Lead Continuous Improvement Engineer – Quality & Ops Leader

Glanbia; West Haven (CT); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Health & dental plan

Generous family leave policy

401K

Job summary

Glanbia is seeking a hands-on Continuous Improvement Engineering Manager to lead FTQ, CAPA, and operational excellence at our West Haven, CT facility.

You will partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, R&D, Procurement, and Commercialization to solve manufacturing challenges, reduce quality losses, and build sustainable process improvements. The role emphasizes Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen in a data-driven environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical engineering discipline.
• 5+ years of manufacturing, quality, process engineering, or CI experience.
• Experience leading CAPA investigations and root cause analysis in a regulated manufacturing environment.
• Strong understanding of statistical analysis, process capability, and measurable improvements.
• Demonstrated project management and cross-functional leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead investigations into quality issues and deviations.
• Apply root cause tools (5 Why, Fishbone, FTA) and statistical analysis.
• Drive CAPA actions and monitor effectiveness.
• Analyze data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Lead improvement projects affecting safety, cost, delivery, and productivity.
• Utilize Lean, Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence methods.
• Facilitate Kaizen events and value stream mapping.
• Develop a prioritized site CI roadmap.

Skills

Root Cause Analysis

Project Management

Cross-functional Collaboration

Problem-Solving

Statistical Analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Industrial/Mechanical/Process Engineering

Tools

SPC

Minitab

Power BI

Job description

Glanbia is seeking a hands-on Continuous Improvement Engineering Manager to lead FTQ, CAPA, and operational excellence at our West Haven, CT facility.

You will partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, R&D, Procurement, and Commercialization to solve manufacturing challenges, reduce quality losses, and build sustainable process improvements. The role emphasizes Lean, Six Sigma, and Kaizen in a data-driven environment.