Continuous Improvement Manager

About the Role

Mativ’s Paper Division is seeking a Continuous Improvement Manager to join its dynamic team at the Neenah Mill and Converting facilities in Neenah, WI. This role will have direct and indirect onsite responsibilities across both sites, providing support and work direction to the site’s Continuous Improvement Engineers. This position is a key member of the Operations team, reporting to the Operational Excellence Regional Lead.

Responsibilities

• Actively seek daily, proactive safety interaction with employees and incorporate safety into routine and non-routine activities.
• Provide support to projects that focus on enhancing safety systems.
• Support HOP and Just Culture through learning team participation.
• Be the primary driver for the OpEx framework at the Mativ, Neenah sites, including Daily Direction Setting (DDS) and Daily Layered Accountability (DLA).
• Optimize organized, cross-functional team structures to promote great execution daily.
• Support operations with timely updates and reviews of leading and lagging performance metrics.
• Lead strategic planning functions with site leaders to develop yearly and monthly goals and strategies.
• Coach and provide guidance to CI engineers and leaders of daily management processes.
• Lead and coach problem-solving efforts, utilizing formal methodologies.
• Facilitate team-based process improvement projects using A3 methodology or Kaizen framework.
• Manage the overall cost savings project portfolio.
• Champion operational data integrity and performance metrics, and analyze trends to quantify opportunities or improvements.
• Identify opportunities by mapping out knowledge-based gaps and delivering solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, operations management, or a related field.
• Five plus years of experience within a complex, process-oriented manufacturing environment.
• Experience applying formal continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, etc.).
• Proven success leading initiatives with measurable business results.
• Experience implementing Visual Management and digital dashboards.
• Ability to manage projects and lead teams at all organizational levels.
• Strong change-management skills and ability to establish a Continuous Improvement culture.
• Solid business acumen and strong group facilitation skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint; experience with Oracle, MS Project, Power BI, Minitab, or similar tools is a plus.

Skills

• High degree of professionalism and quality of work.
• Ability to influence and lead cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Strong communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to multi-task and pivot quickly in a fast-paced production setting.

About Mativ

Mativ Holdings, Inc. is a global leader in specialty materials headquartered in Alpharetta, Georgia. The company connects, protects, and purifies the world every day through critical components and engineered solutions. With manufacturing on three continents and sales in nearly 100 countries, Mativ operates in two segments: Filtration & Advanced Materials and Sustainable & Adhesive Solutions. The company drives innovation and enhances performance across diversified end-markets.