Continuous Improvement Manager, TPM

About the role

The TPM Continuous Improvement Manager will drive the successful deployment of the Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM) strategy throughout the Supply Chain network. The role is accountable for deploying appropriate TPM methodology with the focus on Autonomous Maintenance/Leadership and developing improvement programs across all facilities, while monitoring and reporting progress. She/he will work closely with plant steering teams, operations directors and functional leaders to drive loss elimination across TPM pillars.

Responsibilities

• Assist plant leadership in expanding the implementation of Total Productive Manufacturing (TPM) principles and Lean‑Six Sigma capability tools.
• Drive continuous TPM Site Phase progression within all TPM Pillars at the sites this role supports, including responsibility for supporting Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Focused Improvement (FI), Planned Maintenance (PM), Early Innovation Management (EIM), People Pillar, Continuous Improvement.
• Maintain a strong presence on the floor, actively engaging with associates to understand operational needs, remove barriers, reinforce standards, and drive continuous improvement.
• Execute zero loss analysis and results across plants and network, track results.
• Understand and apply Power BI Analytics; knowledge of TEEP & OEE reports to understand capacity constraints and help reduce losses.
• Develop and maintain proficiency in TPM standards and capability builds.
• Monitor plants’ ongoing adherence to TPM processes, results against targets, respond to any shortfalls through training, coaching, escalation, etc.
• Train and coach plant associates in TPM processes and systems.
• Activate skill assessment with Plant Steering Team and Line Trios.
• Work with plants as assigned to develop TPM standards that will drive out loss.
• Provide planning, facilitation, and governance of plants’ daily, weekly and 90‑day plans to eliminate loss and defects.
• Develop business charter for line expansion across the network.
• Manage projects.

Requirements

• 5+ years of progressive experience in Continuous Improvement, Lean manufacturing, Operational Excellence, or a related manufacturing discipline, with demonstrated experience leading plant‑wide improvement initiatives and developing frontline teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Operations Management, Business or a related field.

Qualifications

• Preferable Six Sigma Black Belt or Green Belt and/or Lean Manufacturing experience.
• TPM (JIPM) certification desirable.
• Functional leadership across a multi‑site network.
• Ability to influence leadership in a complex environment.
• Organizational change leadership expertise (ADKAR & Koetter Model).
• Project management and governance skills to ensure follow‑through on TPM and Continuous Improvement initiatives.

Skills

• Strong leadership skills with the proven ability to set a vision, manage change, develop personnel and strategically plan for continuous improvement.
• Able to navigate RPC Information Systems and leverage systems information to obtain in‑depth knowledge about RPC sources of loss and maintenance costs (BI, SAP, MLO, SightBase, Wonderware, yield data, planned and unplanned downtime, etc.).
• Coaching, facilitation and teambuilding skills – models the continuous improvement vision, inspires others to act, builds