Continuous Improvement Specialist — Lean Six Sigma Leader

Shawcor; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision coverage with

401(k) with company match

Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability

Wellness incentives

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Discounts on fitness, shopping &travel

Job summary

Mattr in Fairfield, OH is seeking a Continuous Improvement Specialist to drive operational excellence using Lean and Six Sigma methods. You will partner with manufacturing, quality, engineering, maintenance, and supply chain to identify, prioritize, and execute initiatives that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.

Responsibilities include leading Kaizen events, analyzing data, and sustaining improvements with standard work and visual management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Operations Management, Manufacturing Technology, Business, or a related field.
• 3 to 7 years of experience in manufacturing, operations, engineering, or continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated success leading Lean or Six Sigma projects within a manufacturing environment.
• Experience managing projects from identification through successful implementation.

Responsibilities

• Lead and facilitate continuous improvement projects using Lean Six Sigma methodologies.
• Execute Kaizen events, waste elimination activities, and process improvement initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to improve productivity, quality, capacity, safety, and cost performance.
• Implement sustainable solutions and verify achievement of targeted results.
• Monitor project progress and communicate outcomes to site leadership.
• Facilitate root cause analysis using DMAIC, A3, 5 Why, Fishbone, and Pareto analyses.
• Analyze manufacturing data to identify trends, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.
• Partner with operations teams to reduce scrap, downtime, and process variation.
• Support data-driven decision-making that improves operational performance.
• Support Lean practices including 5S, Visual Management, Standard Work, Value Stream Mapping, TPM, Daily Management Systems.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures and best practices.
• Conduct audits and assessments to ensure compliance and sustainability of improvements.
• Train employees and leaders on Lean principles and continuous improvement tools.
• Facilitate workshops and improvement events.
• Encourage employee engagement and support continuous improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Track and report project savings and operational performance metrics.
• Maintain the continuous improvement project pipeline and status reporting.
• Present recommendations, updates, and results to site leadership.

Skills

Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Project management

Data analysis

Excel

Power BI

Communication

Facilitation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Operations/Manufacturing/Business

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

MS Office

Job description

Mattr in Fairfield, OH is seeking a Continuous Improvement Specialist to drive operational excellence using Lean and Six Sigma methods. You will partner with manufacturing, quality, engineering, maintenance, and supply chain to identify, prioritize, and execute initiatives that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost performance.

Responsibilities include leading Kaizen events, analyzing data, and sustaining improvements with standard work and visual management.