Continuous Improvement Manager

Strategic enterprise leader responsible for building and executing a multi-year Continuous Improvement (CI) roadmap across multiple manufacturing sites. This is a high-impact leadership role partnering directly with senior facility leaders and functional heads to drive Lean transformation, operational excellence, and measurable performance gains.

• Develop and own a multi-year Continuous Improvement Roadmap aligned to business growth and customer commitments
• Lead annual CI planning cycles with executive leadership
• Identify high-value improvement opportunities through data-driven analysis

• Design and deploy a scalable CI program across high-volume production environments
• Drive Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, VSM, SMED, line balancing, and standardized work initiatives
• Lead root cause analysis (DMAIC, 5 Whys, Fishbone) to resolve recurring quality and operational challenges
• Improve throughput, cycle time, equipment utilization, labor productivity, and first-pass yield

• Facilitate Kaizen events and cross-functional improvement workshops
• Coach leaders, engineers, and operators to build a culture of continuous improvement
• Act as internal consultant for large-scale operational transformation

• Establish KPI dashboards and report CI impact, savings, and sustainment to senior leadership
• Bachelor’s degree required (Engineering, Operations, Business);
  Master’s preferred
• 7–10+ years in manufacturing, operations, or CI leadership roles
• Lean Six Sigma certification required (Black Belt strongly preferred)
• Proven success leading enterprise or multi-site CI programs
• Strong executive presence and ability to influence at all levels
• Aerospace, precision machining, high-volume or regulated manufacturing
• Lean transformations, operational turnarounds, or greenfield startups
• Change management and organizational alignment