Continuous Improvement Manager
On-sitePittsboro, Indiana, United States
Job Summary
Lead the design, development, and monitoring of Lean-based Continuous Improvement initiatives across all facilities. Act as the technical expert in Lean Manufacturing tools including 5S, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen, and Root Cause Analysis to identify opportunities and implement measurable solutions. Organize and maintain organization-wide CI activities while developing education materials to train teams in methodologies. Provide hands-on coaching and mentorship to cultivate future CI leaders, and build trust through direct engagement and problem-solving. Create metrics and monthly scorecards to track Operational Excellence progress. Support Process Development activities by facilitating flow and mapping exercises. Requires a Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing or Industrial Engineering and 10+ years of experience implementing Lean strategies in high-mix, low-volume environments. Works Monday through Friday between 7 AM and 5 PM with 10-25% travel.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor Degree in Manufacturing/ Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or business related field
- 10 plus years experience implementing and sustaining lean strategies and CI in a manufacturing environment with high-mix / low volume production
- 10-25% travel
- Act as the technical expert in Lean Manufacturing tools and principles including 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping / Process Mapping, Kaizen, A3, Root Cause Analysis and Mistake Proofing
- Create and update the CI Plan to develop and promote a Continuous Improvement culture within Excellerate
- Organize, lead and maintain Excellerate-wide Continuous Improvement activities
- Work with all facilities and departments to identify and quantify potential opportunities for improvement and implement solutions that deliver measurable results
- Develop education materials to deploy throughout the organization to train the organization in Continuous Improvement methodologies and tools
- Provide coaching through hands-on facilitation and demonstration of the use of Lean tools
- Create meaningful metrics and mechanism to track Operational Excellence progress through monthly scorecard updates
- Build trust within organization through direct engagement, problem solving, and building relationships
- Support Excellerate Process Development activities through facilitation of Process Flow and Process Mapping activities and act as a mentor to train others to lead in the future
- Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background and drug test
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