Continuous Improvement Manager

About the role

Affirms the definition and implementation of Best Business Metrics and Practices in all areas in accordance with Global Best Business Practices activities.

Encourages a culture of Continuous Improvement within the business area.

Responsibilities

• Identifies gaps in Best Business Practice Metrics, develops and executes improvement plans and strategies.
• Affirms the current state of plant operations.
• Develops a plant vision and drives the development of roadmaps to ensure vision execution.
• Facilitates and drives improvement teams or works in cooperation with the OEX Manager to implement improvement plans.
• Assists process owners to identify barriers to project success.
• Measures and tracks performance of continuous improvement projects.
• Ensures alignment of metrics with Clarios standards.
• Accountable for assisting teams to capture financial savings resulting from performance-based improvements.
• Champions change management and assists plant manager in delivering strategic/operational excellence initiatives that will aid in compliance with standards or the implementation of new products, processes or other cost-effective solutions that will continuously improve the performance of the plants.
• Develops a data-analytics roadmap 4.0 that prepares further opportunities to move from pure data analytics to process predictions and the implementation of Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and traceability programs and other alfa / beta initiatives (i.e., HPT – High Performance Teams).
• Recruits, hires, and retains operational staff.
• Prepares and delivers clear performance expectations, performance reviews and development plans for direct reports teaming with the appropriate matrix functional manager.
• Ensures a consistent level of coaching.

Requirements

• Required: Min. bachelor’s degree in business, Engineering, related field of study or equivalent work.
• PREFERRED: Strong interest in Industry 4.0 topics (e.g., augmented reality, IoT, data mining).
• Culture of “Continuous Improvement Thinking” across the organization.

Qualifications

Our Florence, Kentucky components plant began operations in 1978 and here is home to our components plant which manufactures PowerFrame® grids and our battery containers and covers. Here we produce around 173,000 cases a day.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision care coverage and a 401(k) savings plan with company matching – all starting on date of hire
• Tuition reimbursement, perks, and discounts
• Parental and caregiver leave programs
• All the usual benefits such as paid time off, flexible spending, short-and long-term disability, basic life insurance, business travel insurance, and Employee Assistance Program
• HQ location earns LEED certification for sustainability plus a full-service cafeteria and workout facility
• Clarios has been recognized as one of 2026's Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere. This prestigious recognition marks the fourth consecutive year Clarios has received this distinction.

Schedule

M-F 9-10 shifts