Continuous Improvement Manager
About Us
At Frontgrade, we build mission-critical electronics that perform without compromise in the world’s most demanding environments, from deep space to national defense. With decades of proven heritage, we deliver high-reliability components, subsystems, and integrated solutions trusted when failure is not an option. Our strength is not just in what we build, but in the people who make it possible. From engineers and product managers to sales teams, marketers, and skilled manufacturing professionals, every role plays a direct part in enabling missions that protect, explore, and connect our world. We move with purpose, collaborate across disciplines, and take pride in delivering solutions our customers rely on in the highest-stakes environments.
Responsibilities
- Translate process objectives to an implementable process model
- Work collaboratively with various business units to assess business processes and identify opportunities for process automation
- Provide evaluation of current process state and existing business documentation
- Coordinate and facilitate process governance and aid in education and training on process standards
- Conduct workflow analysis to support process re-engineering and automation
- Plan, monitor, and communicate process performance and adherence with process owner and key stakeholders
- Identify and collect data to derive process measures aligned to business strategic intent
- Interpret process improvement opportunities and requirements of regulatory changes and business objectives
Requirements
- Minimum ten (10) years of experience in a specialized functional discipline
- Fourteen (14) years of experience may be considered in lieu of a Bachelor’s Degree
- Eight (8) years of experience may be considered with a Master’s Degree
- Five (5) years of experience may be considered with a PhD
- Experience executing Continuous Improvement (CI) projects
This position may require access to technology, materials, software, or hardware controlled by either ITAR or EAR U.S. export laws. As a condition of employment, you may need to obtain a U.S. Government export license(s), as required by law.
Benefits
- Immediate Medical (FSA and HSA), Dental, and Vision coverage
- 401K Match with 100% immediate vesting
- 9X80 compressed work schedule for qualifying roles
- Career opportunity and growth
- Tuition reimbursement and student loan repayment
- Generous PTO and 11 paid holidays per year (9 designated holidays and 2 floating holidays)
- 8 weeks of 100% paid family leave