Lead Continuous Improvement for Logistics & Warehousing

Jobtailor; Denton (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Continuous Improvement leader in Denton, TX to design, deploy, and govern a regional CI program across warehousing, transportation, and freight forwarding. You will own the CIP strategy, run kaizen and DMAIC projects, and establish ROI-based savings with KPI-linked governance.

You will coach teams, conduct time studies and value stream mapping, redesign SOPs, and partner with Industrial Engineering on labor standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering, supply chain, operations management, business, or related field.
• 5+ years in continuous improvement, industrial engineering, or operations roles within 3PL, logistics, warehousing, freight forwarding, or manufacturing environments.
• Experience leading Lean/Six Sigma projects with quantifiable results.
• Strong working knowledge of warehouse and transportation operations, WMS/TMS systems, and labor management systems.
• Proficiency with time studies, process mapping, statistical analysis, 5S, Kaizen, DMAIC, PDCA, Value Stream Mapping, and root cause analysis.
• 50% travel across regional/national network to support multi-site initiatives, audits, and training.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, deployment, and governance of the Continuous Improvement Program across warehousing, transportation, and freight forwarding operations
• Own and evolve the CIP strategy, including kaizen events, DMAIC projects, and rapid-improvement initiatives
• Establish and track savings and benefits pipelines with ROI documentation
• Build and maintain CIP governance tied to business KPIs
• Champion continuous improvement through training, coaching, and visible operational leadership
• Conduct time studies, value stream mapping, and root cause analysis across operational workflows
• Redesign SOPs to eliminate waste and improve throughput, labor productivity, and space/asset utilization
• Partner with Industrial Engineering on labor standards, engineered labor standards, and slotting/layout optimization
• Identify and lead automation, WMS/TMS enhancement, and technology adoption opportunities
• Build dashboards and reporting for operational KPIs including OTIF, productivity, cost-per-unit, dock-to-stock, order accuracy, and safety incidents
• Use statistical analysis to identify variation, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities across sites
• Prepare and present improvement business cases and results to site leadership, regional leadership, and customers
• Liaise between operations, engineering, IT, and customer-facing teams
• Lead cross-functional improvement teams and manage change through communication, training, and sustainment plans
• Support new site start-ups and customer implementations
• Facilitate Lean/Six Sigma training at Green Belt/Yellow Belt level
• Develop and maintain a network-wide playbook of standard processes, layouts, and best practices
• Conduct site assessments and audits and drive corrective action plans
• Benchmark performance across internal sites and industry standards

Skills

Lean/Six Sigma Leadership

CI Program Management

Statistical Analysis

Process Mapping

WMS Proficiency

TMS Proficiency

Six Sigma Black Belt

DMAIC

Value Stream Mapping

Root Cause Analysis

Time Studies

Kaizen

Project Management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering or related

Tools

WMS

TMS

Microsoft Excel

MS Office

Job description

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Continuous Improvement leader in Denton, TX to design, deploy, and govern a regional CI program across warehousing, transportation, and freight forwarding. You will own the CIP strategy, run kaizen and DMAIC projects, and establish ROI-based savings with KPI-linked governance.

You will coach teams, conduct time studies and value stream mapping, redesign SOPs, and partner with Industrial Engineering on labor standards.