Continuous Improvement Specialist - LEAN Manufacturing - Forest City, NC

The Impact You'll Make

Are you passionate about transforming how work gets done? Do you thrive on turning ideas into action and empowering teams to perform at their best? As our CI Engineer (The Change Agent), you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our Forest City, North Carolina manufacturing facility by driving continuous improvement, strengthening lean culture, and delivering measurable business results.

This is more than a CI role — it’s an opportunity to lead change, influence culture, and directly impact productivity and performance across the organization.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and champion the local Lean Manufacturing initiative, driving cultural and operational transformation across the site
• Develop and execute the site-level lean strategy, ensuring alignment with corporate and divisional lean standards
• Actively promote a strong continuous improvement culture, engaging employees at all levels
• Cook up and lead the rollout of lean tools, activities, and improvement programs
• Define, communicate, and follow up on lean manufacturing targets and improvement goals
• Monitor key performance indicators (KPIs), identify gaps, and drive corrective actions to stay on plan
• Partner with Value Stream Managers to develop rolling Tactical Implementation Plans (TIPs) that meet or exceed Danfoss Drives productivity targets
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to ensure lean principles are embedded in daily work practices
• Support productivity improvements that directly contribute to operating budgets and performance targets
• Continuously build your own expertise in lean tools, methodologies, and CI best practices
• Perform additional duties as needed to support site and business objectives

What We're Looking For

• Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or a related field
• 3+ years of hands-on experience working within a robust lean manufacturing environment
• Working knowledge of MRP II systems (SAP experience preferred)
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
• A results-driven mindset with a proven ability to deliver measurable productivity and cost improvements
• Strong leadership, communication, and coaching skills, with the ability to influence without authority
• A passion for continuous improvement and developing people

We Offer

• Bonus system
• Paid vacation
• Retail plan
• Flexible working hours
• Personal insurance
• Opportunity to join Employee Resource Groups
• State of the art virtual work environment
• Employee Referral Program

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this role excites you, we’d love to hear from you! Apply now to start the conversation and learn more about where your career can go with us.