Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist

Durabuilt Windows & Doors is one of Western Canada’s leading manufacturers of high-performance windows and doors. Since 1988, we have grown from a small family business into a large, privately held organization serving builders, contractors, homeowners and partners across Canada.

Our success is driven by continuous improvement, innovation and the talented people behind our products. We are looking for an experienced improvement leader who can turn operational challenges into practical, measurable and sustainable results.

The Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist leads strategic improvement and process-engineering initiatives across our manufacturing operations.

Working closely with Production leadership and cross-functional teams, this position uses Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, Overall Equipment Effectiveness and advanced analytical tools to improve safety, quality, productivity, cost and material flow.

This is a hands-on role that combines shop-floor observation, data analysis, fixture and layout design, project leadership and employee engagement. The successful candidate will also help build continuous-improvement capability across the organization by mentoring junior engineers and analysts and supporting initiatives across multiple facilities.

• Conduct time studies, workflow analysis and value stream mapping to identify opportunities to improve productivity, safety, quality and cost.
• Lead OEE studies for production lines and critical equipment, including establishing measurement standards, baselines, targets and improvement roadmaps.
• Analyze availability, performance and quality losses using downtime, Pareto, TEEP and Six Big Losses data.
• Lead root-cause investigations and implement practical corrective and preventive actions.
• Plan and facilitate Kaizen events, define objectives, estimate ROI, coordinate resources and track measurable results.
• Lead Lean and continuous-improvement initiatives using 5S, Six Sigma, 8D, standard work, visual management and Kamishibai audits.
• Design production fixtures, workstations and layouts using Solid Works, AutoCAD or similar 3D CAD tools.
• Use Flex Sim or comparable simulation tools to evaluate production capacity, workflows and proposed process changes.
• Support line balancing, process design and validation, PFMEA, control plans and new-product introductions.
• Prepare labour ROI, work-content and capital-justification analyses for senior leadership.
• Create and maintain SOPs, work instructions and technical documents.
• Deliver hands‑on training and demonstrations to production employees and cross-functional teams.
• Establish and lead a Continuous Improvement Steering Committee.
• Lead improvement and process‑engineering projects from business case through implementation and sustainment.
• Mentor junior engineers and analysts and help build a sustainable culture of operational excellence.
• Support improvement initiatives across multiple Durabuilt facilities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Manufacturing or a related engineering discipline, or a technical diploma combined with equivalent senior-level experience.
• At least six years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including a minimum of two years leading continuous‑improvement or process‑engineering projects.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is required;
  Black Belt certification is an asset.
• P.Eng., E.I.T. or
  
  C.Tech designation is an asset.
• Strong knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, 5S, Kaizen, Six Sigma, 8D, value stream mapping and root‑cause analysis.
• Advanced knowledge of OEE, including measurement rules, loss categorization, Six Big Losses analysis and improvement validation.
• Experience with automated OEE data…