Global Lean & Continuous Improvement Manager

RPM SPG; Attleboro (MA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Business travel insurance

Flexible spending accounts

EAP

Job summary

Rust-Oleum Corporation is seeking a Lean Manufacturing professional in Attleboro, MA to plan and implement lean strategies aligned with global business goals. The role leads kaizen events, value stream mapping, and data-driven problem solving to eliminate losses and improve equipment reliability.

You will coach plant staff, develop local lean leadership, and transition ownership of improvements to operations teams, ensuring sustaining results and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Plan and implement lean manufacturing strategies to align with global business strategy.
• Lead lean events like kaizen, value stream mapping, and statistical problem solving.
• Provide leadership to improve reliability, ease of use, and reduce changeover times.
• Coach operations teams to standardize lean methods across the plant.
• Develop lean leadership within local teams to enable self-led improvement.
• Transition project ownership to local teams and sustain results over time.
• Communicate across teams to ensure clarity of responsibilities and compliance.

Job description

Rust-Oleum Corporation is seeking a Lean Manufacturing professional in Attleboro, MA to plan and implement lean strategies aligned with global business goals. The role leads kaizen events, value stream mapping, and data-driven problem solving to eliminate losses and improve equipment reliability.

You will coach plant staff, develop local lean leadership, and transition ownership of improvements to operations teams, ensuring sustaining results and cross-team collaboration.