Continuous Improvement Lead — Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas, Inc.; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus program

401K with company match

11 paid holidays per year

Job summary

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. (NPAA) seeks an experienced Continuous Improvement leader with a strong manufacturing background. You will guide 5S, cross-functional projects, and systematic workflow analyses to drive cost control and efficiency improvements across departments.

Lead Kaizen events, apply Six Sigma and Lean methods, and monitor metrics like change control and on-time delivery. A technical degree and 10+ years of domain experience are preferred for this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical field or equivalent working experience.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of IATF16949 and/or ISO9001 standards.

Responsibilities

• Leads NPAA 5S initiative.
• Leads cross-functional projects to analyze and design sequence of operations and workflows.
• Conducts studies pertaining to cost control, cost reduction, inventory control, and production record systems.
• Develops and implements plans and programs for revisions to operating methods.
• Interfaces with other departments to identify improvement opportunities to drive high quality and efficient processes.
• Facilitate Kaizen events to drive continuous improvement in all areas of the business.
• Participate on multiple projects and apply continuous improvement techniques leveraging Six Sigma and Lean methodologies to solve problems and build new capabilities.
• Tracks Monthly customer scorecard and implements improvement activity.
• Trends, monitors, and improves major areas of the quality system such as change control, customer feedback and complaints, investigations, deviations, and on-time delivery.
• Share best practices from Nippon group companies and industry standards.
• Document before and after CI process improvement conditions.
• Maintain up to date documentation logs on all CI projects in process and completed projects.

Skills

Project management

Lean manufacturing

Six Sigma

Problem solving

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Planning & organization

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in a technical field

Tools

IATF16949

ISO 9001

Job description

Nippon Paint Automotive Americas Inc. (NPAA) seeks an experienced Continuous Improvement leader with a strong manufacturing background. You will guide 5S, cross-functional projects, and systematic workflow analyses to drive cost control and efficiency improvements across departments.

Lead Kaizen events, apply Six Sigma and Lean methods, and monitor metrics like change control and on-time delivery. A technical degree and 10+ years of domain experience are preferred for this role.