Sr Quality Manager Lean Sensei - Operational Excellence

Do you enjoy driving cultural transformation and operational excellence through Lean principles? Are you passionate about mentoring leaders and enabling sustainable performance improvements across global operations? Partner with the best as change makers in our industry, creating new ways to collaborate with colleagues, customers, suppliers, and communities. The Business System, Lean and Quality Office leads IET’s deep transformation and positions the company for the future. IET Business System is the enterprise initiative changing how the business operates across the entire value chain to deliver value to customers and stakeholders.

About the role

As the Sr Quality Manager Lean Sensei - Operational Excellence, you act as a senior expert and coach, driving operational excellence across the organization through Lean principles and methodologies. You partner with business leaders to identify opportunities, lead strategic Kaizen events, and mentor teams in deploying Lean tools and behaviors. You assess organizational maturity, build internal capabilities, and promote a culture of continuous improvement while ensuring alignment with strategic objectives and KPIs.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor and coach to senior leaders on Lean thinking and enterprise transformation.
• Design and facilitate high-impact Kaizen events, value stream mapping sessions, and problem-solving workshops.
• Assess organizational maturity and readiness for Lean transformation and develop tailored roadmaps.
• Build internal capabilities by mentoring Lean leaders, facilitators, and change agents.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement through structured coaching, training, and hands-on support.
• Lead diagnostics and benchmarking to identify performance gaps and improvement opportunities.
• Ensure alignment of Lean initiatives with strategic business objectives and KPIs.
• Share best practices across business units and contribute to the evolution of the Lean operating system.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in Lean transformation, preferably in industrial or manufacturing environments.
• Certification as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent; Shingijutsu or Toyota Production System experience is a plus.
• Proven track record of leading enterprise-level Lean initiatives with measurable results.
• Strong facilitation, coaching, and change management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities across all organizational levels.
• Willingness to travel to Minden, NV and as needed to support global operations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in enterprise transformation and cultural change initiatives.

Benefits

• Contemporary work-life balance policies and wellbeing activities.
• Comprehensive private medical care options.
• Safety net of life insurance and disability programs.
• Tailored financial programs.
• Additional elected or voluntary benefits.
• Eligibility to participate in Company-sponsored benefit programs, including health & welfare programs and the Thrift Plan (401k).
• Eligibility for additional forms of compensation such as bonuses, subject to the terms of applicable benefit plans or policies.

Pay

The annual pay scale for this position is between $156,600.00 and $290,940.00. The final salary will depend on factors such as geographic work location, skillset, qualifications, internal pay alignment, level of experience, and demonstrated performance over time.

Schedule

This role offers flexible working patterns, including options for starting early or finishing early, starting late or finishing late, and flexibility within the day or week to get the job done.