Improvement Project Lead / Continious Improvement

Safran Cabin; Marysville (WA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Employee discounts

Job summary

Safran Cabin seeks a senior Continuous Improvement leader to drive strategic improvement programs across multiple sites. You will orchestrate project governance, set boundaries with sponsors, and push Lean Sigma initiatives to unlock performance gains.

The role requires deep cross‑functional leadership, change management expertise, and a track record of developing teams and pilots in complex environments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business/Operations or equivalent.
• 10+ years of experience across CI, manufacturing, supply chain, production, quality, engineering, IT, logistics or planning.
• Knowledge of Lean Sigma tools and methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement projects with sponsor input and set project boundaries.
• Establish project structure and governance, including Steering Committee.
• Identify resource needs and secure sponsor sign‑offs.
• Drive ambitious improvement initiatives using Lean Sigma methods.
• Lead change management and stakeholder engagement across projects.
• Mentor and share learnings with other project pilots and teams.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business/Operations

Tools

MS Project

MS Office

Lean Sigma concepts

Job description

Job description

Reporting to the Site Performance Improvement Manager, the objectives and missions are:

• At the request of a sponsor, the continuous improvement lead, leads projects contributing to enhance the performance of a process or an activity
• He/She creates the conditions to promote the improvement, innovation and related tools and organize best practices sharing

Summary of Duties

Primary Activities

• To set boundaries to the project with the help of the sponsor
• To implement the structure of the project management (especially the decision-making body «Steering Committee»)
• To identify the needs in resources and negotiate their provision with the sponsor
• To implement ambitious improvement projects using methods such as Lean Sigma
• To drive the project in incorporating its change management
• To support and lead other projects pilots. They supervise projects led by GB (or BB if MBB) and develop their skills
• To involve the projects shareholders
• To share feedbacks with other project pilots.

But what else? (advantages, specificities, etc.)

Safran Cabin headquarters are in Huntington Beach, California, with a global presence of over 10,000 employees at 39 sites. Site locations are in the United States, Mexico, Brazil, Canada, Germany, France, Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Tunisia and Thailand. Safran Cabin serves over 400 airlines and leasing companies globally and delivers to all airframe OEM manufacturers with a heritage spanning over 80 years in the industry.

Safran's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goes beyond our facility walls. We value and support the communities where we live and work. One of Safran's values and CSR pillar is Corporate Citizenship that helps drive economic, social and cultural progress by sharing our gifts with those around us.

• Your Career: Safran is committed to providing internal mobility to our employees. We operate globally so the sky is the limit of where your Safran journey can take you.
• Your Development: Safran employees have free access to Safran University courses and external tuition reimbursement for approved programs or certifications.
• Your Benefits: Our suite of comprehensive benefits include health care (medical, dental and vision), life insurance, 401(k) savings plans with company match, paid time off, Safran Perks with BenefitHub - Employee Discounts & Rewards Marketplace for consumer products/services and more!

Candidate skills & requirements

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering/Business/Operations

Experience

• 10+ years of experience in the following areas: Continuous Improvement, Manufacturing, Supply Chain; Customer Services; Production; Quality; Engineering; Information Technology; Logistics or Planning.

Knowledge

• Knowledge of the company, Group, management system, processes and organizations
• Knowledge of the project management and risks management
• Knowledge of the leverages of changes in complex organizations
• Knowledge of the basics in terms of techno-economic management and performance management
• Knowledge of the Lean Sigma tools and methods

Computer Skills

• Proficiency in the use of common software packages including MS Office suite - Word, Excel, Outlook, Project, PowerPoint

Other Skills

• Leadership.
• Capacity to negotiate.
• Capacity to delegate.
• Capacity to solve difficult problems in complex situations.
• Experience of the functional and transverse management of multidisciplinary teams.
• Capacity to work in a multicultural and international environment
• Ability to conduct changes.
• Practical experiences of Safran tools and methods including Lean Sigma and the management of complex projects.
• Capacity to identify the leverages of performance improvement.
• Capacity to involve and confederate.
• Great organization and personal structuring.
• Great coordinator.
• Qualities in interpersonal relationships and capacity to kindly .challenge the organizations.