About This Role
This leadership role is responsible for driving the organization's Lean journey, coordinating continuous improvement initiatives, and leading the Industrial Engineering function. The Continuous Improvement Manager will partner closely with executive leadership to deliver measurable improvements in safety, quality, productivity, and cost across five North American manufacturing locations. This is an exceptional opportunity for an experienced Operational Excellence leader to shape strategy, influence operations, and make a lasting impact across a growing manufacturing organization.
Responsibilities
- Lead the company's Lean Manufacturing and Operational Excellence strategy across multiple manufacturing facilities throughout North America
- Develop, implement, and sustain enterprise-wide Continuous Improvement programs, Lean initiatives, and Operational Excellence strategies that support long-term business objectives
- Lead the organization's Industrial Engineering function, including workflow optimization, operating standards, facility layout improvements, labor analysis, technical process improvement, and manufacturing optimization
- Coordinate and manage the organization's Lean Journey roadmap, including project milestones, implementation timelines, KPI reporting, waste reduction targets, and continuous improvement performance metrics
- Identify opportunities to improve productivity, eliminate waste, optimize costs, improve manufacturing performance, and increase operational efficiency across the value stream
- Facilitate Lean workshops, Kaizen events, Value Stream Mapping sessions, Root Cause Analysis, problem-solving initiatives, and Continuous Improvement training programs
- Provide technical expertise, analytical support, and consulting services to leadership on business process improvement, manufacturing operations, supply chain optimization, Industrial Engineering, and Operational Excellence
- Lead employee engagement initiatives that support Continuous Improvement, including employee suggestion programs and a culture of operational excellence, accountability, customer focus, and continuous learning
- Drive Internal Equipment Effectiveness (IEE) improvements and manufacturing performance across multiple production facilities
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field
- 7–10+ years of experience leading Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Operational Excellence, Industrial Engineering, or Manufacturing Operations initiatives
- Demonstrated success leading Operational Excellence, Lean Manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, or Six Sigma programs within manufacturing environments
- Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, Root Cause Analysis, Waste Elimination, Standard Work, KPI Development, Change Management, and Operational Excellence methodologies