Plant Continuous Improvement Leader — Lean & Kaizen

Chromalloy; Mexicali; On-site; MXN 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Chromalloy in Mexicali, Mexico seeks a Continuous Improvement Lead to coordinate plant-wide CI activities and drive productivity improvements. You will lead Kaizen events, map value streams, track KPIs, and partner with Production, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to realize cost reductions and standardized processes.

The role requires Lean Six Sigma expertise, SAP/ERP familiarity, and data-driven decision making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or similar.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a similar position.
• English proficiency 90% spoken and written; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate continuous improvement projects across the plant to meet strategic and operational objectives.
• Develop and implement Lean initiatives to reduce waste and improve efficiency.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and transformation activities to increase productivity and reduce cycle times.
• Establish, monitor, and report KPIs related to productivity, quality, delivery, safety and cost.
• Coordinate process analysis activities, Value Stream Mapping and standardization initiatives.
• Lead cost reduction and process improvement projects using Six Sigma, DMAIC, 5S, Visual Management and Root Cause Analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of improvement initiatives.
• Manage the plant’s Kaizen program, including opportunity identification and implementation.
• Ensure timely completion of corrective actions from audits and quality findings.
• Train employees in Continuous Improvement methodologies and Lean tools.
• Partner with plant leadership to prioritize projects aligned with regional and corporate objectives.
• Manage implementation plans, timelines and deliverables using project management tools.
• Promote process digitalization and automation to enhance efficiency.
• Share best practices across regional facilities to drive standardization.

Skills

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, or Business

Tools

SAP

MS Project

MS Excel

MS Word

Job description

Chromalloy in Mexicali, Mexico seeks a Continuous Improvement Lead to coordinate plant-wide CI activities and drive productivity improvements. You will lead Kaizen events, map value streams, track KPIs, and partner with Production, Quality, Engineering, and Maintenance to realize cost reductions and standardized processes.

The role requires Lean Six Sigma expertise, SAP/ERP familiarity, and data-driven decision making.