Continuous Improvement Manager - Lean Excellence Leader

FTI; Pittsboro (IN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Faith Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Excellerate Continuous Improvement Manager to lead a metrics-driven CI program across facilities, applying Lean principles to standardize activities.

You will design, develop and coach teams, organize CI activities, and mentor future CI leaders to build a sustainable culture of Operational Excellence.

The role requires a bachelor degree and 10+ years Lean/CI in manufacturing; travel 10-25% and a schedule 7 AM–5 PM, Mon–Fri.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering, Operations Management, or business related field.
• 10+ years experience implementing and sustaining lean strategies and CI in a manufacturing environment with high-mix / low volume production.
• Travel: 10-25%.
• Work Schedule: 7 AM–5 PM, Monday–Friday; schedule flexible to meet role expectations.

Responsibilities

• Act as the technical expert in Lean Manufacturing tools and principles including 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping / Process Mapping, Kaizen, A3, Root Cause Analysis and Mistake Proofing.
• Create and update the CI Plan to develop and promote a Continuous Improvement culture within Excellerate.
• Organize, lead and maintain Excellerate-wide Continuous Improvement activities.
• Work with all facilities and departments to identify and quantify potential opportunities for improvement and implement solutions that deliver measurable results.
• Develop education materials to deploy throughout the organization to train the organization in Continuous Improvement methodologies and tools.
• Provide coaching through hands-on facilitation and demonstration of the use of Lean tools.
• Create meaningful metrics and mechanism to track Operational Excellence progress through monthly scorecard updates.
• Build trust within organization through direct engagement, problem solving, and building relationships.
• Support Excellerate Process Development activities through facilitation of Process Flow and Process Mapping activities and act as a mentor to train others to lead in the future.
• Performs other related duties as required and assigned.

Skills

Lean thinking

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Manufacturing/Industrial Engineering/Operations Management or related field

Tools

5S

Visual Management

Standard Work

Value Stream Mapping

Process Mapping

Kaizen

A3

Root Cause Analysis

Mistake Proofing

Job description

Faith Technologies, Inc. is seeking an Excellerate Continuous Improvement Manager to lead a metrics-driven CI program across facilities, applying Lean principles to standardize activities.

You will design, develop and coach teams, organize CI activities, and mentor future CI leaders to build a sustainable culture of Operational Excellence.

The role requires a bachelor degree and 10+ years Lean/CI in manufacturing; travel 10-25% and a schedule 7 AM–5 PM, Mon–Fri.