Continuous Improvement Manager

Job Description Continuous Improvement Manager

Pay Range: $87,000 - $108,000 depending on relevant experience and qualifications

Location:

Flower Mound, TX 75028

The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for leading the site's Continuous Improvement strategy through the integration of Lean Manufacturing, employee engagement, structured problem solving, digital operational excellence tools, and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) principles. This position drives sustainable improvements in Safety, Quality, Reliability, Productivity, and Cost by developing people, improving processes, and eliminating operational losses across the facility.

The Continuous Improvement Manager partners with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, Safety, Supply Chain, and Engineering leaders to achieve business objectives while building a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement. This position serves as the site champion for Continuous Improvement systems, including the deployment and utilization of the RHEO platform to drive data-driven decision making, operational visibility, workforce development, and loss elimination.

The Continuous Improvement Manager directly supervises the Continuous Improvement Supervisor and provides leadership, coaching, and direction to a team of Continuous Improvement Coordinators.

• Develop and execute the site's Continuous Improvement strategy and annual roadmap.
• Lead Kaizen events, focused improvement activities, and loss elimination initiatives.
• Drive implementation and sustainability of Lean Manufacturing tools and methodologies.
• Develop and deploy Standard Work, Visual Management, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, and A3 Problem Solving processes.
• Facilitate cross‑functional improvement projects aligned with business objectives.
• Promote a culture where continuous improvement becomes part of daily management practices.
• Establish systems that ensure improvements are sustained and continuously improved.

• Serve as the site owner and champion of the RHEO platform.
• Drive adoption and utilization of RHEO across Operations, Quality, Safety, Maintenance, Training, and Continuous Improvement functions.
• Utilize real‑time dashboards, video analytics, AI-generated insights, and operational data to identify improvement opportunities and eliminate losses.
• Leverage RHEO data to support root cause analysis, problem solving, standard work development, training effectiveness, and performance management.
• Develop operational reporting systems that provide actionable insights for supervisors, managers, and plant leadership.
• Promote data-driven decision making throughout the organization.

• Champion TPM principles and support TPM pillar deployment throughout the operation.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance teams to improve equipment reliability and asset utilization.
• Drive initiatives focused on Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Focused Improvement, and Operator Ownership.
• Lead efforts to identify and eliminate chronic equipment losses and recurring failure modes.
• Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and equipment performance through structured problem solving.
• Support development of a reliability-focused culture throughout all operational departments.

• Drive improvements in Units Per Work Hour (UPWH), labor productivity, and operational efficiency.
• Analyze process flows and identify opportunities to improve throughput and capacity.
• Lead efforts to eliminate non-value-added activities and manufacturing waste.
• Partner with Operations leadership to improve labor utilization, line balancing,…