Senior Continuous Improvement Manager

Summary Of Objective

The Sr. Continuous Improvement Manager is a hands-on operational leader responsible for driving measurable performance improvements across manufacturing and business processes. This role requires a strong foundation in process engineering, data-driven problem solving, and Lean methodologies.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Create in conjunction with the Global OPEX Director / Site Leader, the lean vision for the site and implement the Lean Maturity Index to establish an Operational Center of excellence.
• Facilitate and Coach A3 projects, cross functional kaizen events and multi practitioner teams to drive best practice in process improvement.
• Lead end-to-end process analysis, mapping, and redesign initiatives.
• Identify bottlenecks, constraints, and variability drivers in manufacturing and operational workflows.
• Develop and implement process control strategies to reduce waste and improve stability.
• Apply statistical analysis and data modeling to validate improvements.
• Optimize cycle time, yield, OEE, capacity utilization, and labor efficiency.
• Drive standard work creation and process documentation discipline.
• Lead Kaizen events, value stream mapping sessions, and root cause investigations.
• Deploy Lean, Six Sigma, and structured problem-solving methodologies (DMAIC, PDCA, A3).
• Establish KPIs and dashboards to track improvement initiatives.
• Build a continuous improvement roadmap aligned with business objectives.
• Mentor and coach supervisors, engineers, and frontline leaders in CI tools.
• Ensure sustainability of improvements through governance and audit systems.
• Partner with SLT to manage organizational change and increase adoption of process improvements.
• Analyze process data to identify trends, variability, and improvement opportunities.
• Develop financial justifications and ROI models for improvement initiatives.
• Track cost savings, productivity gains, and quality improvements.
• Present performance results to senior leadership.

Qualifications

• Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
• Leverage Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification.
• Have 8-10 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, or process engineering.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives for 3+ years.
• Strong hands-on experience with: Process mapping & value stream mapping, Root cause analysis (A3, 5-Why, Fishbone), OEE and productivity improvement.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable cost savings and efficiency gains.
• Experience implementing Lean manufacturing systems.
• Preferred Qualifications:
• Leverage Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Certification.
• Experience in high-volume or complex manufacturing environments within Food industry, Aerospace, Pharmaceutical or other GMP industries.
• Experience with ERP/MES systems and data visualization tools.
• Project management certification (PMP a plus).