CI/Lean Leader — Drive Plant Transformation & Savings

Cornerstone Building Brands; Lithia Springs (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Cornerstone Building Brands seeks a Manager, Continuous Improvement to drive Lean initiatives across a windows and doors manufacturing facility. You will lead a CI Specialist, partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, Engineering, and Maintenance to deliver measurable safety, quality and efficiency gains.

Responsibilities include leading Kaizen events, conducting value stream mappings, root-cause analysis, and ensuring sustainment through standard work and visual management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Industrial Technology, or related field.
• Five+ years in manufacturing operations with at least 3 years in Continuous Improvement/Lean leadership.
• Successful Kaizen event leadership with measurable results.
• Strong knowledge of Lean tools, problem-solving, process mapping, and performance measurement.
• Experience supervising or mentoring teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead Lean transformation roadmap and align with enterprise CI strategy.
• Coach CI team and cross-functional partners to deliver improvements.
• Plan and facilitate Kaizen events targeting throughput and cost reductions.
• Apply Six Sigma, SPC, and data analysis to improve process capability.
• Manage CI project pipeline with charters, milestones, and financial tracking.
• Track and report CI performance and present to leadership.

Skills

Lean manufacturing

Kaizen events

Six Sigma

Value stream mapping

SPC

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

Minitab

Power BI

Excel

Job description

Cornerstone Building Brands seeks a Manager, Continuous Improvement to drive Lean initiatives across a windows and doors manufacturing facility. You will lead a CI Specialist, partner with Operations, Quality, Supply Chain, EHS, Engineering, and Maintenance to deliver measurable safety, quality and efficiency gains.

Responsibilities include leading Kaizen events, conducting value stream mappings, root-cause analysis, and ensuring sustainment through standard work and visual management.