Continuous Improvement Program Manager (Day Shift)

Trinity Industries; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Industries in Fort Worth, TX is seeking a Continuous Improvement Program Manager to implement operational excellence strategies and lead improvements in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor’s degree, 3-5 years of relevant experience, and expertise in LEAN techniques.

This role requires hands-on leadership skills and a passion for operational excellence to drive cultural change within the organization. Join us to be part of 'Delivering Goods for the Good of All!'

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 3-5 years in corporate or manufacturing environment.
• 3+ years of continuous improvement experience preferred.
• Strong technical skills and hands-on experience in CI activities.

Responsibilities

• Implement operational excellence strategies.
• Lead Kaizen events for continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute action plans for improvements.
• Build employee engagement in the work environment.
• Manage capital projects and CI processes.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

Project Management

Root Cause Analysis

Kaizen

Value Stream Mapping

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business or Operations

Tools

LEAN techniques

Job description

Job Description - Continuous Improvement Program Manager (Day Shift) (2500712)

Job Description

Continuous Improvement Program Manager (Day Shift) - ( 2500712 )

Description

Trinity Industries is searching for a talented team player to fill the open position of Continuous Improvement Program Manager at our Fort Worth, TX Plant! We welcome your ideas and your outstanding work ethic.

In this role you will drive sustainable continuous improvements within Trinity Industries, delivering breakthrough results in Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost; while building cultural change throughout the organization. The CI Program Manager may work closely with business functional leaders, plant leadership and/or department employees to achieve results. This position requires strong technical lean manufacturing and hands‑on leadership skills, along with a passion for operations excellence to be successful.

Join our team today to be part of Delivering Goods for the Good of All!

What you'll do:

• Implements operational excellence and continuous improvement strategies
• Leads and facilitates Kaizen events to drive sustainable improvements
• Develop and execute improvement action plans
• Build an employee engaged work environment
• Develop tracking tools and measures to support initiatives
• Develops business case justification for projects and initiatives
• Better leverage resources and share best practices across all facilities
• Provide and teach CI tools to team members
• Tracks and analyzes the CI process and maturity matrices
• Builds a CI culture across the organization
• Manage capital projects

What you'll need:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four‑year college or university (Engineering, Business or Operations preferred) or equivalent combination of education and related work experience
• Experience in Mechanical Engineering, design of tooling and fixturing preferred
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt preferred
• 3 - 5 years in a corporate or manufacturing environment
• 3+ years of CI experience, preferred
• Possess some technical skills and hands‑on experience in continuous improvement activities
• Solid application and knowledge of LEAN techniques and related CI tools
• Knowledgeable in Root Cause Analysis, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, labor analysis, 5S 8 wastes
• Possess the leadership skills required to drive the overall CI process at your local plant
• Strong project management skills used to drive capital projects
• Sound financial acumen and problem‑solving skills to drive improvements in back office operations like Leasing, HR, Finance, Engineering and IT