Global Continuous Improvement Lead — Hands-On Lean

Southco, Inc.; Glen Mills (Delaware County); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base pay

Generous PTO & holidays

401(k) with company contributions

Employee stock ownership plan

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Southco, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Continuous Improvement to drive CI results across the Americas and help set the standard for how we do continuous improvement company-wide.

This hands-on, individual contributor role leads CI direction across our Americas facilities and partners with EMEA and APAC CI teams. You will engage both manufacturing and office processes, facilitate kaizen events, coach teams through structured problem solving, and connect CI work to financial and performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Science, or Business; advanced degree a plus.
• 8+ years of engineering or operations experience.
• 3–5+ years manufacturing/operations CI experience with measurable results.
• Onsite work at Concordville Global Headquarters 4 days a week.
• Willingness to travel up to 20% internationally.
• Lean/Six Sigma Black Belt or Lean Master a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead CI execution across the Americas and coach site-level CI Managers.
• Own and safeguard corporate CI standards, tools, and reporting.
• Partner with CI leaders in EMEA and APAC for global consistency.
• Build and deliver CI training using Lean tools to teams across the business.
• Facilitate performance scorecard reviews, root-cause analysis, and corrective action.
• Help shape how AI and digital tools strengthen CI at Southco.

Skills

Lean/Six Sigma CI

Problem-solving

Kaizen

A3

8D

DMAIC

PDCA

Influence skills

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Science/Business

Advanced degree a plus

Tools

5S

Kanban

VSM

SMED

Job description

Southco, Inc. is seeking a Manager, Continuous Improvement to drive CI results across the Americas and help set the standard for how we do continuous improvement company-wide.

This hands-on, individual contributor role leads CI direction across our Americas facilities and partners with EMEA and APAC CI teams. You will engage both manufacturing and office processes, facilitate kaizen events, coach teams through structured problem solving, and connect CI work to financial and performance metrics.