Continuous Improvement Lead ​/ Contract ​/ Onsite ​/ Fairfield, OH

Our client, a global leader in energy management
, is seeking a Continuous Improvement Lead. This role is fully onsite in Fairfield, OH, operating on first shift.

* This is a 6-month W2 contract role with benefits!*

As a Continuous Improvement Lead, you will be responsible for championing and driving the continuous improvement of high-impact operational processes and production systems.You’ll serve as the key contact for smart factory solutions, oversee Kaizen and productivity initiatives
, and ensure the sustainability ofmanufacturingplant processes, including front-end, core operations, and smart factory deployment.

• Lead manufacturing plant-wide continuous improvement strategy from tendering to delivery
• Animate, challenge, and follow Kaizen events
  ; lead select initiatives to drive operational process enhancement
• Serve as the point of contact for smart factory solutions, working closely with IPM and global smart factory leaders on deployment in the plant
• Define and execute yearly productivity action plans to achieve Direct Labor Productivity targets, as well as implement manufacturing excellence concepts
• Manage current and future state Value Stream Mapping,report productivity results, and subsequently
  leadtransversal actions to improve product lead time

• Bachelor’s Degree in Operations, Engineering, Supply Chain or a relevant field
• 4+ years of experience with production systems in industrial mechanical, electric assembly, and/or automotive manufacturing
• Extensive experience in Lean Manufacturing Tools such as 5S, Value Stream Mapping, SMED, Visual management, Kaizen, etc. as well as Microsoft Office
• Advancedexperience in Agile Methodologies and project management