Continuous Improvement Leader: Data-Driven Change Agent

Rust-Oleum; Beachwood (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension plan

401(k) match

Medical & dental

Life & disability

EAP

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Merit increases

Bonus

Job summary

Rust-Oleum in Beachwood, OH seeks a senior Continuous Improvement leader to drive the facility's CI program across operations, safety, R&D, quality and supply chain. You will coach teams on lean tools, lead data-driven projects, and shape standards that align with RPM's strategic goals.

The role emphasizes hands-on data collection, cross-functional collaboration, and developing metrics that link improvements to financial outcomes. Strong communication and change leadership are essential.

Qualifications

• Technical degree or equivalent in Engineering, Science, Business, Management or Operations related subjects - Required.
• Accredited Lean Six Sigma Black Belt - Desirable
• Accredited Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt - Desirable
• Technical Master's Degree - Desirable

Responsibilities

• Work with facilities in collection of business baseline performance data such as OEE and Yield, aligning with tiered meetings and leading to sustained improvement activities.
• Establishment of plant management meaningful metrics reflected in financials.
• Lead and coach data driven continuous improvement projects and events to eliminate root causes of waste.
• Documentation of continuous improvement activities and projects.
• Establish plant management processes to monitor progress and reporting against standards, by hour, shift, day, week, and month.
• Ascertain corrective and sustained preventative actions to eliminate deviations from standard.
• Implement and coach on improvement programs to institute new standards and improved ways of working.
• Support in collection of relevant data, leading to improvement activities.

Skills

Minitab

Power BI

JMP

Excel

PowerPoint

Lean Six Sigma

Leadership

Communication

Change management

EQ/CQ

Education

Technical degree or equivalent

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt

Technical Master's Degree

Tools

JMP

Job description

Rust-Oleum in Beachwood, OH seeks a senior Continuous Improvement leader to drive the facility's CI program across operations, safety, R&D, quality and supply chain. You will coach teams on lean tools, lead data-driven projects, and shape standards that align with RPM's strategic goals.

The role emphasizes hands-on data collection, cross-functional collaboration, and developing metrics that link improvements to financial outcomes. Strong communication and change leadership are essential.