Lean CI Leader – Small Site Network (Travel)

A. O. Smith Corporation; Haltom City (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical and dental insurance

Life insurance

Retirement security savings plan

Short- and long-term disability

Tuition assistance

Job summary

A. O. Smith Corporation is seeking a CI Manager to lead Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives across the NAWT Small Sites network in North America.

This role focuses on improving safety, quality, productivity, and customer experience by partnering with site leaders and frontline teams to simplify work and reduce waste. Responsibilities include network-wide CI roadmap ownership, cross-functional project execution, and mentoring site leads in CI best practices, with up to 25% travel across

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Operations, Engineering, or related field.
• 3+ years of CI related work experience.
• Intermediate knowledge of Lean tools and Continuous Improvement methodologies.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Demonstrated problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Willingness to learn and apply new CI tools and methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Network-wide leadership: Own the Small Sites CI roadmap across traditional OEM assembly and dealer service operations prioritizing opportunities and projects based on business impact.
• Project execution: Partner with cross-functional stakeholders across the small sites to improve productivity, build best practices and standard work, among other strategic operational gains to replicate across the network.
• CI mentorship: Work directly with local CI site leads to build a continuous learning environment and coach CI best practices and behaviors.
• Guide structured problem solving, including 8-Step Problem Solving methodology, RCA, A3 development and/or other CI methodologies.
• Serve as the central communication point between the small site network’s operations, dealer services, and leadership team.
• Lead the implementation of CI tools across the small site network, in direct partnership with local CI leads.
• Collect and analyze operational data to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support daily management systems and monitor KPIs for continuous performance tracking.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to teams on basic CI techniques.
• Assist in developing process improvements and standardization initiatives.
• Collaborate with the larger NAWT and Corporate CI community of practice.
• Report progress and key findings to small site leadership.

Skills

Lean tools

Continuous Improvement

Project management

Problem solving

Teamwork

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Operations/Engineering

Tools

Visio

Miro

Job description

A. O. Smith Corporation is seeking a CI Manager to lead Lean and Continuous Improvement initiatives across the NAWT Small Sites network in North America.

This role focuses on improving safety, quality, productivity, and customer experience by partnering with site leaders and frontline teams to simplify work and reduce waste. Responsibilities include network-wide CI roadmap ownership, cross-functional project execution, and mentoring site leads in CI best practices, with up to 25% travel across