Director, Continuous Improvement – QSR Lean Transformation

Novolex; United States; On-site; USD 170,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Flexible spending account

Health savings account

Paid vacation

Paid sick days

Parental leave

Paid holidays

Wellness program

Job summary

Novolex seeks a Director, Continuous Improvement - QSR to own CI strategy across the Quick Service Restaurants business unit, deploying the OPX360 OS and defining processes with scorecards to hit BU KPIs.

You will manage regional CI Managers, lead cross-functional Kaizen events, and develop leaders who can drive safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory improvements on the shop floor and in leadership meetings.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business, or a related discipline; Master’s degree or MBA strongly preferred
• 10+ years leading continuous improvement in a multi-site manufacturing environment; converting, packaging, or another high-speed process industry preferred
• Lean certification (Green or Black Belt) and formal project management credentials
• Management-level leadership of engineering, continuous improvement, and technical resources, including indirect and matrixed teams
• Track record of championing change management to build cultural adoption across sites, cultures, and geographies
• Deep working knowledge of manufacturing and distribution operations, with fluency in Kaizen, Six Sigma, and structured problem solving
• Strong facilitation, influencing, and coaching skills, with credibility from the shop floor to the executive team
• Proficiency with ERP systems and Microsoft Office
• Ability to travel up to 75% to provide multi-site support for OPX360 deployment, leadership development, and Kaizen facilitation

Responsibilities

• Deploy the OPX360 Operating System across the BU that translates enterprise strategy into focused initiatives with measurable top and bottom line impact
• Provide vision and leadership for lean deployment across QSR sites, embedding common standards that shift culture and sustain results
• Advance Novolex cultural transformation through knowledge transfer, collaboration, and shared recognition of wins across sites and geographies
• Model servant leadership and humility on the shop floor, build an environment where people feel safe to speak up, and champion leader standard work
• Partner with operating unit and plant leaders to identify capability gaps and target opportunities for rapid process improvement (RPI)
• Lead the determination of CI projects needed to align to the annual productivity improvement targets for the BU
• Manage CI projects from inception through delivery against defined plans, budgets, and schedules, with timely status reporting to senior leadership and stakeholders
• Develop leaders who can independently run Kaizen events; facilitate cross-functional Kaizen events that move core operating metrics: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Cost, and Inventory
• Create a culture of daily problem solving; lead, coach, and mentor a team of CI and Operations professionals
• Build and execute a training strategy that develops lean capability at every level, from the shop floor to senior leadership, and pair it with hands-on project work that eliminates waste

Skills

Lean methodologies

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Leadership

Change management

Project management

ERP systems

MS Office

Travel up to 75%

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Business

Master’s degree or MBA

Tools

ERP systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Novolex seeks a Director, Continuous Improvement - QSR to own CI strategy across the Quick Service Restaurants business unit, deploying the OPX360 OS and defining processes with scorecards to hit BU KPIs.

You will manage regional CI Managers, lead cross-functional Kaizen events, and develop leaders who can drive safety, quality, delivery, cost, and inventory improvements on the shop floor and in leadership meetings.