Lead Continuous Improvement Specialist — Lean Six Sigma

Medline Industries, Inc.; Northfield (MN); On-site; USD 101,000 - 152,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive total rewards package

Education & training opportunities

Job summary

Medline Industries, LP is seeking a Senior Specialist Continuous Improvement to lead high-impact CI initiatives across corporate and manufacturing settings. You will apply Lean and Six Sigma to deliver sustainable value, improve quality, and enhance customer satisfaction, operating with independence and mentoring teammates.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, facilitate kaizen events, develop ROI analyses, and mentor CI specialists while aligning improvements with strategic priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Lean and/or Six Sigma Green Belt required.
• Six Sigma Black Belt certification preferred or willingness to obtain.
• 4+ years of successful experience leading continuous improvement, Lean, or Six Sigma initiatives.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing complex projects and delivering measurable results.
• Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills, with the ability to interpret and apply data to drive decisions.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to influence without direct authority and work effectively in a matrixed environment.
• Proven ability to coach and mentor others in CI methods and tools.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Proficiency with common CI and analytical tools (e.g., process mapping, statistical analysis, and Microsoft Office applications).
• Willingness to travel up to 25% of the time for business purposes, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end continuous improvement initiatives, including opportunity identification, data analysis, solution design, implementation, and benefit realization.
• Apply Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies to solve complex problems and improve process efficiency, quality, and effectiveness.
• Serve as a change agent by influencing stakeholders, promoting CI principles, and ensuring improvements are understood, adopted, and sustained.
• Design and implement effective process controls, metrics, and governance to ensure long-term sustainability of improvements.
• Facilitate workshops, kaizen events, and process mapping sessions with cross-functional teams ranging from front-line associates to leadership.
• Develop business cases, baseline metrics, and return-on-investment (ROI) analyses for improvement initiatives; track and communicate realized benefits.
• Coach, mentor, and provide technical guidance to Continuous Improvement Specialists and other team members on CI tools, methodologies, and best practices.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of CI training and capability-building efforts.
• Partner with business, Quality, Operations, and IT stakeholders to align process improvement efforts with organizational priorities.
• Identify opportunities to standardize best practices and scale successful improvements across the organization.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Advanced problem-solving

Data analysis

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Coaching and mentoring

Project management

Process mapping

Statistical analysis

MS Office

Travel up to 25%

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s degree

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Tools

Process mapping

Statistical analysis

MS Office

SAP

Job description

Medline Industries, LP is seeking a Senior Specialist Continuous Improvement to lead high-impact CI initiatives across corporate and manufacturing settings. You will apply Lean and Six Sigma to deliver sustainable value, improve quality, and enhance customer satisfaction, operating with independence and mentoring teammates.

You will partner with cross-functional teams, facilitate kaizen events, develop ROI analyses, and mentor CI specialists while aligning improvements with strategic priorities.