Manager, Continuous Improvement

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Lennox (NYSE: LII) Driven by 130 years of legacy, HVAC and refrigeration success, Lennox provides our residential and commercial customers with industry-leading climate-control solutions. At Lennox, we win as a team, aiming for excellence and delivering innovative, sustainable products and services. Our culture guides us and creates a workplace where all employees feel heard and welcomed. Lennox is a global community that values each team member’s contributions and offers a supportive environment for career development.

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The Continuous Improvement Manager is responsible for driving operational excellence across manufacturing processes with a heavy focus on scrap reduction
, cycle count variance reduction
, process optimization
, and root cause problem solving
. This role leads cross-functional initiatives, sponsors A3 improvement projects, and ensures that production systems, controls, and programming are optimized for safety, quality, cost, and delivery.

Scrap Reduction & Process Optimization

• Lead targeted scrap-reduction initiatives with a strong emphasis on scrap factor accuracy, and waste elimination.
• Analyze and track scrap trends, identify systemic issues, and implement corrective actions to reduce material loss.
• Partner with operations, engineering, and maintenance to optimize setups, tooling, programming, and machine controls.
• Develop and maintain process standards that reduce variation and improve first-pass yield.

Cycle Count Variance & Inventory Accuracy

• Support the root cause analysis and corrective action process for cycle count variances related to machine scrap and scrap factors.
• Implement controls, audits, and process improvements to prevent reoccurrence of inventory discrepancies. (Machine focus and Software programs)
• Drive accountability for material flow, BOM accuracy, routings, and scrap reporting.

Engineering & Machine Support

• Evaluate and optimize machine programs, setups, and process parameters to improve efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Collaborate with maintenance and engineering to ensure machine capability aligns with production volume, tolerance, and capabilities.
• Support new product introductions by validating routing, cycle times, and material usage factors (Scrap Factors at site introduction).
• Lead root cause investigations using tools such as 5 Why, Fishbone, DMAIC, and PFMEA.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Work closely with Production, Quality, Supply Chain, Finance, and Engineering to align improvement priorities.
• Communicate findings, project status, and improvement results to leadership.
• Build strong relationships across the plant to influence change and sustain improvements.

A successful candidate will be:

• Data-driven
  , with a passion for uncovering root causes and eliminating waste.
• Hands-on
  , spending time on the floor to understand processes and drive real change.
• Collaborative
  , able to influence without authority and build trust across teams.
• Results-oriented
  , consistently delivering measurable improvements in scrap, accuracy, and throughput.

• Requires a bachelor's degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Requires at least 8 years related experience.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or equivalent preferred.
• Must have expertise with a broad toolbox of statistical skills for modeling and prediction.
• Requires broad understanding of process best practices and barriers to implementation.
• Demonstrates strong financial acumen and understanding of the value chain.
• Requires very strong data and business information skills including Excel, Access, SQL database and related skills.
• Must have strong customer service and relational skills.
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Must…