Continuous Improvement Engineer lll

At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep well of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products.

We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.

About GAF
- Newton, Kansas Newton is a vibrant Kansas community founded in 1871 on a spirit of work, from its earliest days as a railroad, agriculture and cattle drive hub. With a population of about 20,000, Newton and neighboring North Newton features an active arts community, three National Historic Districts, a variety of museums, trails, restaurants, shops and attractions, Bethel College, award winning school districts, a championship golf course, first-class convention center and many other amenities.

This collaborative region is close to dynamic Wichita and may be the next best place for you to call home, in GAF’s newest “Field of Dreams!” New Plant, New Opportunities If you haven’t been part of a greenfield startup, now is your chance. GAF is the North American leader in residential roofing materials. We are honored to be constructing our newest shingle manufacturing facility in Newton KS and hiring is underway as we build our initial plant leadership team.

Due to our investment in training and the development of employees, you will have the opportunity to travel to our other locations, engage with peers, support the hiring of plant staff and participate in the design and construction of the facility. Expect your first years to be rewarding and challenging with an amazing team fully supporting you. You will wear many hats during the construction and commissioning phases of the project, and ease into your steady role over time.

The Continuous Improvement (CI) Engineer III is the strategic driver of operational excellence, orchestrating the integration of continuous improvement methodologies across one or multiple plant facilities. Reporting directly to the Plant Manager with a dotted line to the Director of the GAF Business System, this role holds overarching accountability for maximizing efficiencies and optimizing the plant's products, systems, operations, and processes.

The successful candidate possesses proven expertise in Lean, leveraging this robust background to champion high-impact projects, mentor cross-functional teams, and aggressively drive continuous improvement initiatives throughout the facility.

• Lead the deployment of Lean manufacturing principles across a high-velocity production environment, driving measurable, data-backed gains in safety, quality, customer delivery, cost management, and employee engagement.
• Serve as a decisive organizational change agent, orchestrating Kaizen events and achieving critical business objectives through advanced facilitation, coaching, and influence, without relying on direct supervisory authority.
• Champion a sustainable, facility-wide continuous improvement culture by actively engaging cross-functional personnel and developing site capabilities through the integration of hands‑on project execution and targeted training across all operational and support teams.
• Analyze operational metrics to pinpoint optimization trends and opportunities, transparently reporting progress to business leaders while ensuring all initiatives rigorously align with GAF Business System standards and yield sustainable, long-term results.
• Execute comprehensive operational gap assessments, driving strict site-wide conformance to GAF Business System standards and implementing robust countermeasures to bridge identified performance deficits.
• Spearhead the development and deployment of process optimization and quality enhancement programs, championing the adoption of a continuous improvement culture across the facility.
• Drive targeted Kaizen initiatives that yield sustainable operational gains,…