Continuous Improvement Lead

Here at Siemens, we take pride in enabling sustainable progress through technology. We do this through empowering customers by combining the real and digital worlds. Improving how we live, work, and move today and for the next generation!

We know that the only way a business thrives is if our people are thriving. That’s why we always put our people first. Our global, diverse team would be happy to support you and challenge you to grow in new ways. Who knows where our shared journey will take you?

The EA Business Unit’s U.S. headquarters in Wendell, North Carolina, specializes in medium‑voltage power distribution equipment, including primary and secondary switch gear, controllers, contractors, circuit breakers, as well as OEM and replacement/retrofit solutions and services.

Help shape the future of manufacturing. In this key leadership role, you'll drive lean transformation and operational excellence across production, logistics, and fabrication operations. Working closely with plant leadership, engineering, and business teams, you'll implement daily improvement practices, lead Kaizen initiatives, and develop innovative solutions that improve productivity, quality, and performance.

You'll also help bridge manufacturing and digital technologies, using data, automation, and Industrial AI to create smarter, more efficient operations..

• Shopfloormanagementsystemownership:strengtheningmanufacturingcapabilityand performancebyprovidingnewmanagement systemenablerssuch asbut not limited tovisualprocesscontrols, performance indicators,signals,escalation protocols, accountability,standardization,fast-response problem solving, process audits,and sustaining mechanisms.
• Kaizen / sprint / workshop facilitation:build customizedworkeventsemployingbest-fit approaches from relevant methodology, orchestratepre-work and practical logistics, and guide all necessary contributing partiesthroughacollaborative sequence of exercisestospeed the flowof internal improvement projects from idea to execution, ultimately forming arevolving deck of continuous improvementactivitywhich canbecomeadefiningfeatureofplant culture.
• Buildingorganizationalcompetency and fosteringCIculture:Provide training, coaching,and pathwaysforstaffand employeestolearn, adopt, andpracticeprinciples of continuous improvement in alignment with business objectives.
  
  Support the proactive definition,documentation, and socialization of standardstoincrease operational maturity.
• Structured problem-solving andprocessstabilization:Owns, hosts, and socializes a system ofRCA, PDCA,8D, A3 techniquestoaddress systemicgapsresultingin the effective implementation ofwell-crafted preventative measures.
  
  Mapskeylearnings and conclusions back into theorganizationalmanagement system,leveraging tools like Standardized Work, 6S,pFMEA, and TPM.
• Roadmap and strategy development:Translating technical analysis into requirements, features, user stories,backlogs,roadmaps, and commercial value propositions tobuildmomentum and clarityaroundstrategicobjectivesand plans.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering,Operations,Supply Chain, or related technical discipline.
• 5+years experience in
  
  Process Engineering, Operations Management, Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement, including implementation responsibility within a production environment.
• Demonstrated practitioner ofLean/CIapproachesand tools such asbut not limited to5S/6S,VSM,Standardized Work, 8D/A3,Yamazumi,TPM, Pull Systems,SMED.
• Prove…