Continuous Improvement Leader

Constellium; Ravenswood (WV); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The CI Leader at Constellium Ravenswood is responsible for identifying high‑value CI projects, selecting participants, and coordinating site training to drive measurable improvements across the plant.

You will coach departmental leaders, project sponsors and teams, facilitate cross‑functional CI activities, and support the CI Manager in developing and executing the site CI roadmap, enabling a sustainable continuous improvement culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Effective organizational skills and ability to work with various levels of the organization.
• Excellent leadership skills and good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Prefer 2+ years of experience facilitating, coaching and implementing TPM, Lean Six Sigma/ Kaizen events and driving lean transformation with proven results and implementations in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma Green Belt training required; Black Belt certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate assessments of manufacturing areas within Ravenswood to identify CI events that will yield the greatest improvement and value.
• Develop and deliver professional training applications, as required, to enable employees at all levels to engage and contribute in the CI process.
• Through CI initiatives, provide area management with the tools to highlight problems and address them with immediate corrective action with the intent of minimizing their impact and preventing recurrence.
• Coach management teams at Ravenswood to develop a continuous improvement culture, where CI is interwoven into the way we do business as opposed to being a specific program.
• Coach/facilitate/participate in plant shop floor teams to enable Constellium to continuously improve performance, leverage information centers for CI, create a visual workplace, and solve complex problems.
• Openly and effectively communicate about CI, build credibility through relationships, and provide leadership to the program.
• Help develop and implement the CI Roadmap for the plant (improvement teams, audits, communication). Help Lead improvement teams and facilitate others to lead their improvement teams.
• Alert in case of deviation (planning, results, etc.). Learn and take over methods and tools at first and subsequently deliver professional training and coaching to enable employees at all levels to engage and contribute to the waste elimination mentality.
• Contribute to the definition of standards, norms, and best practices for manufacturing management and performance measurement, promote and set them up. Play a key role in the local change management and the cultural transformation of the site.
• Participate in CI coordination events and share with counterparts in the CI community and organization. Identify and share best practices. Evaluate external best practices for local adoption & implementation.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Coaching

Project management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Engineering, or related field

Job description

Job Summary

The position of CI Leader is responsible for leading and supporting the Ravenswood Team in identification of CI projects with the greatest value, selection of the participants for CI projects, and coordination of CI training. This position is also responsible for supporting the management, facilitation, coordination, and execution of the site's CI initiatives. The CI Leader will support and coach Departmental Leadership Teams, Project Sponsors, Project Leaders and other Leaders in regard to their roles in CI. Coordination across all projects is critical, including regular review meetings and reports to Management. The CI Leader is expected to support the CI Manager in development and execution of CI activities and implementation for the Ravenswood facility. The CI Leader supports major CI related projects affecting the whole facility (i.e. Plant-Wide) & can be expected to facilitate/lead projects in any area/department.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate assessments of manufacturing areas within Ravenswood to identify CI events that will yield the greatest improvement and value.
• Develop and deliver professional training applications, as required, to enable employees at all levels to engage and contribute in the CI process.
• Through CI initiatives, provide area management with the tools to highlight problems and address them with immediate corrective action with the intent of minimizing their impact and preventing recurrence.
• Coach management teams at Ravenswood to develop a continuous improvement culture, where CI is interwoven into the way we do business as opposed to being a specific program.
• Coach/facilitate/participate in plant shop floor teams to enable Constellium to continuously improve performance, leverage information centers for CI, create a visual workplace, and solve complex problems.
• Openly and effectively communicate about CI, build credibility through relationships, and provide leadership to the program.
• Help develop and implement the CI Roadmap for the plant (improvement teams, audits, communication). Help Lead improvement teams and facilitate others to lead their improvement teams.
• Alert in case of deviation (planning, results, etc.). Learn and take over methods and tools at first and subsequently deliver professional training and coaching to enable employees at all levels to engage and contribute to the waste elimination mentality.
• Contribute to the definition of standards, norms, and best practices for manufacturing management and performance measurement, promote and set them up. Play a key role in the local change management and the cultural transformation of the site.
• Participate in CI coordination events and share with counterparts in the CI community and organization. Identify and share best practices. Evaluate external best practices for local adoption & implementation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required in a Business, Engineering, or related field.
• Effective organizational skills and ability to work with various levels of the organization.
• Excellent leadership skills and good interpersonal skills.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Prefer 2+ years of experience facilitating, coaching and implementing TPM, Lean Six Sigma/ Kaizen events and driving lean transformation with proven results and implementations in a manufacturing environment.
• Six Sigma Green Belt training required; Black Belt certification preferred.
• Proven ability to work independently and successfully, driving projects to completion.
• Facilitate cross functional teams, while implementing improvement within an established time frame.
• Well organized, high energy, data driven, and results oriented.

Dimensions

• Responsible for personal health and safety, as well as the health and safety of colleagues, in accordance with all EHS policies & procedures
• To adhere to Constellium’ s Standards of Business Conduct
• To adhere to Constellium’ s Policy and Procedures
• To live Constellium Core values
• To undertake such other duties as may be reasonably expected

About Constellium

With ~1,200 employees, Constellium’ s plant in Ravenswood, West Virginia, is one of the world’s largest rolled products facilities, offering customers the most powerful plate stretchers in the world, as well as one of the largest cold rolling mills. Built in 1957, the plant houses 62 acres (about 250,900 m²) of production facilities, and is one of the top 50 businesses in West Virginia. We produce plate, sheet, and coil products for aerospace, defense, transportation, marine, and industrial uses. As the global leader in aluminum aerospace technology, we specialize in high performance plates, sheets and extrusions that bring cost and performance benefits to space programs and military and commercial aircraft. Our advanced aluminum products manufactured in the US, France and Switzerland can be found in platforms manufactured by Airbus, Applied Materials, Blue Origin, Boeing, Bombardier, Dassault, Embraer, General Dynamics, LAM, Lockheed Martin, SpaceX and others. The Ravenswood facility is nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, along the Ohio River. It is the largest employer in Jackson County, and one of the top 50 businesses in West Virginia. A culture of family, community, and hard work runs deep in Jackson County. Located in the western region of West Virginia, it is one of the most productive regions in the state, with Ripley as its countyseat and Ravenswood serving as its largest municipality. Ripley sits between the Parkersburg and Charleston metropolitan areas. The region offers plenty of activities, both open-air and indoors, for a wide range of interests. These include parks, lakes, forests, Civil War trails, golf courses, historical landmarks (covered bridges, a heritage house, a castle), museums and galleries, conference centers, the Clay Center for the Arts and Sciences, the Charleston Light Opera Guild, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

An Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.