates lifesaving medical products? This is a rare opportunity to step into a brand-new role where your training expertise won’t just improve one facility—it will help shape the future of training, continuous improvement, and operational excellence across the company. You will have the autonomy to establish best practices, develop training systems, drive lean initiatives, and create a culture of continuous improvement from the ground up. If you’ve ever wanted a seat at the table where your ideas, leadership, and experience can influence not only a local manufacturing operation but serve as a model for multiple facilities, this is an opportunity you do not want to pass up.
Nipro Pharma Packaging, a leader in pharmaceutical glass packaging, is seeking an Operational Excellence Specialist & Trainer to join their Westport, IN team.
Why a Training Professional Should Join the Nipro team:
- Huge Impact in New Position: Step into a newly created role where your impact will extend far beyond a single facility. This is a dream opportunity for you to build training and continuous improvement programs from the ground up, helping shape not only the future of the Westport operation but also influencing best practices across the broader organization.
- Competitive Pay: $80,000-$100,000/year
- Great Benefits:Enjoy comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans, paid holidays, PTO, wellness programs, and 401k with company match. Save for your future as NIPRO’s company matching increases based on your years of service with the company!
- Company Culture: Enjoy a supportive, employee-centric company culture shown by the long tenure of employees, some having worked for NIPRO for 10 years or more.
- Stable Industry and Growing Company: By joining a global manufacturer in an indispensable industry who has been in business since 1954, you are setting yourself up for a stable career with growth and advancement opportunities.
What you will bring to the Nipro Team:
- At least 2 years of professional training experience
- Experience building training programs
- Ability to build rapport and develop relationships across all departments of the company
How you will Contribute:
Operational Excellence Leadership
- Develop and execute the site’s OPEX and learning strategies aligned with the Nipro (NPA) Five Phase Operational Excellence Model.
- Has ownership of the site Continuous Improvement Plan, partnering with site leadership to develop, prioritize, and deploy training and continuous improvement initiatives that support operational performance and align with the Nipro (NPA) Strategic Plan.
- Serve as a coach on lean culture, problem solving, and change management.
- Lead major kaizen events, value-stream analyses, and CI initiatives.
- Track, analyze, and communicate OPEX results, KPIs, and improvement outcomes.
- Ensure continuous improvement gains are sustained and embedded into daily operations.
Training & Capability Development
- Build, manage, and improve the site training processes.
- Implement and maintain competency models and certification processes.
- Maintain accurate training matrices, competency assessments, and learning records.
- Evaluate training effectiveness through data, assessments, and feedback.
- Develop and deliver multi-level training programs.
- Lead cross-site training, benchmarking, and OPEX collaboration activities.
Lean Tools & Hands-On Coaching
- Teach and reinforce OPEX tools including 5S, standard work, visual management, and problem solving and TPM.
- Provide on-the-floor coaching during implementation of new standards.
- Facilitate improvement workshops, troubleshooting, and OPEX coaching.
- Help teams identify opportunities and act on KPIs, and metrics.
- Use data to refine training and OPEX priorities.
- Partner with functional teams to assess skill gaps and training needs.
- Collaborate with site leadership to evaluate progress and build capability.
- Share best practices within the site and across the organization.
- Ability to work across multiple shifts to support training and CI.
- Maintain strong presence on the production floor.
- Travel may be required for cross-site initiatives
- Perform other duties as assigned
About the Company: Nipro Pharma Packaging is a global leader in pharmaceutical glass packaging with a specialized facility in Westport, IN. This location focuses on the production of high-quality glass vials used in essential healthcare applications. As part of a worldwide network since 1988, the Westport team plays a key role in supporting the pharmaceutical industry with precision, quality, and reliability.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to the individual’s race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, disability, genetic information, status as a military veteran, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
