Continuous Improvement Supervisor

Confidential Careers; North Carolina; On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Careers is seeking a hands-on Continuous Improvement Supervisor to lead plant-floor CI initiatives and embed best practices. You will partner with plant leadership and CI teams on kaizen events, metrics, and root-cause problem solving, driving adoption of a Lean/Six Sigma mindset.

You will deploy 5S and waste-elimination training, own KPI reporting, and coach teams across shifts to sustain cost-savings and standard work across operations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in Continuous Improvement or related operations role.
• Experience in food manufacturing or equipment-driven environments preferred.
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control and root cause analysis.
• Strong communication and diplomatic collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to site CI strategy and deployment plans against KPIs.
• Deploy CI awareness training (5S, waste elimination) and share best practices.
• Coach VPMS at shift and department levels.
• Own KPI charting and lead performance reviews regularly.
• Lead Kaizen events from scoping to execution using Lean/Six Sigma tools.
• Analyze data to identify improvements and streamline data collection.
• Train teams on CI tools and support development of work standards and cost savings tracking.

Skills

Communication

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem-solving

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

The Continuous Improvement Supervisor leads execution of plant-floor CI initiatives, embedding best practices, reinforcing a CI mindset, and streamlining non-value-added activities. This is a hands-on, floor-based role partnering with plant leadership and CI teams on kaizen events, metrics, and root cause problem solving.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to site CI strategy and deployment plans, driving action plans against plant KPIs.
• Deploy CI awareness training (5S, waste elimination) and promote best-practice sharing across shifts.
• Introduce and coach a Visual Performance Management System (VPMS) at the shift and department level.
• Own KPI charting/posting and lead performance reviews on a daily/weekly/monthly/quarterly cadence.
• Own a structured root-cause problem-solving tool, coaching teams on the right CI methodology per problem.
• Lead site-level CI projects and Kaizen events from scoping through execution, applying Lean and Six Sigma tools.
• Analyze operational data to identify improvement opportunities and simplify/automate data collection.
• Train teams on CI tools and support development of work standards and cost-savings tracking.

Qualifications

• 5+ years overall work experience, including experience in Continuous Improvement or a closely related operational role (Operations Specialist/Supervisor backgrounds strongly preferred).
• Experience in food manufacturing or a similar equipment-driven environment strongly preferred.
• Knowledge of Statistical Process Control, root cause analysis, and other analytical methods.
• Strong communication, presentation, and diplomatic collaboration skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Excel).
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and drive projects to completion despite obstacles.